Shawn Michaels vs. Mr. McMahon - No Holds Barred Match (WrestleMania 22)
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00:00is this man. It is so very, very personal. The McMahon that put Shawn Michaels on a highway
00:07to hell to get to WrestleMania. This one, no holds barred. Who's gonna survive the journey?
00:16The Boss, R-H-B-K.
00:19He is the head man, the chairman of the WWE. Me, Vincent Kennedy McMahon, a business icon,
00:33creative genius, and one handsome, virile son of a bitch. There's only one man I know
00:40who walks like that. From now on, it's all about me. You're fired. No more Mr. Nice Guy.
00:50You're fired. That's not fair. Each and every one of you are fired. You have to face the
00:58facts. You kiss your boss's ass. Don't tell me you don't. Damn it, kiss my ass. Kiss it,
01:06kiss it. You like it? Come on. Yeah! McMahon-amania is running wild. I'm not gonna take any crap
01:15from anybody ever again. The means justify the ends. I trick Brent, so what? As long
01:21as I get what I want, that's the right thing to do. I, the heartbreak kid Shawn Michaels,
01:30am here to give you exactly what you want. Whether you love Shawn Michaels or you hate
01:37him, it's really irrelevant. He's a magnificent athlete. I am simply the very best sports
01:44entertainer in the world. Shawn Michaels is the most honored champion in history. The
01:50showstopper. One of the all-time greats in this business. You are the chairman of the
02:00board of a multi-million dollar corporation. Don't you think it's time that you grow up
02:07a little bit? Maybe it's time that you move on. I screwed Bret Hart. Shawn, don't make
02:21me screw you. What's McMahon instructing his son to do now? Oh, what the hell is that?
02:31McMahon screws Bret Hart at 97, and now we gotta relive it here. Just for the record,
02:38Shawn Michaels screwed Shawn Michaels. He comes out here every night. He gives it his
02:44all to these fans. And he's done that his entire career. And this is the thanks he gets
02:49from his boss, Mr. McMahon. This WrestleMania will be a turning point for Shawn Michaels.
02:55Shawn Michaels, you're matched with me now. Michaels is no holds barred.
03:00Mr. McMahon wants to maim Shawn Michaels to make sure Shawn Michaels can even make it
03:05to WrestleMania this Sunday night. You're screwed way worse than Bret Hart was ever
03:09screwed. How does it feel to swallow your pride out here? Michaels has been castrated
03:14of his dignity. You opened the floodgates for your own personal land. Mr. McMahon said
03:22he was gonna be sure that Shawn Michaels' life becomes a living hell. And right now,
03:27it's just that. I hate people like you. My father, Vincent Kennedy McMahon, is going
03:35to annihilate Shawn Michaels at his greatest creation of all time, WrestleMania.
03:44This match is a no holds barred match scheduled for one fall, where there are no count outs
03:53and no disqualifications.
03:56Introducing first, from San Antonio, Texas, the Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michaels.
04:14Shawn Michaels has been on the highway to hell, thanks to the McMahons. This young man
04:25has changed his life. He has made some very positive, life-changing decisions. But Mr.
04:37McMahon, the demonic Mr. McMahon, cannot stand to see Shawn Michaels contented to see him
04:46happy. I know why I'm back here. I was brought back here tonight so I could call Mr. McMahon
04:52taking Shawn Michaels to hell and leaving him there. Well, I'm afraid you're right about
04:59that. But there's only one HBK. Nobody is more flamboyant. And nobody over the years
05:06has proven to be more resilient. Can HBK take the detour? Can he take the exit ramp tonight
05:14off that highway to hell? That's what we're gonna find out. Michaels' first WrestleMania
05:18was 17 years ago. This marks the 10th anniversary of the WrestleMania where Michaels won his
05:28first WWE title. But this match tonight is not about titles. It's about survival in
05:35his damn sheer personal.
05:47And making his way to the ring, weighing in at 248 pounds, he is the chairman of World
05:55Wrestling Entertainment, Mr. McMahon.
06:01Well, he is obviously in unbelievable shape. We're 60 years old, and to look like that
06:08is amazing. But he is still one sick, perverse son of a bitch. He is genuinely evil. He is
06:17headed to hell. It's Mr. McMahon. And in my opinion, I don't think he can wait to get
06:22there so he can take over. Can you imagine his four beatings in hell? I've been in some.
