WWE RAW 02 MARCH 2009 FULL SHOW HD
WWE RAW 02 MARCH 2009 FULL SHOW HD
Transcript
00:00:00Yes, sir. We promised you a great main event here tonight.
00:00:04Buddy Blassie, the make-out champion.
00:00:06WrestleMania!
00:00:07Hulkamania is running wild.
00:00:09This is fun.
00:00:10Run!
00:00:11You are fired.
00:00:14It's not over.
00:00:15The world is watching.
00:00:22Randy Orton's been walking a fine line around here for a while now.
00:00:27A lot of people might not like my father-in-law, Vince McMahon,
00:00:31but he's a 63-year-old man.
00:00:35Randy Orton kicked him in the head,
00:00:37and then he hid behind doctors and lawyers.
00:00:41He did the same thing to my brother-in-law, Shane,
00:00:44for trying to defend his father.
00:00:47Shane!
00:00:49And then...
00:00:53he put his hands on my wife.
00:00:56Shane!
00:01:06Stephanie is the mother of my children.
00:01:11Triple H thinks that his wife Stephanie is a victim,
00:01:15but he is wrong.
00:01:17Stephanie, you should have known better.
00:01:23You've crossed the line, Orton.
00:01:27You can't come back from this.
00:01:30Now there's three of us, and there's one of you.
00:01:33What do you say?
00:01:35I lose the sledgehammer.
00:01:39You lose yours.
00:01:40And then we deal with this like men.
00:01:57Come on, come on, come on!
00:02:12No! No! No!
00:02:15Come on, no! Don't!
00:02:17Yes!
00:02:27Go, go, go, go, go!
00:02:29Come on, come on!
00:02:56TO BE CONTINUED
00:03:26I NEVER GIVE IN
00:03:28I NEVER GIVE UP
00:03:30I NEVER GIVE IN
00:03:32I JUST WANNA BE, WANNA BE LOVED
00:03:36WEST VIRGINIA
00:03:53We are 34 days away from the 25th anniversary of WrestleMania,
00:03:57and Monday Night Raw is live tonight in Boston, Massachusetts,
00:04:01the TD Bank North Garden,
00:04:03and it's decision time for Randy Orton.
00:04:06Having earned the right at the Royal Rumble
00:04:09to face the champion of his choosing,
00:04:11Randy Orton makes his WrestleMania decision tonight.
00:04:15We also have huge news regarding the world championship.
00:04:19Let's go to my colleague, Jerry, the King Lawler.
00:04:25Before we came on the air tonight,
00:04:27Interim General Manager Vickie Guerrero
00:04:30asked me to make this announcement.
00:04:33And it's a blockbuster.
00:04:36It's certainly the biggest announcement
00:04:39that I personally have ever made on Raw.
00:04:42As a matter of fact, it's one of the biggest matches,
00:04:46if not the biggest matches, ever made on Raw.
00:04:50Tonight, there will be a World Heavyweight Championship match!
00:05:01The champion, Edge,
00:05:05will face the former champion, getting his rematch, John Cena!
00:05:11And now, here's your host, Piper Fitts.
00:05:41Chris Jericho!
00:06:11Chris Jericho!
00:06:24No, I wasn't planning on doing this today,
00:06:27but welcome to Piper's Pit.
00:06:30I've been berated for so long by all of you hypocrites
00:06:35for disrespecting the legends.
00:06:39That tonight, I went to great lengths
00:06:42to procure the original Piper's Pit set,
00:06:46bring it here to Raw,
00:06:48and now I'm going to host the show myself.
00:06:54Piper's Pit was a groundbreaking talk show
00:06:57that featured many classic moments and segments and episodes,
00:07:01but the most infamous was this one here.
00:07:09More coconuts. You want to be a big shot.
00:07:11You want coconuts? Wait a second.
00:07:13Bananas and coconuts. You want to be a big shot?
00:07:16You know what? The only thing I didn't get,
00:07:18I didn't get a tree for you to climb up and down like a monkey,
00:07:22like you want to do. You want to be a big shot?
00:07:24I'll get you a tree next time.
00:07:25You want a banana? Have a banana.
00:07:27What do you want, man?
00:07:30Am I making fun of you?
00:07:32No, sir. No, sir. No, sir.
00:07:39Motherfucker!
00:07:40Are you kidding me?
00:07:42Am I making fun of you?
00:07:44Am I making fun of you?
00:07:46Yeah, you sucker!
00:07:48Have a banana! Have a banana, man!
00:07:51Have a banana!
00:07:56On that note, let me introduce my guest tonight.
00:07:59Please welcome Superfly Jimmy Snuka.
00:08:05Super, Super, Superfly.
00:08:18Oh, it is him!
00:08:19It is! There he is!
00:08:20WWE Hall of Famer, Superfly Jimmy Snuka.
00:08:27I was afraid that after Jericho came out here impersonating Roddy Roddy Flamin,
00:08:30we might have a Superfly impersonator,
00:08:32but that's the real deal right there.
00:08:37Man, Superfly Jimmy Snuka has given us so many unforgettable moments.
00:08:40Go ahead, Snuka, sit down.
00:08:45Sit down.
00:08:51Super, Super, Super, Super, Super, Super, Super, Super, Super!
00:08:59Now, that was some classic footage, for sure,
00:09:01that led to some classic matches between you and Piper.
00:09:04After that Piper's Pit, you guys tore it up all across the country.
00:09:08I want to show you some footage from some of those great matches you had right now.
00:09:15Well, it was indeed one of the most storied rivalries of the 1980s,
00:09:18began in the summer of 1984,
00:09:21spurred on, of course, by what we saw in Piper's Pit King,
00:09:23but this was personal and bitter.
00:09:25Well, Jimmy Superfly Snuka, you're right.
00:09:28I mean, he felt, and rightly so, that Roddy Piper was making fun of him,
00:09:32not just on that Piper's Pit, but for a long time,
00:09:35and boy, Superfly brought his A-game when he faced Roddy Roddy Piper.
00:09:40In fact, Snuka involved in the WrestleMania I match,
00:09:43which pitted Hogan and Mr. T against Piper and Orndorff.
00:09:46This classic Jimmy Snuka, the high flyer from the Fiji Islands.
00:09:56Sweet memories, Jimmy, huh?
00:09:58You guys looked pretty good back in those days.
00:10:05No, no, no, no, you wait your turn, okay?
00:10:08Like I said, that was some awesome footage,
00:10:10and there's not a more deserving Hall of Famer than you,
00:10:13but you're also a grim reminder as to what can happen,
00:10:18because you are the poster boy for what Mickey Rourke's movie,
00:10:22The Wrestler, is all about.
00:10:24Because in every sport, Hall of Famers are retired, but not you, Jimmy.
00:10:30You're in your mid-60s, and yet you still embarrass yourself
00:10:34every weekend by working independent wrestling shows
00:10:38in high school gyms all across New Jersey.
00:10:43No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
00:10:45No, you listen to me.
00:10:47And on top of that, you and Piper entered the Royal Rumble last year.
00:10:51How selfish of you, how dare you?
00:10:54Do you know how many deserving superstars
00:10:56weren't allowed to compete in the Rumble
00:10:58because of your selfishness, Snuka?
00:11:01They could have won the Rumble, went on to WrestleMania,
00:11:04and had their lives and their careers changed forever,
00:11:07but you wouldn't allow that to happen.
00:11:10You had to hear the roar of the crowd one last time, right?
00:11:14Whatever few functioning brain cells are left in that broken-down body,
00:11:18that broken-down cranium of yours had to be in the spotlight
00:11:22and hear the roar of these hypocrites one last time.
00:11:30You see, that's the problem with all the Hall of Famers
00:11:33like you and Piper and Flair and Steamboat.
00:11:37You're all sick in the head.
00:11:39You're too occupied with your own egos to let it go.
00:11:43Just pack it in, Snuka. It's time.
00:11:47I brought you on this show tonight to show all of the superstars in the back
00:11:51what can happen to them if they're not careful.
00:11:54Because if they're not careful, they're going to end up like you.
00:11:58A pathetic disgrace.
00:12:10You don't like that, huh, Jim?
