WWE RAW 28 FEBUARY 2005 FULL SHOW HD
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00:00:00Tonight, Batista will decide if he will go to WrestleMania representing Raw, or going
00:00:31It doesn't seem like a difficult decision to me at all, Dave, and I've got a feeling
00:00:36you know what you want to do, big man, don't you?
00:00:40Do you know how hard it is to make Dave think that JBL was trying to run him over?
00:00:45You orchestrated that last week, the limousine, almost running over Dave?
00:00:49Sometimes Dave is not smart enough to know what's good for him.
00:00:53What's right for Batista is for him to go to SmackDown.
00:01:00I've known what I was going to do for a long time.
00:01:04Sometimes Dave is not smart enough to know what's good for him.
00:01:09I'm staying right here on Raw, and at WrestleMania, I'm taking the world championship from you!
00:01:39Time to play the game!
00:01:59Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to Monday Night Raw!
00:02:12It is time to play the game!
00:02:15Jim Ross and Jerry The King Lawler are here with you this week.
00:02:18It is a minor retribution, and King, you've got to wonder what sort of retribution the
00:02:24game has in mind for Batista.
00:02:27Well, I can assure you, we all witnessed it once again, but not the same way that the
00:02:31game witnessed it.
00:02:32Batista falling through that table in the middle of the ring at the hands of Batista.
00:02:38Retribution is certainly in order.
00:02:42Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the world heavyweight champion, Triple H!
00:02:51And as we found out last week, the main event at WrestleMania 21 will be the game that man
00:02:58defending the world heavyweight title against the animal known as Batista.
00:03:04Well, the game looks a little bit animalistic itself tonight.
00:03:19He is in rare form, and can you blame him, JR?
00:03:22Can you believe that, what we saw?
00:03:25It certainly was a shocking development for the world heavyweight champion.
00:03:33He and Ric Flair both had to think it was a left-right sin that Batista was going to
00:03:39SmackDown, and Batista said SmackDown has got no name as well as he should have.
00:03:48Well, that's your opinion.
00:03:49It's Triple H and Ric Flair's opinion, perhaps.
00:03:52It certainly isn't the opinion of a lot of fans.
00:03:54It was a master plan.
00:03:56It was ingenious, JR.
00:03:58It was the greatest plan ever thought of.
00:04:02Evolution couldn't rule the wrestling world.
00:04:05Well, they could have ruled the wrestling world.
00:04:14The intensity on the face of the world's heavyweight champion gives us a small glimpse
00:04:20into what he must be thinking.
00:04:31Triple H! Triple H! Triple H!
00:04:35Triple H! Triple H!
00:04:38Triple H! Triple H!
00:04:41Triple H! Triple H!
00:04:44Triple H! Triple H!
00:04:47Triple H! Triple H!
00:04:50Triple H! Triple H!
00:04:53Triple H! Triple H!
00:04:57I don't think these fans need to try to incite Triple H any more than he already is.
00:05:03I quite frankly don't think Triple H needs any motivation.
00:05:06Triple H knows what awaits him at WrestleMania.
00:05:10Listen, there's a Batista chant going.
00:05:15Look at Raw, is Batista game over?
00:05:19What are these people thinking?
00:05:23I'm more concerned about what the game is thinking.
00:05:28Here it is. It's all about the World Heavyweight Championship.
00:05:36Is there one person in this arena that thinks for one second that I am afraid of Batista?
00:05:49Wow.
00:05:52Not one, but thousands.
00:05:58Triple H! Triple H!
00:06:01Triple H! Triple H!
00:06:04Triple H! Triple H!
00:06:07Triple H! Triple H!
00:06:11Then I guess you think that at WrestleMania, Batista is going to beat me to become the World Heavyweight Champion.
00:06:28Triple H! Triple H!
00:06:31Triple H! Triple H!
00:06:34Triple H! Triple H!
00:06:38Let me remind you who I am.
00:06:46I am Triple H.
00:06:51I am the game!
00:06:53I am the best in this business!
00:06:56And that is not a damn catchphrase.
00:06:58That is not something made up to sell t-shirts or to put asses in seats.
00:07:05That, my friends, is a fact.
00:07:08Plain and simple fact.
00:07:11Don't believe it? Look around.
00:07:13Check it out for yourselves.
00:07:16Look high. Look low.
00:07:18There is not a person on the face of God's green earth that can do what I do in this ring.
00:07:25Better than me!
00:07:32And now, and now, because he sat under the learning tree for two years, Batista is the guy?
00:07:50Let me tell you something about Batista.
00:07:56Batista is a child.
00:08:02He is a 300 pound child.
00:08:09And in this ring, I am his father.
00:08:19That's right.
00:08:21To Batista, I hold all the answers.
00:08:29But now, suddenly, the boy thinks he has what it takes to be the man.
00:08:41Let me tell you what a father does when his boy tries him.
00:08:48He slaps him down.
00:08:50He beats some sense into the ingrate son.
00:08:58He teaches him a lesson that he will never forget.
00:09:10Batista, you've been doing good.
00:09:14You're on a roll.
00:09:16You've been doing real good.
00:09:21But Batista, at WrestleMania, I am going to teach you the difference between doing good and being good.
00:09:37Wow.
00:09:39I think we got a pretty good hint to the mindset of the world's heavyweight champion here tonight.
00:09:45Stand back.
00:09:47There's a hurricane coming through.
00:10:02And I don't envy the man in green hair.
00:10:04I don't know if it's hurricane season or not.
00:10:06Uh-oh.
00:10:07Here in Providence.
00:10:08Actually, there's a huge snowstorm going on outside right now.
00:10:11And the game is straight right hand right to the face of the hurricane.
00:10:16And the bell sounds as Hurricane eats some of the steel ring steps.
00:10:23Hurricane certainly did not get the envy of the draw tonight.
00:10:27Taking on Triple H, who after last week's...
00:10:30I didn't even hear Triple H.
00:10:33I didn't even hear the bell ring.
00:10:35I thought I heard the bell ring.
00:10:36I don't even think the match has officially started.
00:10:38It might have been Hurricane's head bouncing off those steps.
00:10:41And look at the mean streak of the world's champion.
00:10:44Straight, piston-like right hand right to the face of a defenseless hurricane.
00:10:52Well, I told you.
00:10:53You knew that Triple H was in a rare mood after last week.