06:29I can't. I'm sorry, folks, but I'm a little more personal about this match than normal.
06:38I've joined this Kiss My Ass Club. I've been fired on numerous occasions.
06:44Well, he's coming over here close to us. I bet you'd like to take a cheap shot at him,
06:48wouldn't you, JR? Wait a minute, what is this?
06:53Shawn Michaels, look at this. Oh, boy. There it is. Oh, for God's sakes.
06:59He's the cover boy for Bustle and Fitness Magazine, all right? He's an egomaniac.
07:04It's Mr. McMahon. Shawn Michaels has seen enough. Michaels has seen enough. And this
07:09fight is on. And by God, it's going to be a fight. Shawn Michaels, a hard knife edge
07:15toss across that giant chest of Mr. McMahon. Oh, McMahon's head cracking on the table
07:22just too damn bad. Shawn Michaels again opening up the offense.
07:34Easy, guys.
07:45JR, don't you hit him. Come on, referee, get him. Stop him. Get him in the ring.
07:59JR has lost his headset. Shawn Michaels has thrown Mr. McMahon on our announce table.
08:07Trying to throw him through it. And now he's trying to put his fist through Mr. McMahon's
08:11head. JR getting mic'd up again. Where's our sound man? We need some help over here.
08:20Shawn Michaels now is on his way. He's got that great Bustle and Fitness Magazine cover.
08:33JR, I think you're going to enjoy this.
08:38I hit him in the head with it. Look out. He's just shoving up his ass. How about me?
08:43Easy, JR. You've got to try to be a little bit objective about this.
08:47I'm not going to be objective. This may be my last broadcast, but let's just go out with
08:52a blaze of glory. And I'll tell you what. Shawn Michaels made some disturbing remarks.
09:01Hey, look at this. Oh, look at these damn cheerleaders. The Spirit Squad. Remember,
09:06no holds barred. No one can be disqualified. McMahon's always got a plan. He's always got
09:13heads and straps. He's always got his bases covered. And there's definitely nothing a
09:18referee can do about this. Those damn Chuck Snippers, the Spirit Squad, swarming all over
09:23Shawn Michaels. Oh, we've seen this before. Look out now. Oh my God. Ah, this makes me
09:29sick. These guys are like a human burial on the tailbone of life. Dressing their green
09:36and white sickening little cheerleader stuff. My God. Someone get the hook. Get some security.
09:45Now, in the meantime, Mr. McMahon is having the opportunity to recuperate over here. Now
09:50these guys are going to try to nurse him back to health. I can see why Mr. McMahon was so
09:56confident when he strutted down to the ring. He's always got a plan B. And Michaels now.
10:03Look at these guys, sucking the midst of a man. Just pull his pants down and kiss his
10:08ass, Spirit Squad. That's what you need to do. Oh my God. He's trying to fight off the
10:14world here. Oh, bula bula. Bring your megaphone again, you idiots. Give Michaels a weapon.
10:25Two, four, six, eight. We know who we appreciate right now. Well, I'll tell you what's happening
10:36here. Mr. McMahon's getting a well-deserved round. Oh my God. Spirit Squad, say goodnight.
10:46Oh. Oh, Michaels spitting on the Spirit Squad. Watch it. Oh, Michaels like it. What a thunderous
10:51clothesline by Mr. McMahon, who's bleeding above his right eye. Hey, don't discount McMahon.
11:03He is not a refined catch-as-kits can't-fist, but he damn sure can fight. He's been fighting
11:10all his life, as a kid and as an adult. You're right about that, JR. I mean, you can call
11:19him the embodiment of Satan if you want to, but look at this look on his face. He truly
11:26hates Shawn Michaels. The battling boss of the WWE has defied the odds. He beat the US
11:33government. He has beaten the media giant, Time Warner, and Ted Turner. He's got his
11:40belt up, and I think he intends to beat the hell out of Shawn Michaels. And now Michaels
11:44being put like a silver mule at the hands of Mr. McMahon, and the leather strap smacking
11:52a hide, tearing the flesh of Shawn Michaels. Well, it's obvious now why McMahon made this
11:59no-holds-barred. Anything goes here. McMahon is Satan-like. There is no doubt in my mind.