00:12:13Does that make you angry?
00:12:15Well, you know what? You don't have the right to be angry anymore.
00:12:19I'm going to say this slowly so that even you can understand.
00:12:23You are finished.
00:12:27Nobody cares about you anymore, Snuka.
00:12:36Nobody wants to see you anymore.
00:12:39So pack it in, go home, and stay home.
00:12:45Do you understand what I'm saying to you right now?
00:12:54I don't understand.
00:12:56Okay, all right. You don't understand. Fine.
00:12:59You don't understand. It's obvious I'm not getting through to you.
00:13:03I'm not getting through to any of these parasites,
00:13:05any of the washed-up Hall of Famers at home.
00:13:08That's fine. You want to live in the past?
00:13:10What did Piper say? Oh, old school is cool.
00:13:13Okay, let's go old school, Jimmy.
00:13:16I thought this was going to happen, so I brought some stuff for you
00:13:20to remind you of your glory days right here.
00:13:24You want to be a big shot, Snuka?
00:13:26You want to feel like you're at home?
00:13:28Well, here's a pineapple just for you.
00:13:31You want to go glorious? You want some bananas, Snuka?
00:13:34There's a banana. Take some bananas right here
00:13:36just like the old days, right?
00:13:38Come on, isn't this what you wanted, right?
00:13:40All you hypocrites, isn't this what you asked for?
00:13:44What did Piper say?
00:13:45He told me to embrace the past, not bury it, so let's embrace it.
00:13:49Let's give Jimmy Snuka what he wants, a return to his glory days.
00:13:54Yeah, what else do I got in here?
00:13:55I got one more thing in this bag for you, Snuka.
00:13:59Yeah, it's a coconut.
00:14:03You want to relive your past, Snuka, huh?
00:14:06Yeah? You want to relive your past, the old days?
00:14:18No, no, no, no, no.
00:14:19Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on.
00:14:20Come on, don't just...
00:14:21Jimmy, don't disgrace yourself.
00:14:24Okay, no, no, wait, wait.
00:14:25Hold on, hold on.
00:14:26Don't disgrace yourself.
00:14:28You've made your point.
00:14:30Just take it easy.
00:14:31You've made your point.
00:14:32You've made your point.
00:15:02Oh, oh.
00:15:15Come on, Snuka.
00:15:16Come on.
00:15:17Come on, Snuka.
00:15:18You want to be a legend?
00:15:19You want to be a legend?
00:15:21Come on, Snuka.
00:15:24Come on, Snuka.
00:15:25Huh?
00:15:26Come on, Snuka.
00:15:27Come on.
00:15:28You want to relive the past?
00:15:30You want to relive the past?
00:15:31Huh?
00:15:32You want to relive the past?
00:15:37Huh?
00:15:38Come on, Jimmy.
00:15:39Come on, you washed-up hall of famer.
00:15:41Come on.
00:15:42You want to relive the past?
00:15:44Huh?
00:15:45Let's relive the past, just like the old days.
00:15:48Come on.
00:15:49Come on.
00:15:50Come on, Snuka.
00:15:51Come on, huh?
00:15:52You want more?
00:15:53Do you want more, huh?
00:15:55You said...
00:15:56Come on.
00:15:57Come on, legend.
00:15:58Come on, legend.
00:16:00Come on, come on, legend.
00:16:02Come on, you're a legend.
00:16:04You wanna slip off.
00:16:06Live in the past.
00:16:07Live in the past.
00:16:08Come on.
00:16:09Come on.
00:16:11Huh?
00:16:13You want it?
00:16:14Huh, huh?
00:16:18What about this?
00:16:19You see what happens.
00:16:25Do you see what happens?
00:16:28Come on! Stay there! Go home!
00:16:58Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
00:17:13Moments ago, another disgusting display from Chris Jericho directed toward Jimmy, Superfly, Snooka.
00:17:18You want to relive your past, Snooka, huh? Yeah? You want to relive your past, the old date?
00:17:25No, no, no, no, no. Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on.
00:17:35Come on. Don't disgrace yourself.
00:17:40Jericho was lucky that Jimmy, Superfly, Snooka didn't bust that coconut on his head.
00:17:49Instead, look at Jericho from behind.
00:17:51Do you want more, huh? Come on! Come on, legend! Come on, legend! Come on! Come on, legend!
00:18:00Come on, you're making me slip off!
00:18:02Jericho whipping a legend.
00:18:07What about this?
00:18:10You know, Chris Jericho wants to talk about hypocrisy.
00:18:13Chris Jericho came out here and told Jimmy Snooka that he's sick in the head, that he's occupied by his own ego.
00:18:20Well, let me tell you something. That is just absolutely sick.
00:18:23I mean, I can't even think of the words. Appalling, reprehensible.
00:18:27Jericho's actions are absolutely inexcusable.
00:18:30There's absolutely no way you can, you know, make light of superstars like Jimmy Snooka and legends like that,
00:18:39and then take a belt and whip him. I mean, it's absolutely uncalled for. It's crazy.
00:18:44First it was Roddy Piper, and then Ricky Steamboat, and now, of course, Jimmy, Superfly, Snooka.
00:18:49But ladies and gentlemen, as we started Raw tonight, we got the news from our interim general manager, Vickie Guerrero,
00:18:54that John Cena indeed will have his rematch.
00:18:57John Cena will meet Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship tonight.
00:19:01Huge news!
00:19:02Just three nights from John Cena's beating at the hands of The Big Show on Friday Night SmackDown.
00:19:07Unbelievable match tonight!
00:19:10And there it is, the Money in the Bank briefcase inside a contract to cash in for a championship match whenever you want.
00:19:19The following is a triple threat match where the winner will automatically qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match
00:19:28at the 25th anniversary of WrestleMania.
00:19:48Introducing first, from San Diego, California, weighing in at 175 pounds, Rey Mysterio!
00:20:07Rey Mysterio looking to punch his ticket to WrestleMania, much like CM Punk did last week here on Monday Night Raw.
00:20:13CM Punk in a triple threat match with a World Tag Team Champion, Tessa Morrison, but King in this matchup,
00:20:19as they head for WrestleMania, it's every man for himself.
00:20:22Well, you're right there, but a stellar, I mean, absolutely stellar performance by CM Punk.
00:20:27And he gets his, like you said, ticket punched. He's on his way to WrestleMania.
00:20:32CM Punk, the first of eight men to qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania.
00:20:37What happens is that briefcase hangs high above the ring at WrestleMania.
00:20:42You gotta climb a ladder, you get up there, you take that briefcase down,
00:20:45and inside King is a contract that you can cash in anywhere, anytime for a championship match.
00:20:52Oh, what an advantage.
00:20:53But it's much easier said than done.
00:21:00Introducing next, weighing in at 293 pounds, Mike Knox!
00:21:06Monstrous Mike Knox sent Jamie Noble to the hospital last week with a neck injury.
00:21:14Knox looking to attend his first WrestleMania.
00:21:17And do you realize that every time a man is cashed in to Money in the Bank, they've won a world championship.
00:21:25Rey Mysterio seems to have this huge shadow.
00:21:29Whoa!
00:21:32Oh, no!
00:21:33And weighing in at 323 pounds, Kane!
00:21:39The Big Red Monster, Kane.
00:21:42And this coming Saturday night, it's the SyFy Network premiere of Kane's bone-chilling feature film, See No Evil.
00:21:54You know, there aren't many people that can be in a monster movie without makeup.
00:22:01But Kane is getting creepy.
00:22:04That's this coming Saturday night on SyFy.
00:22:06Also, tomorrow night, ECW on SyFy, Kane will be in action in a very special appearance tomorrow night.
00:22:13Will Kane be heading to ECW tomorrow night?
00:22:15Well, he's going to be getting ready to participate in the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania.
00:22:21When you look at these three in the ring right now,
00:22:25poor Rey is going to be a huge underdog in this matchup.
00:22:29Well, it's a triple threat match.
00:22:30First man to gain a pinfall or submission will win and head to the 25th anniversary of WrestleMania.
00:22:35Every man for himself here.
00:22:38No secret that Mysterio's had his problems in the past with both Kane and Mike Knox.