00:10:58His child, as he said.
00:11:00Tried to stand up to him.
00:11:02Triple H now is going to have to slap his child down.
00:11:05Well, Hurricane, it's not Batista.
00:11:08Oh, my God.
00:11:09You've got to be kidding me.
00:11:10Not the pedigree.
00:11:11Not on that steel.
00:11:13No.
00:11:14No, that's just too close.
00:11:16He's going to have to do this.
00:11:21That's just too...
00:11:23Hurricane's face bouncing off the steel from the pedigree.
00:11:34My God, Hurricane.
00:11:35Batista!
00:11:37Batista!
00:11:39Your lesson starts tonight.
00:11:44You walk through that door, your ass is mine.
00:11:49You step foot in this arena,
00:11:52I am going to beat you within an inch of your life.
00:12:02You know why?
00:12:10Because I'm that damn good.
00:12:15And a very in-your-face warning to Batista.
00:12:21And Batista King is expected to arrive here at any moment.
00:12:26Well, I'm going to tell you this.
00:12:28I know Batista's an animal.
00:12:30But if I were him, I'd...
00:12:32Or if I was his friend, I'd call him on his cell phone
00:12:35and tell him to turn his car around right now.
00:12:38I would not show up here tonight if I were Batista.
00:12:40But you're not Batista.
00:12:42Take a look at this right here.
00:12:44This is what Batista may taste.
00:12:48This is a demented game.
00:12:50Hurricane's face.
00:12:52What's going to happen when Batista gets here?
00:12:55Oh, my God.
00:13:06And we are back live on Monday Night Raw,
00:13:09a night of retribution
00:13:11here on the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island.
00:13:15This has got to be your favorite arena in the world.
00:13:17They are.
00:13:19The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
00:13:22Making his win three,
00:13:23residing in Atlanta, Georgia,
00:13:25weighing in at 229 pounds,
00:13:28Chris Benoit!
00:13:30Well, Chris Benoit
00:13:32certainly has some retribution on his mind.
00:13:35He came out to confront Muhammad Hassan last week.
00:13:40Issued a challenge.
00:13:44And from Detroit, Michigan,
00:13:46weighing in at 245 pounds,
00:13:49Muhammad Hassan!
00:13:53The undefeated Muhammad Hassan,
00:13:55undefeated strength, certainly in jeopardy
00:13:58here tonight against one of the greatest
00:14:00I personally have ever seen,
00:14:02respected Chris Benoit.
00:14:04That's all I'm hearing about from these guys.
00:14:07He's undefeated, undefeated on Raw.
00:14:10This hata's head's getting too big for his towel,
00:14:13his turban, whatever that is.
00:14:15What is that officially called?
00:14:17I would say that would be a turban.
00:14:19Actually, I don't think it's a turban.
00:14:33Who does Daivari think he is?
00:14:35John Cheney?
00:14:36There's some strong coaching there.
00:14:38Well, it sounds like.
00:14:40He talks about how everyone's prejudiced.
00:14:42I gotta agree that Hassan and Daivari are not prejudiced.
00:14:45They hate everyone equally.
00:14:47Shut up!
00:14:48Folks, I've just been informed that Batista
00:14:51is a mere matter of minutes away.
00:14:54Look at this, Muhammad!
00:14:55Oh, really?
00:14:56He's gonna actually show up?
00:14:58Absolutely.
00:15:00And here we go, Benoit showing up as well.
00:15:03It'll be a physically intense match.
00:15:05Anytime you get Benoit involved in any kind of matchup,
00:15:09you know it's gonna be intense and athletic.
00:15:14Alright.
00:15:15Benoit is fired up.
00:15:17Snap suplex by Chris Benoit.
00:15:20Mohammed Hassan.
00:15:22You're not gonna have to listen to that annoying Daivari all night.
00:15:30Muhammad hitting some top turnbuckle there.
00:15:33Cutting back out of the corner.
00:15:35Benoit, the aggressor thus far,
00:15:37but here comes Mohammed Hassan
00:15:39trying to build some offense.
00:15:43On that exchange,
00:15:44and a knockdown by the rabid Wolverine.
00:15:47Benoit with a backdrop suplex
00:15:50on Mohammed Hassan.
00:15:52Hey, Mohammed!
00:15:53Move those elbows off!
00:15:55Don't do that!
00:15:56Don't do that, Mohammed!
00:15:57Cosgrove Daivari, the associate of Mohammed Hassan.
00:16:02Certainly a very vocal at ringside.
00:16:04Very animated.
00:16:05Stay aggressive!
00:16:06Very vocal.
00:16:11He said stay aggressive.
00:16:13Not bad advice.
00:16:14You're facing Chris Benoit.
00:16:17Benoit with those keen shots, those foreign shivers,
00:16:20right to the face of Mohammed Hassan,
00:16:22the heir of America,
00:16:23who represents a top of the second himself in Daivari.
00:16:28Daivari!
00:16:30I think Benoit has heard enough of Daivari's belt,
00:16:32as I have as well.
00:16:35Benoit round to the bin and got his head taken off.
00:16:44Benoit!
00:16:45More back ram into the corner, the edge of the ring.
00:16:50Check this out one more time.
00:16:51As I said, Benoit chasing Daivari.
00:16:55Lying in wait was Hassan with that huge clothesline.
00:16:59Certainly a Daivari distraction.
00:17:01A major distraction even for a veteran like Chris Benoit
00:17:05as the USA champ begins here in Providence, Rhode Island
00:17:09on a cold, snowy night.
00:17:11But we've got a huge crowd on hand.
00:17:13Thousands have braved the weather.
00:17:16Certainly a near-capacity crowd here tonight in Providence.
00:17:20You gotta cover him!
00:17:23The cover!
00:17:24And Mohammed Hassan got a near fall on Chris Benoit.
00:17:27If Batista didn't show up now,
00:17:28he could blame it on the weather.
00:17:29He could say he slipped off the road or something.
00:17:31He wouldn't lose too much face.
00:17:33He won the last time he saw Batista walk away
00:17:38from a confrontation.
00:17:40It's the last time you saw Triple H as angry
00:17:42and as riled up as he is tonight.
00:17:44That's a very good point.
00:17:45And Hassan right on that spine in the neck.
00:17:51Choking and a smothering-like tactic.