12:08He is morally corrupt. I'm sure before this match is over, we'll see McMahon kicked Shawn
12:13to the globe. McMahon has broken every commandment known to the good Lord, and now he wants to
12:21break Shawn Michaels physically, spiritually, emotionally. But Michaels will fight back.
12:28We've seen it time and time again. Oh, that chop rang his bell. And McMahon clotheslining
12:35Michaels with that leather belt. He is so proud of himself. Have you ever seen anything
12:44as arrogant or heard anything as arrogant as that prayer, that McMahon family prayer
12:48before this match? It's a wonder that he didn't get struck by lightning. Look at this. McMahon
12:54working himself into a frenzy here. Oh, no. You've got to be kidding me. Tuning up the
13:00band. He can't carry a tune. But he might kick Michaels' head off. The chairman. Uh-oh.
13:09Uh-oh. It is blocked. The club and hook is caught. Michaels blocked the attempted super
13:14kick. And McMahon can't block the right hand of Shawn Michaels. McMahon staggering like
13:24Otis Campbell on a Saturday night. He looks strong. Flying forearm by Shawn Michaels.
13:31And Michaels nips up. There he comes. Michaels nipped up. And now look here. With his hands.
13:43Lay it in, Shawn. Hit him harder. McMahon deserves this. He just deserves every laugh.
13:53I think he hears you, JR. You're like Shawn Michaels' cheering squad now. Count your stock
14:00dividends now. Take the hype from him, Shawn. He deserves it. He's made more people's lives
14:06hell than anybody alive. Can anyone block JR? Well, that covers a lot of ground. And
14:15I'm very biased. I apologize. I guess his chest size is 6'6". Look out. Caliabro to
14:23the black heart. The black heart. If he has a heart, I swear to God it's black.
14:32Abandon all hope, ye who enter here. It looks like Shawn Michaels has given Mr. McMahon a
14:37little taste of hell. Michaels fighting back now. Michaels remembering every moment, every
14:44bumpy curve, every hole in the road on the road to WrestleMania. Hey, look out. Wait
14:52a minute. The Prodigal Son, Shane McMahon, with a Kindlestick. Where the hell did...
15:00Oh, boy. I didn't say Shane would cut the ring. I knew he was here. We saw him earlier.
15:07And remembering about the snow holes, Bard, Michaels... Oh, handcuffs. We've seen the
15:16McMahons, what they can do when Shawn Michaels has been handcuffed. Wait, wait, wait. They're
15:21having some sort of disagreement. What the hell is Mr. McMahon doing? He's taking his
15:27pants off. Keep your britches on. Nobody wants to see your ass. I think it's club membership
15:34time again, JR. Good God almighty. I mean, come on. You're a 60-year-old man showing
15:43your ass on worldwide television. What's his middle age? Oh, Shawn Michaels going downstairs.
15:55Shane does not have his ass buried in his daddy's crap. Oh, downstairs. I don't think
16:02he's wearing a puff. Michaels cosplaying the prodigy, the demon seed of Mr. McMahon over
16:12the top. And now Michaels has got the handcuffs. Oh, no, look out. Like a citizen's arrest.
16:21Shane McMahon needs a tic-tac about to sell him a watermelon right now, and instead he
16:26gets handcuffed. What's this? He's got a key. He's got the key to the cuffs. Well, he had
16:33a key. He did have the key to Shane McMahon. I'm sorry. And now Shawn Michaels wears the
16:38key to Shane McMahon's immediate future. The shades of last Monday. They've got nothing
16:43to do with a trust fund. Shawn Michaels taunting McMahon. Right on. Oh, my God. The kendo stick.
16:54The Singapore cane. Michaels wearing out Shane McMahon. He needed a good caning for a long
17:03time. A little tip to the woodshed. Long overdue for Shane McMahon. The sinful son of the
17:10owner of the WWE. Just got a taste of his own medicine. Uh-oh. Uh-oh. Vince. Good God.
17:19Good God. It's gone. It's gone. It's gone. Cops win. Cops win. I think he just knocked
17:29home run with Mr. McMahon's head in Chicago. Good God. The chair will spin around McMahon's
17:34head. Harry Caray heard that one in heaven. Oh, McMahon has opened up. I think McMahon
17:41is bleeding. That's just too damn bad. J-Hard, how happy are you right now? Shawn Michaels
17:49getting out the van. Give it to him, Shawn. Put him away. Put him away. What is this?