00:22:45Once again, there's the strength that Rey is going to have to deal with on behalf of Kane and Mike Knox.
00:22:51That's a tremendous balance of Mysterio, but then he just runs head first into Knox.
00:22:56And Knox just throws Rey head first out of the ring onto the floor.
00:23:01Again, as King mentioned, it's every man for himself in this matchup.
00:23:05To become the second man to qualify.
00:23:08Oh, man!
00:23:09Knox and Kane down in the ring. Mysterio outside the ring.
00:23:12I don't think I've ever seen that before. These guys both kicked each other's legs out.
00:23:16Who will qualify for WrestleMania?
00:23:21We're back live on Monday Night Raw.
00:23:23It is Mike Knox, Rey Mysterio, and Kane in a triple threat qualifying matchup
00:23:27for the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania.
00:23:30When we left this match, poor Rey Mysterio had been thrown face first out onto the floor at the hands of Mike Knox.
00:23:35Now when Rey gets back in, Mike Knox has him.
00:23:37Look at his back, contorted, stretched over that huge knee of his.
00:23:40It's been great strategy by Knox, though.
00:23:42Work on the smaller man while Kane is incapacitated outside the ring.
00:23:46Yeah, that was thanks to Rey Mysterio with a great dropkick.
00:23:50Oh, nice!
00:23:51There's the quickness of the former world champion.
00:23:53Watch it!
00:23:54And Kane is a part of this action shot.
00:23:58And remember the rules. First man to gain pinfall or submission will win the match.
00:24:04Rey just getting manhandled by both Kane and Mike Knox.
00:24:10Two 300-pound men exchanging blows.
00:24:13Can you imagine either one of these men involved in the Money in the Bank ladder match?
00:24:17Well, you're right. We talked earlier.
00:24:20What's inside that briefcase hanging high above the ring?
00:24:24That contract for a world championship match?
00:24:26Anytime you want to cash it in.
00:24:28But don't forget that ladder is part of the match.
00:24:30It becomes a very integral part of that match.
00:24:33Seen to get used as a weapon.
00:24:35You know, the guys, without a doubt, have to climb it to get to that briefcase.
00:24:39But can you imagine seeing these two monsters trying to...
00:24:42Oh, that's the power of Kane.
00:24:44Trying to climb the ladder, Mike.
00:24:46That's the power of Kane.
00:24:48Trying to climb the ladder, much less what they could do to someone with that ladder.
00:24:52CM Punk has already qualified for that matchup.
00:24:54The winner of this match will join Punk.
00:24:56Eight superstars in all will be involved.
00:25:04Mike Knox looking very impressive.
00:25:07We spoke of CM Punk. Remember, he won the ladder match, the Money in the Bank ladder match.
00:25:12And then went on to win the world championship.
00:25:16Cashed it in last year on his first night on Raw.
00:25:20The sensational Rey Mysterio.
00:25:22Look at the build momentum.
00:25:23Rey knows what to do at WrestleMania.
00:25:25Won the world championship at WrestleMania.
00:25:31Mysterio. Will Mysterio qualify?
00:25:33Trying to pin the big one, Knox.
00:25:35Did he get him?
00:25:37He got a two and a half.
00:25:41It's two and seven, eight.
00:25:43Rey Mysterio, the definite underdog in this matchup.
00:25:46And maybe Mike Knox advancing to WrestleMania.
00:25:49And Mysterio kicked out at two and a half.
00:25:54You cannot measure the guts of Rey Mysterio.
00:25:56Oh, man.
00:26:00I've seen Rey Mysterio overcome a lot of things, but...
00:26:03Kane and Mike Knox...
00:26:06Whoa! What a counter!
00:26:08What a DDT!
00:26:10Rey Mysterio looking to qualify.
00:26:11Hooks that huge leg, and it's Kane.
00:26:14Saving the matchup for himself as well.
00:26:16If Kane had not been there, Rey would have won this thing.
00:26:19Oh, no.
00:26:26Kane face first with that second turnbuckle.
00:26:29This is Mysterio.
00:26:31Rey, every time he gets the best of one,
00:26:33Kane heads right around into Mike Knox.
00:26:35Oh, and Knox!
00:26:37Using Mysterio as a weapon.
00:26:40And Rey Mysterio's got Knox in position.
00:26:44He's gonna make the count!
00:26:46Uh-oh!
00:26:47Intercepted.
00:26:50Deadly goes Knox.
00:26:52Oh, no!
00:26:53A chokeslam to Mysterio!
00:26:55Counter!
00:26:58619!
00:26:59Can he do it?
00:27:00Can Rey Mysterio do it?
00:27:04He did it!
00:27:05Zenton!
00:27:06Mysterio into the cover!
00:27:08And it's Mike Knox nearly taking Rey's head off.
00:27:12Every man for himself.
00:27:13First man to gain pinfall or submission will win.
00:27:16Man, I thought Rey had it.
00:27:17That was Rey's best opportunity.
00:27:20Uh-oh, uh-oh!
00:27:21That's the nasty move last week injured Noble.
00:27:23And Mysterio down and out.
00:27:27Look at the power of Kane!
00:27:30The cover!
00:27:32Kane is qualified for WrestleMania's Money in the Bank Ladder match.
00:27:36I can't believe Junior Kane!
00:27:40Chokeslam Mike Knox!
00:27:43That's great!
00:27:45Just as it looked like Mike Knox was gonna put away Mysterio,
00:27:48it was Kane who joined CM Punk as two of the eight men
00:27:56in the Money in the Bank Ladder match at the 25th anniversary of WrestleMania.
00:28:03CM Punk and Kane have qualified.
00:28:07Oh, no!
00:28:11No!
00:28:14Sadistic.
00:28:17Kane just wanted to leave a ring full of carnage,
00:28:20but he looks up at that briefcase.
00:28:22That's what it's all about at WrestleMania.
00:28:24Can you imagine if Kane wins that Money in the Bank Ladder match
00:28:27and he gets to carry that briefcase around?
00:28:29Would you want to be champion?
00:28:31You know, he could actually catch it in that night at WrestleMania.
00:28:35Anywhere, anytime.
00:28:38Oh.
00:28:40Ladies and gentlemen, here tonight live on Monday Night Raw,
00:28:42it is indeed decision time for Randy Orton.
00:28:45Having earned the right at the Royal Rumble to face the champion of his choosing,
00:28:49Randy Orton makes his WrestleMania decision live tonight on Monday Night Raw.
00:28:56And Shawn Michaels goes against Vladimir Kozlov later tonight.
00:29:01The winner will face The Undertaker at WrestleMania.
00:29:05We'll hear from HBK next.
00:29:10WrestleMania.
00:29:15The 25th anniversary of WrestleMania.
00:29:18Celebrating 25 years of historic WrestleMania moments.
00:29:253,600 seconds.
00:29:2860 minutes.
00:29:30One hour.
00:29:32In WrestleMania lore, these numbers mean one thing.
00:29:37The Iron Man match.
00:29:41While WrestleMania XII heralded the debut of Stone Cold Steve Austin
00:29:46and Triple H onto the grand stage,
00:29:49it is the legendary 60-minute Iron Man match
00:29:53that elevated WrestleMania XII to the pantheon of greatness.
00:30:00Two superstars. One singular goal.
00:30:03To be champion.
00:30:06Shawn Michaels was controversial with a boyhood dream to be the best.
00:30:12Bret the Hitman Hart, a proud champion
00:30:15and rightful heir to the Hart family legacy.
00:30:19And here we go, 60 minutes on.
00:30:21John is more of an instinct, man.
00:30:23And Bret is more of a strategy.
00:30:25Here comes Vincent Shawn Michaels.
00:30:27Man, I'm giving it their all thus far.
00:30:29This capacity crowd buzzing.
00:30:30They've never seen anything quite like this.
00:30:33On this night, the genuine animosity between these men
00:30:37proved to be the inspiration for a masterpiece.
00:30:41In a match decided by most falls in an hour,
00:30:44shockingly, there were none.
00:30:47With 30 seconds left, a sharpshooter should have been the end.
00:30:53But the man who would become Mr. WrestleMania
00:30:56would not let his dream die.