00:17:53But the referee is admonishing Mohammed Hassan.
00:17:56I'm out of this.
00:18:00Benoit trying to fight back in this thing.
00:18:02He's going for the ovary.
00:18:05Spurned him first.
00:18:06And a shot right to that lower back.
00:18:09Again, Mohammed Hassan.
00:18:11Backbreaker.
00:18:12That's it!
00:18:13And he's sending it to Benoit for another him clutch.
00:18:18And Daivari
00:18:20with instructions
00:18:21and a near fall.
00:18:25You know, sometimes as much as I dislike this,
00:18:28Daivari and Hassan,
00:18:29it kind of clouds reality.
00:18:32I mean, you gotta face the fact this guy's good.
00:18:35Very good.
00:18:36He's actually very good.
00:18:38Mohammed Hassan is a tremendous young athlete.
00:18:42And what more can be said about Chris Benoit,
00:18:44a man that's something that you gotta believe
00:18:47to be in the WWE Hall of Fame.
00:18:49He's that good.
00:18:52But for Hassan,
00:18:53a relative newcomer to Monday Night Raw.
00:18:56He'll still be undefeated at this point.
00:18:58But I gotta tell you,
00:18:59before the match I spoke with Benoit
00:19:01and Benoit said that Hassan's undefeated streak
00:19:04is coming to an end tonight.
00:19:06Hard shots by Benoit
00:19:07causing some separation here
00:19:09in this one-ball match.
00:19:12Whoa, look out.
00:19:13Nice cradle by Benoit.
00:19:18And Benoit.
00:19:19Backslide.
00:19:21Another near fall.
00:19:22Benoit outwrestling Mohammed Hassan
00:19:25on that exchange.
00:19:27But Hassan right back in the fight.
00:19:28Benoit shows his agility.
00:19:32Looking for a submission move.
00:19:34Went for that sharpshooter,
00:19:35but Hassan to his credit.
00:19:37German suplex.
00:19:39A German suplex by Chris Benoit.
00:19:43Ooh!
00:19:44And a second German suplex.
00:19:46The belly to back
00:19:47with the orange handslock.
00:19:49Hold on, hold on, hold on!
00:19:51Kurt Cobain telling Hassan to hold on.
00:19:55Hard shot.
00:19:56Oh!
00:19:57Benoit's head.
00:19:58The back of Benoit's head
00:19:59I think struck the referee.
00:20:00Right in the face.
00:20:01Right in the face.
00:20:03Wait a minute.
00:20:04He's got the ring back!
00:20:05Cobain's giving him the ring back!
00:20:06And Benoit.
00:20:09Oh!
00:20:10A suplex.
00:20:11And Hassan holding on for the ring bell.
00:20:14I don't think Benoit's even aware
00:20:15that the ring bell's in the position
00:20:17of his adversary.
00:20:21Oh no, no, no, no!
00:20:22This is not!
00:20:24Benoit signaling the end is near.
00:20:26Oh!
00:20:28Look out!
00:20:29Oh!
00:20:30Benoit's head!
00:20:32Did he get him?
00:20:34I think Benoit's head went into that ring bell.
00:20:38Navarrete trying to...
00:20:41Awaken or...
00:20:44Stir the referee.
00:20:45Benoit's head I think rolled
00:20:47right into that ring bell.
00:20:48You gotta be...
00:20:49Oh!
00:20:50Come on, ref!
00:20:51He's up, he's up!
00:20:54Benoit got a shoulder up.
00:20:58Benoit got a shoulder up king.
00:20:59Well, I'm gonna tell you something.
00:21:00This Benoit is determined.
00:21:02He's determined to put this win streak of
00:21:05Hassan to an end.
00:21:07The only thing I can say is
00:21:08maybe I was wrong about that.
00:21:10Benoit's head hitting that bell.
00:21:11Oh!
00:21:12And that was a low blow.
00:21:13And the referee right...
00:21:15Disqualification.
00:21:16In a desperate move...
00:21:18Come on, let's go!
00:21:19...by Omar Hassan with a low blow.
00:21:23Ladies and gentlemen,
00:21:24per the referee,
00:21:27by disqualification,
00:21:28the winner of this match is Chris Benoit!
00:21:34Benoit wins by disqualification,
00:21:36I can guarantee you.
00:21:37This is not how Chris Benoit
00:21:39wanted to beat Muhammad Hassan,
00:21:42who has yet to be pinned
00:21:43or made to submit here on Monday Night Raw.
00:21:46This is not the retribution
00:21:48that Benoit was looking for.
00:21:51Well, ladies and gentlemen,
00:21:52this is not the last match involving retribution.
00:21:56We're gonna see here tonight
00:21:57as we take you back to last week
00:21:59after Shawn Michaels' successful tag team matchup.
00:22:02Michaels, as you will see here,
00:22:04attacked from behind by Edge.
00:22:07Yeah, look at Edge.
00:22:08He wasn't finished there.
00:22:10This was in the locker room area
00:22:12after Michaels and Orton
00:22:13had been in a tag team match
00:22:15against Edge and Christian.
00:22:16Look at the people in the back
00:22:17just standing around in shock.
00:22:18They couldn't believe what was happening.
00:22:20And listen to what Edge said.
00:22:23What do you think, son?
00:22:24What do you think?
00:22:26Don't worry about anything else but me.
00:22:29Me, Shawn.
00:22:30Me, do you understand me?
00:22:33Well, ladies and gentlemen,
00:22:34tonight's first two men
00:22:36will settle the differences once and for all.
00:22:38Shawn Michaels and Edge King.
00:22:40And it's in a street fight.
00:22:42Coming to you on the street fight,
00:22:43you better grip on
00:22:44because there's snow in the streets of Providence tonight.
00:22:47And ladies and gentlemen,
00:22:48this is a street fight.
00:22:50We understand that Batista
00:22:52is only minutes away
00:22:54from Monday Night Raw.
00:22:55Batista scheduled to be here live.
00:22:58What awaits Batista when he arrives tonight?
00:23:03Certainly our fans gotta be excited
00:23:05about the Hall of Fame ceremony
00:23:06the night before WrestleMania.
00:23:08And King, all I can say is that
00:23:09Hogan pulled the wagon for many years.
00:23:11Nobody deserves to be in the WWE Hall of Fame
00:23:14any more than Hulk Hogan.