17:57Shawn, you got him. McMahon's gone. Get him, you. McMahon's on Queer Street. Not that there's
18:05anything wrong with that. What is this? Oh, my God. And Shane McMahon is bearing witness
18:14to his daddy's asthma. I tell you, Shawn McMahon, Shawn Michaels' remarks earlier tonight
18:23were a little bit disturbing to me. They were not the Shawn Michaels we're used to seeing,
18:28I can tell you that. He seemed to be a little bit out of, in a different mindset entirely.
18:35Oh, yeah. Wait a minute. Probably an understatement. Going a little too far here. Look out. Breathe.
18:43Welcome to Home Depot. McMahon is bleeding and bleeding profusely. And Shane McMahon.
18:51Oh, God. I think McMahon is bleeding from the top of his head. Watch this ladder. Right
18:59into the top of McMahon's head. Like you said, they had to lace him wide open. What's
19:04the story now? McMahon is losing blood. Every time his heart beats, the blood spurts from
19:09his head. And Shawn. What the hell is Shawn thinking here? He's got McMahon beat. And
19:19beat soundly. Beat convincingly. Look at the blood that could be left under that ring.
19:25Oh, no. There's not going to be much blood left in Mr. McMahon. And the irony of it is
19:33that the boy wonder, the crown prince, Shane McMahon, is being forced to watch all this.
19:41Michaels now bringing out a table. There's press cans in the ring. There's a bloody chairman
19:47in the ring. Look at Shane trying to warn his dad. That's my dad. My dad used to let
19:52me have a chauffeur-driven bicycle when I was a kid. Look at this now. Shawn Michaels
19:58castrated of his personal dignity at the Saturday Night Main Event. He's gaining more than his
20:04share of retribution. He just reminded Vince of that public urine test he was forced to
20:12take. Man, what eye impact. Taking away some more brain cells from a man who has been so
20:21diabolical, so devoid of human kindness. But he's getting everything that McMahon deserves.
20:27Shane's begging to pay for those four-on-one spirit squad matches that Shane was forced
20:33to endure thanks to Mr. McMahon.
20:36Shane McMahon again handcuffed at ringside with a troubled look. I can understand that.
20:44Because the chairman of the WWE, his father, is literally getting the hell beaten out of
20:52him. And every mile of bumpy road on the highway to hell, the McMahons are paying twofold.
21:00Shawn Michaels- Wait a minute. This is not a ladder match. It's no horse bar. Michaels
21:08measuring McMahon. Shawn, put him away. I don't think this is a good idea, Shawn. What
21:16the hell is Shawn Michaels thinking?
21:21You tell me he's thought of something more devious than that. What's left?
21:26Maybe Shawn is showing some compassion. Maybe McMahon has not driven Shawn to the old Shawn
21:32Michaels after all.
21:34Shane thinks his dad's off the hook.
21:36Hard right hand.
21:37What'd you get for thinking?
21:38On a helpless Shane McMahon again, handcuffed by-
21:40What else could be left over there, JR?
21:44Look at the size of that ladder.
21:48That's gotta be at least 30 feet long. What in the world?
21:53That's one of the biggest damn ladders I've ever seen.
21:56McMahon's having a hard time navigating it. Mr. McMahon is lying motionless.
22:02Will it even fit in the ring?
22:05Shane's trying to get his dad to remain aware of what is in store for him.
22:11Where'd he get a ladder that tall?
22:13Shane, I'm not so sure that Mr. McMahon has not succeeded.
22:18Look at this!
22:19In what he wanted Shawn Michaels to become, what Shawn was before.
22:23Well, let me just tell you what should happen right now.
22:26Mr. McMahon should start praying again.
22:29Except I wouldn't start it out by you don't like me and I don't like you, guy.
22:33God almighty, I'd like to sell some stock right now. I got a feeling it's gonna plunge.
22:37Just like Shawn Michaels on that ladder.
22:41Oh, hard right hand. McMahon bleeding profusely.
22:46That's enough! That's enough!
22:48Here's Shane McMahon saying that's enough.
22:50And Shane McMahon may be right, but honestly, I ain't.
22:55No, I'm not done.
22:57No, no way!
22:59Come on.
23:00No, Shawn!
23:01Shawn, you gotta live with yourself.
23:05Shawn, don't become what McMahon wants you to become.
23:08This is too evil!
23:10Shawn, you gotta live with yourself.