00:30:58I don't think Michaels gave up.
00:31:00This match has been ordered to continue.
00:31:04You're an overtaker, man.
00:31:06In sudden death, the heartbreak kid would find life.
00:31:11Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
00:31:12Michaels did it. He got it. He got all of it.
00:31:15Michaels got all of it.
00:31:16Five.
00:31:17Two.
00:31:18One.
00:31:19Yes!
00:31:22The boyhood dream has come true
00:31:26for Shawn Michaels.
00:31:28Voted the greatest WrestleMania match of the last millennium
00:31:31by the WWE Universe,
00:31:33the Iron Man match and WrestleMania XII
00:31:36are forever synonymous with greatness.
00:31:44Ladies and gentlemen,
00:31:45please welcome the heartbreak kid,
00:31:47Shawn Michaels.
00:31:52Shawn, later tonight,
00:31:53you go one-on-one against Vladimir Kozlov,
00:31:55a man who was unbeaten in singles competition
00:31:58and just last week on SmackDown,
00:31:59defeated The Undertaker.
00:32:01How do you expect to accomplish something
00:32:03no one else has been able to do?
00:32:04Defeat the Moscow Mauler?
00:32:06Todd, you don't need to remind me
00:32:07of what Kozlov is capable of.
00:32:09I'm the guy that nearly chokeslammed the mat last week.
00:32:14You know, as I look back on this last year,
00:32:16I think it is probably the most traumatic,
00:32:18worst year of my career.
00:32:20But still, every obstacle that was put in my way,
00:32:23I overcame it.
00:32:2411 years ago, in this very building,
00:32:26I headlined WrestleMania XIV,
00:32:28broken back and career over.
00:32:32And since my return,
00:32:33I have gone back to WrestleMania
00:32:35and stolen the show every single time.
00:32:38Is that a little bit cocky?
00:32:40Is that a little bit brash?
00:32:41Yeah, I guess it is, but guess what?
00:32:43I'm the heartbreak kid, Shawn Michaels,
00:32:45the headliner, the showstopper,
00:32:47the main event.
00:32:49Kozlov, tonight,
00:32:52I end your undefeated streak.
00:32:55And then it's on to WrestleMania.
00:32:58Undertaker, I will end yours.
00:33:06Confident words from the heartbreak kid.
00:33:09Maybe a little cocky, maybe a little brash,
00:33:11but you're right, very confident.
00:33:13The following is a Diva Tag Team Match
00:33:17scheduled for one fall.
00:33:18Introducing first, from Richmond, Virginia,
00:33:21Mickie James!
00:33:23A Diva Tag Team Match, Michael!
00:33:25Former Women's Champion, Mickie James,
00:33:26set for action.
00:33:31Oh, man.
00:33:32Introducing her tag team partner,
00:33:34from Jacksonville, Florida,
00:33:36Kelly Kelly!
00:33:38You know what they say,
00:33:39too much of a good thing can be wonderful!
00:33:41Mickie James, Kelly Kelly,
00:33:42face Beth Phoenix and Jillian Hall!
00:33:44Oh, that match is next.
00:33:47We are back live on Monday Night Raw,
00:33:49set for Diva Tag Team Action,
00:33:50but we have some special guests in ringside.
00:33:52From Raw, the WWE Women's Champion, Melina,
00:33:56and from SmackDown, the Divas Champion,
00:33:59Marisa Ola, joining us here at ringside.
00:34:01This is sort of what I hope heaven's gonna be like.
00:34:04So Beth Phoenix will start things off
00:34:05against Kelly Kelly in this tag team matchup,
00:34:07but Marisa, I have to ask you,
00:34:08what brings you to Monday Night Raw here tonight?
00:34:11Because I was invited first,
00:34:12but I would like to know more about you.
00:34:14Yes, I was invited first,
00:34:15but I would like to know, Melina,
00:34:16what are you doing here?
00:34:17Well, I am a Diva on Raw, the Women's Champion,
00:34:20and I wanted to see, you know,
00:34:22who is my next opponent.
00:34:24Oh, look at this!
00:34:26Oh, man!
00:34:27Kelly Kelly, taking it to the glamazon.
00:34:33Marisa, you don't have any glamazons
00:34:35on Friday Night SmackDown.
00:34:37No.
00:34:38Quite have the power of a Beth Phoenix.
00:34:41Um...
00:34:42Oh!
00:34:43I would like to ask you to...
00:34:45You know, Melina,
00:34:46you beat Beth Phoenix after two years trying,
00:34:49and I'd like to say that
00:34:51it would take me five minutes to beat her.
00:34:54Really?
00:34:55Yeah.
00:34:56I couldn't wait to get in the ring with her.
00:34:58Oh, really?
00:34:59Because I heard that after five minutes
00:35:00of meeting a guy,
00:35:01you're usually on your back.
00:35:02Marisa, Marisa, watch this again.
00:35:03Look at the strength of Beth Phoenix
00:35:05going for Kelly Kelly dangerously.
00:35:08I mean, just reckless there.
00:35:10Back of her head on that second rope.
00:35:12You think you could beat Beth Phoenix
00:35:13in five minutes?
00:35:14Oh, absolutely.
00:35:16Yes.
00:35:17Well, Melina, I do have to say
00:35:18I was checking out the Diva 365
00:35:21on WWE.com.
00:35:22Some tremendous photographs
00:35:24of Melina in that section.
00:35:26Thank you.
00:35:27I knew you were looking at those, Michael.
00:35:29I was.
00:35:30Not just me.
00:35:31It's you, too.
00:35:32Photographs, photographs.
00:35:35Do people take your picture a lot, Marisa?
00:35:37A lot.
00:35:38That's actually a nightmare.
00:35:40Can I go out of my home?
00:35:42Can I go at the airport
00:35:44without security?
00:35:46Well, that's something a lot of divas go through.
00:35:49A lot of divas.
00:35:50Yes.
00:35:51Melina, you certainly know about the paparazzi.
00:35:53Most definitely.
00:35:56Well, Melina is a two-time women's champion.
00:35:59We're looking at a four-time women's champion,
00:36:01Mickie James in the ring.
00:36:03Yeah, she's a great opponent.
00:36:05Melina, do you ever go out karaoke
00:36:07with Jillian?
00:36:10No.
00:36:11I would love to, though.
00:36:13She would clear a club quicker than a smoke alarm.
00:36:17Look at Mickie go.
00:36:20Watch Mickie James fly!
00:36:23Now goes Jillian.
00:36:25And Beth Phoenix has to save the matchup.
00:36:29I believe Melina has Beth Phoenix's number
00:36:31over the past few weeks.
00:36:32Won the championship from Beth
00:36:34at the Royal Rumble
00:36:35and then the rematch last week.
00:36:36Now, Marisa, now that you've seen Beth Phoenix
00:36:38in action, do you still think,
00:36:39whoa, look at Kelly Kelly!
00:36:41And Kelly's got it!
00:36:42Kelly and Mickie wins!
00:36:44What a victory!
00:36:48Hey, what is Rosa doing?
00:36:50What is this?
00:36:51Rosa Mendez.
00:36:53Santino with Beth's in turn.
00:36:54And Mickie!
00:36:55And there's the glamour zone!
00:36:56Oh, this is breaking down.
00:36:59Oh, Melina.
00:37:00Melina's going to get involved as well.
00:37:02Hey, look at Marisa!
00:37:05What business does she have out here?
00:37:07Oh!
00:37:17Marisa's just absolutely panicked.
00:37:20Melina face first into the floor
00:37:23outside the ring.
00:37:24And the Divas Champion
00:37:25came from Friday Night SmackDown
00:37:27and whatever message
00:37:29she wanted to send to Melina,
00:37:32I guess she sent it.
00:37:33Beautiful.
00:37:34Beautiful.
00:37:36Wow.
00:37:37Take another look, King.
00:37:40And what transpired.
00:37:42Well, Melina was sitting here with us.
00:37:44She left the announce table
00:37:46and was headed up to the ring
00:37:47to try to help out Mickie James
00:37:48with Beth Phoenix.
00:37:49And then look!
00:37:50Marisa from behind
00:37:51pulls her off the ring
00:37:52and what's this?