00:23:16Long overdue.
00:23:17The brightest star maybe possibly
00:23:19that ever shined in the WWE.
00:23:21Hulk Hogan.
00:23:22WrestleMania 21 Hall of Fame.
00:23:24It's gonna be cute.
00:23:25Oh, look who's here.
00:23:26Oh, boy!
00:23:27Let's make it a huge!
00:23:28And business has picked up.
00:23:32Appreciate it.
00:23:36Hey, Dane!
00:23:37Hey!
00:23:38What's up?
00:23:39Hey, listen.
00:23:40I don't know if anybody's buzzed you yet,
00:23:42but Triple H was just out in the ring a few minutes ago.
00:23:44Yeah.
00:23:45He said he was gonna beat you
00:23:47within an inch of your life
00:23:49as soon as you showed up.
00:23:50As soon as I showed up?
00:23:51That's what he said.
00:23:55Was he mad when he said it?
00:23:56He was pretty mad.
00:23:57Was he all fired up?
00:23:58You know how he gets.
00:24:01Well, I tell you what,
00:24:02when I see him,
00:24:03I'll thank him.
00:24:04What are you gonna thank him for?
00:24:12For unleashing the animal.
00:24:23Jeff! Jeff! Jeff!
00:24:24You see him? Jeff! Jeff!
00:24:25He's here!
00:24:26Batista's here!
00:24:27Batista's here!
00:24:28You see him?
00:24:29I saw him, Rick.
00:24:30What about Batista?
00:24:31Aren't you gonna go out there
00:24:32and beat the hell out of him?
00:24:33Come on! Come on!
00:24:34Come on!
00:24:35Come on, champ!
00:24:36You know something, Mitch?
00:24:39I've got a better idea.
00:25:03An amazing journey
00:25:04of the Raw Diva Search winner.
00:25:08The winner
00:25:10of the Raw Diva Search competition is
00:25:14Kristi!
00:25:15You are the winner
00:25:16of the 2004
00:25:18Raw Diva Search competition!
00:25:21The only publication
00:25:22that I would ever want to pose nude for
00:25:23would be Playboy.
00:25:24It is the only publication
00:25:25that does it in a way
00:25:26that is completely tasteful
00:25:28and it's beautiful
00:25:29and it's elegant
00:25:30and it's top of the top.
00:25:31It's Playboy.
00:25:32We went to an event.
00:25:33Met her.
00:25:34Fell instantly in love.
00:25:35But what I like about her
00:25:36in particular
00:25:37is she's very spunky.
00:25:38She's really a sweetheart.
00:25:39She's cute.
00:25:40She's bubbly.
00:25:41And she just has
00:25:42a great, great attitude.
00:25:44Everything happens so fast
00:25:46that I haven't even
00:25:47had a chance
00:25:48to really like
00:25:49sit and think about it.
00:25:51It's really, really exciting
00:25:52and I feel honored
00:25:53by WWE
00:25:54and honored by Playboy.
00:25:58Oh, man!
00:25:59Let me tell you
00:26:00that intro of Playboy magazine
00:26:01is going to hit the newsstand
00:26:02Friday, March 11th.
00:26:06One week from this Friday,
00:26:07ladies and gentlemen.
00:26:08I get a mail to my house.
00:26:10The following contest
00:26:11is scheduled for one fall
00:26:12and it is for the
00:26:13Intercontinental Championship.
00:26:16Introducing first
00:26:17from Orangeburg, South Carolina
00:26:19weighing in at 248 pounds
00:26:21he is the
00:26:22Intercontinental Champion
00:26:24Shelton Benjamin!
00:26:26Well, ladies and gentlemen
00:26:27last week we saw
00:26:28a different side
00:26:29of the Intercontinental Champion.
00:26:31It was a rematch
00:26:32last week with
00:26:33Gene Stitsky
00:26:34and Sheldon.
00:26:35And look at this.
00:26:38Look at that, JR.
00:26:40And listen to it.
00:26:41I heard it.
00:26:42Sheldon Benjamin
00:26:43got himself disqualified.
00:26:45The same thing that
00:26:46Stitsky did
00:26:47to Sheldon
00:26:48the week before
00:26:49using the steel chair
00:26:50to the head.
00:26:51Sheldon with some payback
00:26:53and because of
00:26:55Sheldon's actions
00:26:56General Manager
00:26:57Eric Bischoff
00:26:58has given the
00:26:59Intercontinental Champion
00:27:00tonight
00:27:01zero tolerance.
00:27:02And it means this, folks.
00:27:03If Sheldon Benjamin
00:27:04gets disqualified
00:27:05tonight
00:27:06he will lose
00:27:07the Intercontinental Championship.
00:27:08Introducing the challenger
00:27:09from Neshpahoning, Pennsylvania
00:27:11weighing in at 300 pounds
00:27:14Gene Stitsky!
00:27:16The question is, King
00:27:17will the third time
00:27:18be the charm
00:27:19for Stitsky
00:27:20as he intends to
00:27:21to crawl his way
00:27:23to the Intercontinental Title.
00:27:24He won't get any bigger
00:27:25opportunity than this.
00:27:27He can either beat
00:27:28Sheldon Benjamin
00:27:29or Sheldon can get
00:27:30disqualified.
00:27:31And Stitsky is going to be
00:27:32the new Intercontinental Champion.
00:27:33Wow, look at that.
00:27:34And again, according to
00:27:35Eric Bischoff
00:27:36zero tolerance
00:27:37for the Intercontinental Champion
00:27:38Sheldon Benjamin.
00:27:39It may be a moot point
00:27:40if Stitsky gets
00:27:41untracked here
00:27:42offensively.
00:27:43Sheldon Benjamin knows
00:27:44he's in for a fight
00:27:45against Stitsky.
00:27:46Because I think
00:27:47that's what Stitsky knows.
00:27:48He knows fighting.
00:27:49Look at this, though.
00:27:52Benjamin, the former
00:27:53former All-American
00:27:54University of Minnesota
00:27:55went to the streets
00:27:56last week
00:27:57with that steel chair.
00:27:58He went all the way
00:27:59back to Orangeburg,
00:28:00South Carolina
00:28:01where he grew up.
00:28:04And Stitsky now
00:28:05just overpowered
00:28:06Sheldon Benjamin
00:28:07in a very unusual
00:28:09slam there.