23:13If you survive this or not, you gotta live with yourself.
23:18My God!
23:19That must be a 20 foot ladder!
23:22He cannot do this!
23:24The DX side!
23:26Second!
23:27D-Generation!
23:28Oh my God! Oh my God!
23:34He did it!
23:38For the love of everybody, that is good!
23:43Start the match!
23:45Shawn beat the son of a bitch!
23:47Get it over with!
23:52Michaels.
23:55I saw those blue eyes.
23:57And they're glazed over. There you see Michaels.
24:00He put his own body.
24:02I think he's put his own soul on the line here.
24:05Mr. McMahon has not moved a muscle.
24:13The doctors and trainers and medical staff coming to ringside.
24:17Remember, it's no-holds-barred.
24:19So all this mayhem is absolutely legal.
24:24And I am not a McMahon fan.
24:27Really?
24:28But Shawn, enough is enough.
24:30Oh my God!
24:32Shawn taking out a doctor.
24:35Get out of there, doc!
24:36What the hell is...
24:38Shawn Michaels has snapped here.
24:41Shawn Michaels has reverted back to a place
24:45where I swear to you I thought he would never be.
24:48We saw a glimpse of that earlier tonight when he was in his interview.
24:55Oh my God!
24:57That was in Michaels' life.
24:59Of this generation.
25:00Of this era.
25:01The old Shawn Michaels.
25:03That was commonplace.
25:05I thought we would never see the old Shawn Michaels.
25:08McMahon doesn't look like a winner.
25:10But he may be winning this match.
25:15You watch this.
25:16You knock your teeth down your throat.
25:22You heard it.
25:24Enough!
25:25No!
25:26Oh my God!
25:28Good God.
25:29A splash kick.
25:31McMahon's a pretty mess.
25:33A two.
25:34A three.
25:39Here is your winner,
25:41the Heartbreak Kid,
25:44Shawn Michaels!
25:47Team McMahon had to bear witness
25:50to his father's professional assassination
25:54at the hands of HBK.
25:58Mr. McMahon's show
26:00has been stopped
26:02by Shawn Michaels.
26:04But he,
26:05I think Shawn Michaels,
26:07made a trip
26:09right through downtown hell.
26:13But HBK is coming back.
26:17We cannot say
26:19the same thing
26:21for Mr. McMahon.
26:24Well, earlier in the night,
26:27Kane McMahon joined an explosive club.
26:30Watch this.
26:31At the hands of Shawn Michaels,
26:33Vince didn't realize
26:34that his own son,
26:35Kane,
26:36had been assassinated.
26:38Oh my God.
26:39How did that just happen?
26:41He's cramping up brains.
26:43And look at this.
26:47What in the world?
26:48He is.
26:49He has his head in flames,
26:51but he's still breathing.
26:53Shawn lives.
26:55Oh my God.
26:57The devil on earth breathes.
27:00I don't know how he breathes
27:01after what we saw.
27:03Look at this.
27:05Like you said,
27:06they heard that elbow
27:08come out 40 feet in the air,
27:10driven right through
27:11the left heart of Mr. McMahon.
27:14But somehow,
27:15that heart still beats.
27:16Look at this.
27:17This is amazing.
27:18Look at the elevation.
27:19Unbelievable.
27:23The evil chairman
27:24of the WWE
27:25is a tough son of a bitch.
27:27There's no doubt about it.
27:29But now,
27:30he's vacationing in hell.
27:33And Shawn Michaels,
27:34DX, yes.
27:36Attitude, yes.
27:38Michaels provoked
27:39by Mr. McMahon.
27:42And look at the place
27:43that Shawn said
27:44he would never
27:45travel again.
27:47But he did.
27:48He went to hell.
27:49But Shawn Michaels
27:50is coming back.
27:53And what about the last,
27:55the last image
27:56we saw from Mr. McMahon?
27:58The defiant chairman.
28:00He still thinks
28:01he's number one.
28:04My God,
28:05what a match.
28:06What a heart-smart match.
28:09Don't be anywhere else.
28:11Shawn Michaels
28:12kissing his wife.
28:1556.
28:19Amazing.
28:20Revenge of the showstopper
28:22is right.
28:23For the love of God,
28:25WrestleMania,
28:26this is on fire.
28:28No holds barred.
28:30Michaels wins.
28:31Michaels wins.