00:37:53Oh!
00:38:00The Divas Champion
00:38:01from SmackDown, Marisa.
00:38:02They may be smiling
00:38:03but there's a lot of intensity
00:38:04there between Marisa and Melina.
00:38:08King, speaking of intensity,
00:38:09nothing quite as intense
00:38:11as what we've seen
00:38:12over the past couple of weeks
00:38:13involving Triple H and Randy Orton.
00:38:16I mean, things really got out of control
00:38:17a couple of weeks ago
00:38:18with Randy Orton's attack
00:38:20on Triple H's wife, Stephanie McMahon.
00:38:22And then last week on Raw,
00:38:24Triple H sought revenge.
00:38:28Randy Orton's been walking a fine line
00:38:30around here for a while now.
00:38:33A lot of people might not like
00:38:35my father-in-law, Vince McMahon,
00:38:37but he's a 63-year-old man.
00:38:41Randy Orton kicked him in the head
00:38:43and then he hid behind
00:38:44doctors and lawyers.
00:38:47He did the same thing
00:38:48to my brother-in-law, Shane,
00:38:50for trying to defend his father.
00:38:55And then...
00:38:59he put his hands on my wife.
00:39:02And then...
00:39:13Stephanie is the mother
00:39:15of my children.
00:39:18Triple H thinks that his wife,
00:39:20Stephanie, is a victim,
00:39:22but he is wrong.
00:39:24Stephanie,
00:39:26you should have known better.
00:39:30You've crossed the line, Orton.
00:39:33You can't come back from this.
00:39:36Now there's three of us
00:39:37and there's one of you.
00:39:39What do you say?
00:39:41I lose the sledgehammer.
00:39:45You lose yours.
00:39:46And then we deal with this like men.
00:40:02Come on, come on, come on!
00:40:04Step on it!
00:40:18No!
00:40:19No!
00:40:20No!
00:40:21Come on, no!
00:40:22Don't!
00:40:23Yes!
00:40:33Go, go, go, go, go!
00:40:35Come on, come on!
00:41:03Orton!
00:41:17There he is!
00:41:18Randy Orton flanked by Legacy
00:41:21and Lawyers.
00:41:25Security?
00:41:27Looking to, I guess, ensure his safety.
00:41:29We've had a repeat of what happened last week.
00:41:33But for Randy Orton,
00:41:34we understand that tonight is decision time.
00:41:39Randy Orton won the Royal Rumble match in January.
00:41:42He outlasted 29 other men.
00:41:45And what that means is
00:41:46Randy Orton has the choice of which champion he will face
00:41:50at the 25th anniversary of WrestleMania.
00:42:00You know what, Michael?
00:42:03I think that's...
00:42:05I think that's arm security.
00:42:12Yep.
00:42:13He said, having won the Royal Rumble,
00:42:15Randy Orton has decided who he will face
00:42:18at WrestleMania.
00:42:20And that momentous decision
00:42:23is next.
00:42:30We're back live on Monday Night Raw.
00:42:32Randy Orton prepared to announce his
00:42:34WrestleMania championship decision
00:42:37at arm security in the ring.
00:42:54As the winner of the Royal Rumble,
00:42:57I am entitled to a championship match
00:43:00at WrestleMania.
00:43:05So I am officially challenging
00:43:08the winner
00:43:10of tonight's
00:43:11Edge vs. John Cena
00:43:15world title match.
00:43:20Now, I'm sure most of you thought
00:43:22that I'd be challenging Triple H
00:43:24for the WWE title.
00:43:28But that isn't going to happen.
00:43:31Because Triple H
00:43:32isn't going to WrestleMania.
00:43:36He's going to jail.
00:43:42Tonight, I am pressing charges
00:43:45against Triple H.
00:43:51Last week, he committed assault
00:43:54with a deadly weapon.
00:43:58You all saw it.
00:44:00I put my sledgehammer down.
00:44:02I dropped my hammer
00:44:05before he even got in the ring.
00:44:09I wanted to handle our issues
00:44:11like grown men.
00:44:14But Triple H had no intentions
00:44:16of doing that.
00:44:17He took a concealed sledgehammer
00:44:20and used it in excess force
00:44:22against Ted DiBiase
00:44:24and Cody Rhodes.
00:44:26If he had gotten to me,
00:44:27hadn't I not escaped?
00:44:30He could have ended my career,
00:44:32not to mention my life.
00:44:43So Triple H,
00:44:46it is time
00:44:47to face
00:44:49the music.
00:44:52If you've got anything to say,
00:44:53come on out and say it.
00:44:57Because very soon,
00:45:00you're going to be going away
00:45:02for a very long time.
00:45:27Time to play the game.
00:45:38Be careful what you ask for.
00:45:40You just might get it.
00:45:43And Randy Orton
00:45:44is about to get it.
00:45:46And I am playing all about control.
00:45:48And if you can't take it,
00:45:50all about control.
00:45:51And if you can't play it,
00:45:53it's all about me.
00:45:54And if you can't make it,
00:45:56I am the game, you know.
00:46:12Your doctors
00:46:14and your lawyers
00:46:16say you have a disease
00:46:20called IED.
00:46:24They say you're not in control
00:46:26of your actions, Orton.
00:46:29Let me make something
00:46:31perfectly clear.
00:46:33I am in complete
00:46:35control
00:46:37of mine.
00:46:43Triple H headed for the ring.
00:46:44The security guards are armed.
00:46:55Triple H!
00:47:09I've got a feeling this is really going to get bad.
00:47:24Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on,
00:47:54come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on,
00:48:01come on, come on, come on, come on.
00:48:03They all tell you what you want to hear Randy.
00:48:06I'm going to tell you what you need to hear.
00:48:11Here we go, here we go.
00:48:13I attacked a 63 year old man, an innocent woman.
00:48:17No, no, no, no, no.
00:48:18It's not about them.
00:48:20It's about you.
00:48:22this is about how you want this to end how you need this story to end Orton you
00:48:40took out the entire McMahon family now you need to go to WrestleMania and beat
00:48:49me for the WWE Championship
00:48:58you need it Randy because you need to avenge the moment that defines your life
00:49:07and you know what I'm talking about evolution I watched you become the
00:49:20youngest world heavyweight champion in history what happened the next night
00:49:28Randy I turned on you I beat the hell out of you
00:49:44how long do you have that championship for Randy how was it was it a month was
00:49:51it even that long I don't run from my past I'm not a good person I never have
00:50:04been a good person I wasn't happy for your success I made a conscious decision
00:50:20and I took what was mine now you have that same opportunity Orton you have an
00:50:35opportunity to avenge that night you have an opportunity to go to the biggest
00:50:42stage that there has ever been to WrestleMania 25 you have the
00:50:47opportunity to beat me for the WWE Championship and put all of it behind
00:50:54you but yet you make a conscious choice to run why is that I'll tell you why it's
00:51:09because you're afraid
00:51:12look at me you have been afraid your whole life because you know deep down
00:51:27inside you you don't have what it takes you can stand in this ring hide behind
00:51:37your lawyers and your security you can talk tough but I know the truth the
00:51:47truth is you're that same kid that same little kid that was carrying my bags
00:51:58around in evolution that same little boy
00:52:14with all the talent in the world but ultimately gutless
00:52:28my client has nothing more to say to you unless you willingly turn yourself
00:52:38into the authorities security will remove you from this ring
00:52:48very well
00:52:58wait wait a minute let him go
00:53:20I said let him go get back
00:53:28I think I think I've changed my mind
00:53:42I won't be facing Edge or John Cena at Wrestlemania I'm gonna be facing you
00:53:52under one condition we settle this at WrestleMania you do not put your hands
00:54:10on me unless you are physically provoked I don't touch you you don't touch me if
00:54:16you violate that there is no match I press charges and you spend WrestleMania
00:54:21behind bars do we got a deal
00:54:33deal
00:54:36Oh Hunter there's one more thing since you want to get all personal and
00:54:51everything I just thought you might want to know that it felt great regardless of
00:54:59whether or not I was in control of my actions it felt great when I kicked the
00:55:05old man in the skull it felt even better when I did the same thing to
00:55:16Shane
00:55:21but Hunter when I hit that RKO on your wife
00:55:32I replay that over and over and over in my head I can still smell her scent her
00:55:50skin so soft at least that's what I remember I wonder what the last thing
00:56:02your wife remembers when I grabbed her by the neck and I slammed her pretty
00:56:08little face right down to the ground
00:56:15don't do it don't do it
00:56:20the last time you and I fought in this ring I broke your collarbone
00:56:50that was just business this is personal
00:57:09I'm gonna break your neck
00:57:20Oh
00:57:35I got chill bumps I can imagine what Randy Orton has right now
00:57:40boys you know it will be Triple H and Randy Orton for the WWE title at
00:57:44WrestleMania
00:57:47it'll be John Cena versus Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship match
00:57:54tonight after the beating Cena took at the hands of the Big Show on Smackdown
00:57:58just three days ago Raw Interim General Manager Mr. Guerrero has decided that Cena gets his World Heavyweight Championship rematch
00:58:04tonight and major WrestleMania implications in this matchup that comes
00:58:09up next it's Shawn Michaels versus Vladimir Kozlov and the winner will face
00:58:13The Undertaker, The Undefeated Undertaker at WrestleMania, that match is next
00:58:21and now the WWE Rewind is brought to you by the Auto Parts Experts at AutoZone
00:58:28get in the zone, AutoZone. Shawn Michaels versus JBL the winner wants to
00:58:34challenge The Undertaker at the 25th anniversary of WrestleMania but Vickie
00:58:38Guerrero has drawn a little wrench into those plans if she's going to have the
00:58:42winner of this match face Smackdown's own undefeated Vladimir Kozlov, the winner of that match will face The Undertaker
00:58:50Clothesline from hell coming from JBL
00:58:52Cheap Music may have punched Shawn Michaels' ticket to WrestleMania
00:58:58This can't be good news, Smackdown's Vladimir Kozlov
00:59:06I don't think that was a good idea Shawn
00:59:13No!