00:28:10Stitsky, the cover
00:28:11and Benjamin
00:28:12on his back
00:28:13for a two count
00:28:14a near fall
00:28:15by the challenger.
00:28:16All of those great
00:28:17that great amateur
00:28:18wrestling background
00:28:19that you say
00:28:20Benjamin has
00:28:21it may all be
00:28:22for naught
00:28:23tonight against
00:28:24this brute force
00:28:25and this power.
00:28:26Batista is here.
00:28:27I'll be
00:28:28in the ring
00:28:29interviewing
00:28:30the number one
00:28:31contender
00:28:32a little bit later
00:28:33here tonight.
00:28:34What?
00:28:35You're gonna go
00:28:36you, JR,
00:28:37are gonna go out
00:28:38to the ring
00:28:39with Batista?
00:28:40Slam.
00:28:41After what Triple H
00:28:42has said
00:28:43is gonna happen
00:28:44to Batista tonight?
00:28:45You're gonna be
00:28:46right in the middle
00:28:47of that?
00:28:48I'm gonna interview
00:28:49Batista, but
00:28:50you don't think
00:28:51you gotta be crazy.
00:28:52What do you mean
00:28:53you don't think?
00:28:54What do you think?
00:28:55And the bottom fell out
00:28:56for the challenger
00:28:57Gene Snitsky
00:28:58and again the
00:28:59zero tolerance
00:29:00my God, I didn't
00:29:01think of that.
00:29:02Yeah.
00:29:03I could just see you
00:29:04standing there
00:29:05holding the microphone
00:29:06with Batista
00:29:07when Triple H
00:29:08hits the ring.
00:29:09Snitsky catching
00:29:10the champion
00:29:11the Intercontinental
00:29:12Champion in midair.
00:29:13Triple H said
00:29:14he was gonna beat
00:29:15Snitsky
00:29:16within an inch
00:29:17of his life
00:29:18here tonight.
00:29:19And we may have
00:29:20on our way
00:29:21to having a new
00:29:22Intercontinental Champion
00:29:23here or can
00:29:24we open the
00:29:25outside huge
00:29:26when the human
00:29:27is there
00:29:28snisky right into
00:29:29the mouth.
00:29:30The last two matches
00:29:31here on Monday Night
00:29:32Raw have resulted
00:29:33in disqualifications
00:29:34and now by
00:29:35order of Raw
00:29:36General Manager
00:29:37Eric Bissche
00:29:38with zero tolerance
00:29:40for Shep Mingiman.
00:29:41Mingiman gets
00:29:42this guy
00:29:43and again he
00:29:44loses the title.
00:29:45What about Snitsky?
00:29:46What is this
00:29:47psycho thinking?
00:29:48Snitsky you've
00:29:49got the
00:29:50opportunity of
00:29:51a lifetime.
00:29:52What are you doing?
00:29:53The steel chair flying.
00:29:55But Snisky goes back downstairs.
00:29:57Oh!
00:29:58The referee didn't ring the bell because the,
00:30:00actually the chair didn't make any contact with anyone.
00:30:03Oh, oh, oh!
00:30:04Oh, man!
00:30:05Oh, man!
00:30:05Oh, what a counter!
00:30:06Oh, man, what a DDT!
00:30:08A counter to a DDT!
00:30:09How is Snisky standing after that?
00:30:11And the Intercontinental Champion,
00:30:13what great elevation in the Stinger Splash.
00:30:16The challenger now.
00:30:17Look out!
00:30:18T-Bone!
00:30:19A T-Bone!
00:30:20Medium rear, the hook of the leg!
00:30:23And Shelton Benjamin meets Snisky!
00:30:27Well, it's so surprising for the DDT.
00:30:29And still the Intercontinental Champion,
00:30:33Shelton Benjamin!
00:30:36He planted Snisky!
00:30:38And Snisky's a 300 plus pounder.
00:30:42And the DDT had to be the-
00:30:43Can we see it again?
00:30:44Turning point in this match.
00:30:47Turning point is right.
00:30:48I mean, he used all of Snisky's own momentum here.
00:30:52Watch this, Snisky's momentum and weight!
00:30:54Oh!
00:30:56Snisky, the challenger, got drilled.
00:30:57I don't even know how Snisky got back to his feet
00:30:59after that, but it was all over but the triance.
00:31:03Time for that DDT.
00:31:04And then the T-Bone by the Intercontinental Champion.
00:31:09It finally resolved, at least for this night,
00:31:11the issue between he and Snisky.
00:31:14I'm still saying, if I were you,
00:31:15I wouldn't put that to the ring with a piece of it.
00:31:18WWE SmackDown Magazine presents the SmackDown Rebound.
00:31:25Tonight, we celebrate excellence.
00:31:29Tonight, we celebrate a man that has done the impossible.
00:31:36I give you the longest reigning WWE Champion,
00:31:40I give you the longest reigning WWE Champion
00:31:45in the last 10 years, Jon Pratchett!
00:31:49How do you feel?
00:31:51Sometimes, I amaze even myself.
00:31:59This past Sunday at No Way Out,
00:32:02I took everything the Big Show had,
00:32:05but it didn't break the spirit that makes me champion.
00:32:11I am a champion with class.
00:32:13I am a champion that likes to find things in life.
00:32:17John Cena does not have any of these qualities.
00:32:23And John Cena, at WrestleMania,
00:32:27you will bow at the feet
00:32:30of the greatest WWE Champion of all time.
00:32:35I believe the Big Show is an uninvited guest.
00:32:40This 470 pounder is destroying the celebration.
00:32:45And the Big Show is not through with JBL yet.
00:32:49And Basham from behind,
00:32:50Duggan Danny Basham saving the champion for the time being.
00:32:53And here comes the man JBL needs in WrestleMania,
00:32:57John Cena!
00:32:58John Cena raising hell on Braun Street!
00:33:01The portrait into the skull of the champion!
00:33:04John Cena was a party pooper tonight,
00:33:07but will John Cena spoil JBL's party
00:33:10when they meet for the WWE title at WrestleMania?
00:33:20Well, speaking of WrestleMania, ladies and gentlemen,
00:33:23we have a major, a blockbuster,
00:33:26and a major, and a major, and a major,
00:33:28we have a major, a blockbuster announcement
00:33:31regarding WrestleMania 21, King.