00:59:22You are watching the longest running weekly episodic television show in history
00:59:27This is Monday Night Raw with Mr. WrestleMania
00:59:36The legendary Shawn Michaels
00:59:43I'm done
00:59:50The following contest is scheduled for one fall
00:59:53where the winner will face The Undertaker at WrestleMania
00:59:58Introducing first, from San Antonio, Texas
01:00:02The High Brain Kid, Shawn Michaels
01:00:07Shawn Michaels knows what's at stake tonight
01:00:11Last year at WrestleMania, Shawn Michaels retired the legendary Ric Flair
01:00:15This year, he would love to end the 16-0 streak of The Undertaker
01:00:22But he's got to win this match first
01:00:24But he's with Mr. WrestleMania
01:00:26Tonight, Raw is presented by the auto parts experts at AutoZone
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01:00:47You have to be here
01:00:49And you have to be here, live on Monday Night Raw
01:00:52From Michaels vs. Kozlov
01:01:03And from Moscow, weighing in at 302 pounds
01:01:08Vladimir Kozlov
01:01:10Well, Lillian should say the undefeated Vladimir Kozlov
01:01:15And the question is, after what we saw this past Friday night on SmackDown
01:01:19Who can beat this man?
01:01:21It was Kozlov vs. the legendary phenom The Undertaker
01:01:24In an extremely physical battle
01:01:26Oh, what a matchup these two had
01:01:29But you know, as I sat and watched this
01:01:32I just knew The Undertaker would somehow, someway prevail
01:01:37Undertaker was closing in on Old School
01:01:39When this happened, I still can't believe it
01:01:41Shocking
01:01:43Vladimir Kozlov pinned The Undertaker
01:01:46And remains undefeated in WWE
01:01:50Undertaker about to go Old School
01:01:52And all of a sudden, that power slam off the top rope
01:01:56So if Kozlov can win this matchup tonight
01:01:58He would have the opportunity to pin The Undertaker at WrestleMania
01:02:02And end the 16-0 streak
01:02:04Well, we know he can do it
01:02:07Shawn Michaels vs. SmackDown's Vladimir Kozlov
01:02:12The veteran instincts of Michaels
01:02:14And his quickness against the powerhouse of the Moscow Mauler
01:02:22Shawn Michaels is getting so many memorable moments at WrestleMania
01:02:26That's why he's known as Mr. WrestleMania
01:02:28Can you imagine how big the 25th anniversary of WrestleMania is to Shawn
01:02:34How big is it to get past this man?
01:02:37Kozlov, well skilled in so many different techniques
01:02:41Sambo, Judo, Kickboxing, Grappling
01:02:43Shawn Michaels needs to create distance to stay away from his opponent
01:02:51And in the WWE, almost a year, it has never been pinned
01:02:58And look at the streak here
01:03:00Your power
01:03:04Yeah, Shawn Michaels needs to use the
01:03:06Veteran instincts trying to cut Kozlov down to size
01:03:13He can get a man flat on his back
01:03:15He's not that much bigger than the next guy
01:03:18Heartbreak Kid
01:03:19Figure Four
01:03:20Shades of the Legendary, The Hall of Famer, and Flair
01:03:23And Kozlov realizes he's got to turn on his belly
01:03:25And when he does, he reverses the pressure
01:03:28How quickly Kozlov was able to reverse that
01:03:31That hold
01:03:34Yep
01:03:36Kozlov pure power
01:03:38And Shawn Michaels realizes
01:03:40He's got to take a breather
01:03:42Who is going to WrestleMania to face The Undertaker?
01:03:44We'll find out live on Monday Night Raw
01:03:49We're back live on Monday Night Raw
01:03:51It's Shawn Michaels versus SmackDown's undefeated
01:03:53Vladimir Kozlov, the winner
01:03:55To face The Undertaker
01:03:57At the 25th anniversary of WrestleMania
01:03:59Well, I don't think that
01:04:01I was about to say, I don't think that Shawn Michaels
01:04:03I don't know if he was fully expecting
01:04:05What he's getting here tonight
01:04:07From Vladimir Kozlov
01:04:09Well, Shawn said earlier on, King, that he knows
01:04:11What Kozlov is capable of
01:04:13But it's one thing to be in the ring with this man
01:04:15Yeah, that's a whole different story
01:04:17With the strength and power
01:04:19I mean, Kozlov is just
01:04:21Pretty much dominating Shawn Michaels
01:04:23In this entire match
01:04:25If we went to break, Shawn had to actually get out of the ring
01:04:27And try to rethink his strategy
01:04:30Even since he's come back in
01:04:32It hadn't gone his way
01:04:34Battering ram of the skull
01:04:36Of Kozlov
01:04:38Shawn Michaels in a world of trouble
01:04:46Running slam
01:04:48And that could be it, Kozlov could be going
01:04:50To WrestleMania to kick out by Michaels at two
01:04:54Almost the same type slam
01:04:56That did in The Undertaker on SmackDown
01:04:59The Undertaker was up on the top rope
01:05:03Shawn Michaels vows to end Kozlov's streak tonight
01:05:05In The Undertaker's streak
01:05:07WrestleMania
01:05:09But he is in deep, deep trouble
01:05:11Look at Kozlov
01:05:15Tremendous amount of power
01:05:17Kozlov has singled out
01:05:19The back of Shawn Michaels
01:05:21Since the beginning of this match
01:05:24Well
01:05:26You don't remain undefeated by not being a thinker
01:05:28By not being smart
01:05:30I mean, he knows his opponent's weakness
01:05:32Remember, Shawn Michaels said earlier tonight
01:05:34In his interview, King
01:05:36He talked about WrestleMania here 11 years ago
01:05:38When he wrestled with a broken back
01:05:40Kozlov, I'm sure, put that into the memory bank
01:05:42Hence working on a back tonight
01:05:44Look at this now
01:05:46Across the shoulders of the backbreaker
01:05:48Shawn Michaels' suffer
01:05:50Look at the granite-like features
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01:14:31Legends of Wrestlemania
01:14:33The video game
01:14:35In stores March 24th
01:14:37I believe
01:14:39That you've got to get your opponent's attention
01:14:41And then you've got to whip him
01:14:43When you've got the chance
01:14:45They don't know what the hell I'm going to do
01:14:47Except they know that whatever it's going to be
01:14:49It's going to be devastating
01:14:51For the better part of three decades
01:14:53Cowboy Bill Watts lived up to his haughty words
01:14:55A star for the World Wide Wrestling Federation
01:14:57In the 1960s
01:15:00The hard-nosed Oklahoman
01:15:02Battled champion Bruno Sammartino
01:15:04Before capacity crowds
01:15:06And was soon headlining cards
01:15:08And capturing titles
01:15:10In territories around the country
01:15:12Watts showing very quickly
01:15:14He'll fight fire with fire
01:15:16Watts not trying to deliver a Sunday punch at all
01:15:18It appears that all he's trying to do
01:15:20Is inflict more pain, more hurt
01:15:22Despite his impressive ring success
01:15:24The cowboy may best be known
01:15:26For his work behind the scenes
01:15:29Watts owned and operated the popular
01:15:31Mid-South Wrestling Promotion
01:15:33Helping launch the careers of future
01:15:35WWE legends and hall of famers
01:15:37You can tell
01:15:39John Cardale here
01:15:41Really
01:15:43Kicked in here
01:15:45And would later serve as a top executive
01:15:47For both WWE and WCW
01:15:49Let's go hook'em up
01:15:51A fiery personality
01:15:53And revolutionary force
01:15:55World Wrestling Entertainment
01:15:57And we're proud to welcome
01:15:59Cowboy Bill Watts
01:16:01Into the WWE Hall of Fame
01:16:03And we're happy to announce
01:16:05That good old JR
01:16:07Will induct his lifelong friend
01:16:09Cowboy Bill Watts
01:16:11Into the Hall of Fame
01:16:13The night before Wrestlemania
01:16:19I'm standing by with of course
01:16:21The World Heavyweight Champion
01:16:23Edge, and Edge it seems pretty obvious
01:16:25You're putting your title on the line
01:16:27Tonight just three days after John Cena
01:16:29Was knocked unconscious by the Big Show
01:16:31Isn't that because you seem like it might be the easy
01:16:33Hold on Todd, Todd, Todd
01:16:35I don't think I like your tone
01:16:37You see ever since No Way Out
01:16:39Cena's been begging for a rematch
01:16:41Finally I give it to him and I'm the bad guy here
01:16:43This has nothing to do with what
01:16:45Happened to Cena on Smackdown
01:16:47See I wanted to face John here in Boston
01:16:49From the very start
01:16:51See John's hometown is West Newbury
01:16:53I'm an hour from here, I map quested it myself
01:16:55And I wanted John's friends and family
01:16:57To be here, watch him in his quest
01:16:59For my World Heavyweight Championship
01:17:01And I wanted them to watch it squashed
01:17:03See
01:17:05When the Big Show knocked out
01:17:07John I stood over him and I told him
01:17:09That this World Heavyweight Championship is mine
01:17:11And I guarantee you by the end of the night
01:17:13I'll tell him the same thing again
01:17:15You think you know me
01:17:19And tonight live on Monday Night Raw
01:17:21The ultimate opportunist
01:17:23Hopes to take advantage
01:17:25Of another opportunity
01:17:29And the World Heavyweight Championship match
01:17:31Here tonight on Raw
01:17:35Oh, well maybe
01:17:37Edge had no alternative
01:17:39He had to give Cena his rematch
01:17:43And that was going to be sooner or later
01:17:45But Edge never the opportunist
01:17:47Like you said
01:17:49After what Big Show did to
01:17:51Cena last Friday night
01:17:53Well Edge, a few moments ago
01:17:55Got a bit testy
01:17:57When Todd Bliss had questioned the timing
01:17:59Of his championship match
01:18:01And now he's got it
01:18:03He's got it
01:18:05He's got it
01:18:07He's got it
01:18:09He's got it
01:18:11He's got it
01:18:13He's got it
01:18:15He's got it
01:18:17He's got it
01:18:19He's got it
01:18:21He's got it
01:18:23He's got it
01:18:25He's got it
01:18:27He's got it
01:18:29He's got it
01:18:31He's got it
01:18:33He won the World Championship
01:18:35Inside an Elimination Chamber and no way out
01:18:37He started the night as WWE Champion
01:18:39In one chamber match
01:18:41Ended the night
01:18:43As World Champion
01:18:45In a second
01:19:03Cena! Cena!
01:19:05Cena!
01:19:07Cena!
01:19:09Cena!
01:19:11Cena!
01:19:33Cena!
01:19:35Cena!
01:19:37Cena!
01:19:39Cena!
01:19:41Cena!
01:19:43Cena!
01:19:45Cena!
01:19:47Cena!
01:19:49Cena!
01:19:51Cena!
01:19:53Cena!
01:19:55Cena!
01:19:57Cena!
01:19:59Cena!
01:20:01Cena!
01:20:03Cena!
01:20:05Cena!
01:20:07Cena!
01:20:09Cena!
01:20:11Cena!
01:20:13Cena!
01:20:15Cena!
01:20:17Cena!
01:20:19Cena!
01:20:21Cena!
01:20:23Cena!
01:20:25Cena!
01:20:27Cena!
01:20:29From West Newbury, Massachusetts, weighing in at 240 pounds, John Cena!
01:20:44And from Toronto, Canada, weighing in at 241 pounds, he is the Rated-R Superstar and the World Heavyweight Champion, Edge!
01:20:59This is Monday Night Raw. We are live at TD Bank North Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
01:21:10John Cena versus Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship.
01:21:15It doesn't get any bigger than this.
01:21:17And the question from the top of this match has got to be, King, the condition of John Cena.
01:21:22Three nights ago, he suffered a knockout blow at the hands of the Big Show and a chokeslam.
01:21:27Is he ready? Is he 100% for this match tonight?
01:21:30Well, I had the opportunity to speak with John a little bit earlier.
01:21:35He said he felt like his jaw may have been dislocated a little bit.
01:21:39But, you know, he's not going to admit if he's not 100%.
01:21:44This is his opportunity. He knows whether he's 100% or not.
01:21:48This is his shot.
01:21:50John Cena sitting with the clock. Interim GM Vickie Guerrero and her husband, Edge, until he got his rematch.
01:21:55He gets it here tonight. And John Cena in control early.
01:22:03So much on the line in this matchup, King, the World Heavyweight Championship.
01:22:07And you have to assume the winner of this match will go to the 25th anniversary of WrestleMania as champion.
01:22:17And it's Edge.
01:22:21These two superstars know each other very well.
01:22:24Yeah, this match is so big.
01:22:27I mean, you know, I tried to put myself in Edge's boots, so to speak,
01:22:33and wonder if this was the right thing to do to face John Cena right here in his hometown.
01:22:38I guess, like you said, the difference maker in that decision was what happened to Cena last Friday night on SmackDown.
01:22:45You can see Edge going for that right jaw.
01:22:50And John Cena, the champion in trouble.
01:22:53Cena with the early upper hand. The world title hangs in the balance.
01:22:57Will Cena or Edge Reign find out live on Monday Night Raw?
01:23:05We are back live on Monday Night Raw.
01:23:07Edge the champion, Cena the challenger in this world championship matchup.
01:23:11Edge has targeted the surgically repaired neck of John Cena in the early going.
01:23:15You're exactly right. He is zeroed in. He's got that reverse chin lock.
01:23:20And he's trying to slide it around to the side here to put more pressure on John.
01:23:24There's the power of John Cena.
01:23:27World champion quickly back with the advantage.
01:23:32Here's the cover on John Cena. Hooks the leg to the champion and a kick out.
01:23:36I was going to say that boot right there coming off the rope into Cena's jaw
01:23:40might have been as hard as that shot from the Big Show, but obviously it wasn't.
01:23:44Big Show's knocked out punch to Cena this past Friday night on SmackDown.
01:23:47I do want to remind everyone of something Edge said last week.
01:23:50The WWE fans cling to John Cena as a beacon of hope in his words.
01:23:56And then Edge says when he beats John Cena, he's going to beat and leave these people with nothing.
01:24:02Words from Edge.
01:24:05And John Cena heard that. John Cena knows that that's Edge's way of thinking.