00:33:34And it's gonna be next.
00:33:39And we're back here on Monday Night Raw,
00:33:40ladies and gentlemen,
00:33:41WrestleMania only 34 days away, and King,
00:33:43this is a blockbuster.
00:33:44Well, we had one huge announcement about Hulk Hogan.
00:33:47What about this one?
00:33:48Folks, take a look at this.
00:33:50You're not gonna believe it.
00:33:53At WrestleMania 21,
00:33:56the rowdiest man in WWE history.
00:33:59The boss is back!
00:34:02Piper's pit returns live at WrestleMania 21,
00:34:05and rowdy, rowdy Piper's guest.
00:34:10The Rattlesnake, the Rattlesnake, Stone Cold!
00:34:14Stone Cold Steve Austin.
00:34:16Oh, hell yeah!
00:34:19Raw and SmackDown present WrestleMania 21,
00:34:23live Sunday, April 3rd, only on Pay-Per-View.
00:34:28Oh, hell yeah!
00:34:29Is that amazing?
00:34:30It is amazing!
00:34:31The Rattlesnake is back at WrestleMania 21.
00:34:34And you got two of the most controversial figures
00:34:36in the history of the WWE, rowdy, rowdy Piper,
00:34:39Stone Cold Steve Austin in Piper's pit with live mics.
00:34:43I'll tell you something,
00:34:44that to me is worth the price of admission.
00:34:46You got that right.
00:34:48Stone Cold Steve Austin in Piper's pit.
00:34:51Only at WrestleMania 21.
00:34:53♪♪
00:35:00♪♪
00:35:05♪♪
00:35:10Last week, we saw the debut of Chris Masters.
00:35:14He's the first to be called The Masterpiece.
00:35:17He didn't even have to go to a museum.
00:35:18He was right here live on Raw.
00:35:21Look at that body.
00:35:22Oh, he's ripped, there's no doubt about it.
00:35:24Only 22 years of age,
00:35:27but he did some damage last week.
00:35:29♪♪
00:35:32He's gonna do some serious damage here at the WWE.
00:35:35♪♪
00:35:37Don't believe me? Just ask Forrest D.B. Richards.
00:35:39♪♪
00:35:43The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
00:35:46Making his way to the ring from Los Angeles, California,
00:35:49weighing in at 275 pounds,
00:35:53The Masterpiece, Chris Masters.
00:35:56Well, folks, last week, The Masterpiece
00:35:59debuted against the veteran Steven Richards.
00:36:02And take a look right there.
00:36:04That Polish Hammer sledge in the face
00:36:07actually broke Steven Richards' nose,
00:36:10moved it to the left,
00:36:14broke the orbital bone around Richards' eye.
00:36:18Richards had to have surgery
00:36:20to repair the broken bones in his face.
00:36:24And then the power of The Masterpiece
00:36:27in this Bull Nelson.
00:36:29And the referee stopped the match.
00:36:31And The Masterpiece debuting with a victory.
00:36:35Yeah, check this out.
00:36:36Thanks to WWE.com, we have this footage.
00:36:38Oh, look at this guy.
00:36:40The nose, the orbital bone broken in the wrist.
00:36:43His left eye.
00:36:45And Masters here.
00:36:49I'll tell you what, Chris Masters is a young man
00:36:51that has a world of potential, there's no doubt about it.
00:36:53He has great gifts.
00:36:55Well, and I'll tell you what,
00:36:56many more matches and many more results.
00:36:58Look out here.
00:37:00Like the one that The Masterpiece had with Steven Richards.
00:37:03And it's going to be tough to find an opponent
00:37:05for him here in the WWE.
00:37:06Oh, rope break, come on.
00:37:08Steven Richards, a speedy recovery.
00:37:11It's going to be several weeks,
00:37:13perhaps a few months until we see Richards back in action.
00:37:16And this young man being completely decimated
00:37:20with nothing but high impact stuff from The Masterpiece.
00:37:26Orbital bone, severely broken nose.
00:37:29At the hands of this man,
00:37:30and that sledge right to the face.
00:37:35Oh, Batista is, this kid better watch out.
00:37:39You don't want to mess up The Masterpiece.
00:37:42Chris Masters doesn't like getting struck,
00:37:44I can tell you.
00:37:44Oh, there's that double sledge-like blow
00:37:48right to the sternum, driving the air out of this young man.
00:37:52And The Masterpiece has been in
00:37:54perfect control from the outset.
00:37:57And there's the power and the strength in this full medicine.
00:38:01This kid being shaken up a rag doll.
00:38:04And The Masterpiece, Chris Masters wins again.
00:38:08Here is your winner by submission,
00:38:10The Masterpiece, Chris Masters.
00:38:13This guy's impressive, JR.
00:38:14This guy is very impressive.
00:38:19King, I got a project.
00:38:23I told you, I don't think this is a good idea, JR.
00:38:31Tonight, Batista won't decide if he will go to WrestleMania
00:38:35representing RAW, or going to WrestleMania
00:38:39representing SmackDown for championship gold.
00:38:43It doesn't seem like a difficult decision to me at all, Dave.
00:38:47And I've got a feeling you know what you want to do,
00:38:50big man, don't you?
00:38:53Do you know how hard it is to make Dave think
00:38:55that JBL was trying to run him over?
00:38:58You orchestrated that last week,
00:39:00the limousine almost running over Dave?
00:39:02Sometimes Dave is not smart enough to know what's good for him.
00:39:05And what's right for Batista is for him to go to SmackDown.
00:39:12I've known what I was gonna do for a long time.
00:39:17Sometimes Dave is not smart enough to know what's good for him.
00:39:35I'm standing right here on RAW, not WrestleMania.
00:39:39I'm taking the world championship from you.
00:39:53Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
00:39:57the number one contender,
00:40:00Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
00:40:03the number one contender,
00:40:05and the man that will face Triple H
00:40:08for the World Heavyweight Championship
00:40:10at WrestleMania XXI,
00:40:13Batista!
00:40:30Well, there he is.
00:40:32And now it's the man that will face Triple H
00:40:34for the World Heavyweight Championship
00:40:36for the World Heavyweight Championship
00:40:38at WrestleMania XXI.
00:40:40The explosion of these fans with Batista.