01:24:11That's why I question Edge's decision to have this match here tonight in Boston.
01:24:15In front of all of John's friends and family. His family's in attendance.
01:24:19There's his father sitting right over there.
01:24:24Very aggressive, very physical so far in this matchup.
01:24:28The world champion into the cover, looks to put the challenger away.
01:24:31Kick out by Cena at two.
01:24:35We keep talking about the knockout blow by Big Show this past Friday night.
01:24:38But let's not forget the devastating choke slam that Cena suffered as well.
01:24:48That's why we're having this huge match here tonight.
01:24:51Edge thinks that Cena is not 100%.
01:24:54Edge may be wrong.
01:24:55And John Cena, vintage Cena with his flying shoulders.
01:25:00Whoa!
01:25:01John Cena's kicked it up a new gear.
01:25:04Uh-oh.
01:25:08Get up.
01:25:09John Cena's up.
01:25:17Edge is down and you can't see me.
01:25:20Another little five knuckle shuffle.
01:25:22No!
01:25:23And Edge, the champion, looks to put Cena away.
01:25:27Shoulders are down and Cena has to kick out at two.
01:25:30Another near fall for the champion.
01:25:32Hold for the attitude adjustment.
01:25:34Oh and Edge counters.
01:25:37Impact to the back of the neck.
01:25:39Cover by the champion.
01:25:40And a kick out by Cena.
01:25:44You cannot question the resolve of John Cena.
01:25:49Just when you think, just when you think John Cena has things going his way,
01:25:54Edge, the champion, somehow turns it around.
01:25:58Hey, this may be it.
01:25:59There's a reason Edge is an eight-time champion.
01:26:03With counters like that.
01:26:10Edge is measuring Cena.
01:26:12Looking to plant him.
01:26:14Cena with a counter of his own.
01:26:15World title.
01:26:16World title and a kick out at two.
01:26:18Oh, that was close.
01:26:21And Edge.
01:26:22And planting Cena.
01:26:25That may be it.
01:26:26This match should be over.
01:26:28As Edge hooks the leg and Cena again.
01:26:33And somehow John Cena able to get that shoulder up.
01:26:41It's going to be frustrating to Edge.
01:26:45I was going to just ask, at what point does that frustration start to set in for the champion?
01:26:49I'm just wondering, is Edge thinking right now,
01:26:51Hey, can I beat this guy?
01:26:53Can I beat John Cena without the help of the big show?
01:26:56And John Cena needs a pinfall or a submission to take the title from Edge.
01:27:04And Edge knocking Cena on the top rope.
01:27:06And you see the awkward way in which Cena hit the apron and landed on the floor.
01:27:10I saw John Cena's head bounce off that floor.
01:27:14His shoulder got caught off, popped out of the ropes.
01:27:17And then his skull bounced off the floor.
01:27:20Watch this one more time.
01:27:21Watch John's head.
01:27:26Again, I hate to keep bringing this back to Friday night.
01:27:29But you've got to wonder, with that knockout punch by Big Show,
01:27:32It's going to impact Cena.
01:27:33Cena may get counted out here.
01:27:34The referee's down.
01:27:35Up to seven.
01:27:36Eight!
01:27:37And count of eight.
01:27:38John Cena's championship aspirations in trouble.
01:27:41And Cena just beats the count.
01:27:43But how much damage was done?
01:27:45Somehow John just willed himself into that ring.
01:27:50John Cena.
01:27:53The champion Edge is in trouble.
01:27:57On Monday Night Raw, live in Boston,
01:27:59The World Heavyweight Championship is on the line
01:28:02between the challenger Cena and the champion Edge.
01:28:05Look at this!
01:28:06And the challenger is in control.
01:28:11And he's going to try it one more time.
01:28:16You can't see me now.
01:28:18Can he hit that five knuckle shuffle?
01:28:20Cena does.
01:28:22Edge may be about to kiss the World Championship goodbye.
01:28:25Back to the attitude of Justin again.
01:28:27What?
01:28:28Uh-oh.
01:28:29Uh-oh.
01:28:32Uh-oh, Edge.
01:28:33Look at this!
01:28:34John Cena already does.
01:28:36Cena in trouble.
01:28:37Will Cena tap out?
01:28:39Look out!
01:28:40Cena may have to tap out right here in front.
01:28:42Yeah, but this whole tag dispenses family.
01:28:46Here referee Mike Chiodas.
01:28:48Asking Cena, is he going to give up?
01:28:54That may be his only prayer.
01:28:57He can somehow pull his way,
01:28:59scratch Claw's way to that rope.
01:29:07And he does.
01:29:08Cena forces Edge to break the hold.
01:29:14Oh, but the damage has been done.
01:29:16Oh, but the damage has been done.
01:29:18Look at Cena writhing in pain.
01:29:22You see that?
01:29:23That killer look in the eyes of Edge.
01:29:25He realizes he has Cena where he wants him.
01:29:32This may be the beginning of the end for John Cena.
01:29:36Edge ready for the spear.
01:29:38Look out!
01:29:44Here he comes.
01:29:45John Cena saw it coming.
01:29:47STF!
01:29:48STF!
01:29:49Will the champion tap out?
01:29:52Will the champion tap out to the STF?
01:29:58Edge desperate.
01:30:01Cena's got him locked in!
01:30:03Edge trying to drag himself to the bottom rope.
01:30:06Fingertips away and he gets there.
01:30:11Edge saving himself and his championship,
01:30:13much like John Cena did just moments ago.
01:30:16Cena realized how close he was to winning the world title.
01:30:29Edge hit the spear out of nowhere.
01:30:31Cena.
01:30:33Look at Edge cover.
01:30:34Cover by Edge.
01:30:35Hits the leg and again!
01:30:37Again, Cena kicks out.
01:30:41In the expression of pure disbelief on the face of the champion.
01:30:46I think realization is setting in.
01:30:50Is he going to take his championship and go home?
01:30:52Or what's he doing here?
01:30:53I don't know.
01:30:54Wait a minute!
01:30:55Uh oh!
01:30:56Look at this!
01:30:59Hey!
01:31:00What?
01:31:01Hey!
01:31:05Oh!
01:31:06What?
01:31:09Where did the championship go?
01:31:10I don't know.
01:31:11I don't know.
01:31:12I don't know.
01:31:13I don't know.
01:31:14I don't know.
01:31:15I don't know.
01:31:16I don't know.
01:31:17I don't know.
01:31:18He grabbed the championship out of the referee's hand.
01:31:20Ladies and gentlemen, your winner by disqualification, John Cena!
01:31:28Wait a minute!
01:31:30However, still world heavyweight champion, Edge!
01:31:36Remember, you can only win the championship by pinning or getting the championship.
01:31:41How quick did that happen?
01:31:43Edge just snatched the championship out of the hands of the referee and hit Cena with it.
01:31:48You've got to give the referee credit.
01:31:49He did the right thing.
01:31:50He grabbed the title from Edge initially and was trying to get it out of play.
01:31:54And Edge just grabbed the title from the referee and smashed Cena in the skull with it.
01:32:00Saving his championship.
01:32:04If we see this again, who has the...
01:32:06The referee has the championship at home!
01:32:11He did it!
01:32:13I don't even know what to call that move on the part of Edge, but it was certainly resourceful.
01:32:18Cowardly?
01:32:19Well, whatever.
01:32:22It worked for him.
01:32:26Still the world heavyweight...
01:32:37Big show.
01:32:44Yeah.
01:33:11Allow me!
01:33:13To introduce to you!
01:33:15The number one contender for the world heavyweight championship!
01:33:21At the 25th anniversary of Wrestlemania!
01:33:29The Big Show!
01:33:35Big Show, number one contender?
01:33:37What?
01:33:41Well, it's the Big Show!
01:33:45Cena can't believe it, but Edge can't believe it!
01:33:48Didn't he just say Big Show versus Edge?
01:33:52Oh, wow.
01:33:53She said Big Show's the number one contender, but look at Cena.
01:33:57He's lost it all tonight.
01:33:59You know, Cena may not even be going to Wrestlemania.
01:34:02But Edge, what's going through Edge's mind?
01:34:07Tomorrow.