00:40:44The explosion of these fans with Batista.
00:40:45Walked out here, unbelievable.
00:40:48The man that Triple H said sat under the learning tree
00:40:51for the last two days.
00:40:53The man that Triple H said sat under the learning tree
00:40:55for the last two days.
00:40:56The man that Triple H said sat under the learning tree
00:40:58for the last two years.
00:41:00Look at Batista tonight.
00:41:02You see he learned a little bit from Ric Flair.
00:41:04He's certainly stylin' and profilin' out here.
00:41:09Somehow I still don't think this is a good idea,
00:41:11but they are to be in the ring right now with this man.
00:41:14Not after the threats we heard from Triple H earlier tonight.
00:41:27I'm sure that the question
00:41:30that's on everyone's mind
00:41:33quite simply is
00:41:35why did you decide to stay on Raw
00:41:38and why did you decide
00:41:40to go to WrestleMania
00:41:42to face Triple H for the World Heavyweight Title?
00:41:47Jiro, I'll tell you, that's a good question.
00:41:49I think it's a good question.
00:41:51I think it's a good question.
00:41:53I think it's a good question.
00:41:55Jiro, I'll tell you, that's real simple.
00:41:58Ever since I joined Evolution,
00:42:01Raw has been about one man.
00:42:04Triple H.
00:42:09I never mind it.
00:42:11It didn't bother me.
00:42:12I never mind it, but things change.
00:42:14Now when Randy Orton
00:42:16won the World Heavyweight Championship
00:42:18at SummerSlam last year,
00:42:20it was all about Triple H.
00:42:22When I won the 2005 Royal Rumble,
00:42:27it was still...
00:42:30It was still all about
00:42:33Triple H.
00:42:36So last week,
00:42:38I had to make a decision.
00:42:40Two choices.
00:42:41Go to SmackDown
00:42:43and leave Raw all to Triple H
00:42:45or stay right here on Raw
00:42:47and do something about it.
00:42:48JR...
00:42:51I chose to do something about it.
00:42:54It's like the song goes.
00:42:56It's all about the game
00:42:58and how you play it.
00:43:00Well, last week,
00:43:02last week,
00:43:04the game got played.
00:43:11I don't think anybody would disagree
00:43:13with that whatsoever.
00:43:15But now that you've made the decision
00:43:18and now that you know
00:43:20that Triple H has said
00:43:21once you arrive here tonight,
00:43:23he himself will beat you
00:43:25within an inch of your life,
00:43:27do you have any second thoughts?
00:43:35JR...
00:43:38Do I look like I have any second thoughts?
00:43:43No.
00:43:44I don't have any second thoughts.
00:43:45I'll tell you what.
00:43:47Ever since I won the Rumble,
00:43:49I knew I was staying right here
00:43:51on the number one show,
00:43:53Monday Night Raw.
00:43:59And I knew there was only one person
00:44:02I wanted to face and beat
00:44:04for the World Heavyweight Championship,
00:44:07that being Triple H.
00:44:17SADISTA! SADISTA! SADISTA!
00:44:22SADISTA! SADISTA! SADISTA!
00:44:25SADISTA! SADISTA! SADISTA!
00:44:30SADISTA! SADISTA! SADISTA!
00:44:35I don't want you to think
00:44:36I'm taking him lightly.
00:44:38I give Triple H his credit.
00:44:40He's probably the best in the business.
00:44:43Maybe, maybe
00:44:45the best there's ever been
00:44:48Ten time world champion. I'll say that again. So you people understand ten time
00:44:55world champion
00:44:58But the fact is I'm bigger I'm better and I'm smarter, baby
00:45:11It's real simple
00:45:14All it is is evolution
00:45:17Now Triple H at this moment. You might be the man
00:45:21and like Ric Flair said
00:45:23To be the man you gotta beat the man
00:45:31I'll tell you what at WrestleMania 21
00:45:36Triple H I will beat you and officially
00:45:40Become the man
00:46:11He came out here earlier tonight and he said that he was gonna beat Batista within an inch of his life when Batista arrived
00:46:19And now it's gonna happen
00:46:22Triple H and Flair headed down to the ring
00:46:28He did the smartest thing you've ever done when you got out of that ring
00:46:32Because you're about to see Batista get beat within an inch of his life
00:46:37You can feel the electricity
00:46:40Ringside when Triple H's music hit
00:46:44And Batista now, Triple H didn't come empty-handed
00:46:48The legendary Ric Flair
00:46:52On one side of the ring the game the world's champion on the other
00:46:56Batista's surrounded there's no way out for Batista now
00:46:59And the game has said he is going to beat Batista within an inch of his life
00:47:05A well-calculated plan no doubt by the game
00:47:09And down goes Flair
00:47:11And Triple H is caught there
00:47:16He's just biting his time
00:47:20Flair knocked down and trying to get back up
00:47:22And look at the game
00:47:28Where's the world's champion?
00:47:31He's just...
00:47:33Where's the world's champion going? I thought he was...
00:47:38Well...
00:47:39Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!
00:47:40H!
00:47:42Flair left in the ring by Triple H
00:47:44And look out!
00:47:45Spinebuster!
00:47:47Here he comes! Here comes the game!
00:47:49And the game now is gonna come to Flair's aid
00:47:51He's gonna beat Batista within an inch of his life now
00:47:57Batista
00:47:59Pretty willing and able
00:48:00And the game beating him within an inch of his life
00:48:02Triple H now in the ring
00:48:04This thing can explode at any heartbeat
00:48:07The world's heavyweight champion
00:48:09And look at the game, you're right, he is about to explode
00:48:16Come on, game!
00:48:18Explode!
00:48:22Triple H is...
00:48:28What is this strategy?
00:48:31The world's champion made it emphatic
00:48:33He's gonna beat him within an inch of his life
00:48:44Punch down
00:48:46Wait a minute, wait, you don't mean...
00:48:47No, wait a minute
00:48:49Flair!
00:48:50Flair's already had the spinebuster
00:48:52No, no, no!
00:48:54Triple H looking on
00:48:55Get in there, game, get in there!
00:48:56The world's champion looking on
00:48:59Batista bombed on Ric Flair
00:49:01He's gonna beat him within an inch of his life now
00:49:06Flair has been decimated and physically dissected by Batista
00:49:13And Batista is begging Triple H, the world's champion
00:49:16To step in the ring and do what the champion said he was going to do
00:49:27I don't think Batista feels any career mortality here
00:49:36And now Batista with a punch down
00:49:38The record of the world's heavyweight champion
00:49:44Game, I don't under...
00:49:47Batista and the game will meet in the main event at WrestleMania
00:49:51And it will be for the world's heavyweight title
00:49:55I can't believe the champion
00:49:57I can't believe this is like a child slapping his mother in the face
00:50:02Are you crazy?
00:50:05How could you let him get away? Damn, you can...
00:50:10Triple H absolutely living
00:50:12But he's not doing a damn thing about what Batista's done to Ric Flair
00:50:18And nor is the game, this is ovation for the number one contender
00:50:24I thought of all nights
00:50:26And the way this match started for the intensity of Triple H
00:50:30We were going to see one hell of a fight tonight
00:50:33Look at Triple H, I think he's fighting with himself
00:50:36He's beside himself now
00:50:39I don't even know what to do
00:50:43I can't believe this, look at...
00:50:45Look at poor Ric Flair, the Batista man
00:50:48And now the world's champion, Triple H looking on
00:50:52It was like, this is what you're going to get pinned
00:50:55And WrestleMania 21 is a Batista bomb
00:50:59And that man's future
00:51:02I can't believe Batista didn't get beat within an inch of his life
00:51:06Ladies and gentlemen, speaking of beatings
00:51:08We're going to see one because tonight
00:51:10Shawn Michaels and Edge go one on one
00:51:13In a come dressed as you are street fight
00:51:16It will be wild and out of control tonight
00:51:20Making a fight out in the street
00:51:25Nobody does that to Ric Flair
00:51:27You understand me? He is a legend
00:51:29He is an icon, he's a 16 time world heavyweight champion
00:51:33And Batista is going to get his ass kicked
00:51:38That remains to be seen, don't you?
00:51:40Remains to be seen?
00:51:42No, it doesn't remain to be seen
00:51:45Because you just made the match for next week, right?
00:51:47Yeah, but still, I mean...
00:51:49Yeah, yeah, nothing
00:51:51That means next week
00:51:53It's going to be Batista going one on one
00:52:00With Ric Flair
00:52:05And I am going to be in Flair's corner
00:52:08To make sure that Batista gets what he's got coming to him
00:52:48Chris Jericho
00:52:50The founder of Bozzy
00:52:52Y2J
00:52:55Great old fashion for Chris Jericho here tonight in Providence
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00:53:18I wonder when Ric Flair is going to be notified
00:53:20He's got a match with Batista next Monday night
00:53:23And from Charlottesville, Virginia
00:53:25Weighing in at 225 pounds
00:53:28Maven
00:53:30Certainly a young man who's got a more aggressive attitude and approach
00:53:36Which will really connect with the audience
00:53:38I always talk to Maven
00:53:40And these days he looks down at the audience with a little bit of disdain
00:53:46And what a night it has been, ladies and gentlemen
00:53:48We found out that
00:53:50Hulk Hogan is going to be
00:53:52In this class of the WWE Hall of Fame
00:53:55Nobody deserves it any more than Hulk Hogan
00:53:58We found out that Stone Cold Steve Austin is back at WrestleMania
00:54:02And he's going to be in Piper's pit
00:54:05I don't think I've been asked any question more than I've been asked the last month
00:54:10Is when are we going to see Stone Cold Steve Austin again
00:54:13Stone Cold Steve Austin again, well there it is
00:54:15WrestleMania 21
00:54:17And Jericho going to work on Maven
00:54:19Check it out
00:54:25I saw a great Hall of Famer backstage just earlier today
00:54:28Superstar Billy Graham is in the house
00:54:31Absolutely, Superstar Billy Graham
00:54:33Attending many of the Raw live events over the past few days
00:54:38Including a huge event last Friday night in Madison Square Garden
00:54:42The Superstar got a standing ovation
00:54:44And Maven hung up to dry there on that top rope by Chris Jericho
00:54:48And Jericho
00:54:50The Supreme Lord dropped him
00:54:52For Maven, and Maven goes flying off the ring
00:54:55I saw Billy Graham working on his autobiography
00:54:57I understand he even asked me to do a little speech for him
00:54:59That would be a great work
00:55:03Superstar Billy Graham
00:55:05A great Hall of Famer
00:55:07And Hulk Hogan going into the Hall of Fame
00:55:09The night before WrestleMania
00:55:12Don't forget Jimmy Hart going in
00:55:14I have to mention his name
00:55:15I wouldn't miss that or anything in the world
00:55:17I love the Hall of Fame
00:55:19It just fits so well with WrestleMania
00:55:22And, whoa, hey
00:55:24Maven had more than a contact there
00:55:26Maven showing some resourcefulness
00:55:28Dropping Jericho face first into the top turnbuckle there
00:55:32And Maven now with an opportunity
00:55:34Let's see if he can capitalize on it
00:55:36And I don't know if he's going to beat Jericho
00:55:38Rubbing Jericho's face in a canvas
00:55:41I think Maven just kind of lost his cool a little bit here
00:55:45Man, still to come, that street fight
00:55:47Come dressed as you are
00:55:49Shawn Michaels, one-on-one with Edge
00:55:51And it will be a wild affair
00:55:54No doubt about that
00:55:57Street fights can get completely out of control
00:55:59Yes, I love them
00:56:00The moments though, the bell rings
00:56:02This is getting out of control, look at Maven
00:56:04And Maven, listen
00:56:05Maven's in control of this match
00:56:07Listen, very intently keying to the referee's count there
00:56:09Covered by Maven
00:56:11Maven's feet under the bottom rope
00:56:13Referee saw that
00:56:15The referee's got a five-count to work with in that sort of situation
00:56:18The wrestlers usually try to break on four
00:56:20They know they're going to get disqualified on five
00:56:23And Maven showing that
00:56:25That's just an arrogant, arrogant move
00:56:27And Jericho firing up in that elbow
00:56:29The reverse elbow
00:56:31And Chris Jericho now trying to quicken the pace here
00:56:35And Jericho
00:56:36That could do it right there
00:56:38Coming in, Zaguri
00:56:42And Chris Jericho
00:56:44Maven, you might want to try to move
00:56:46He did, look at that
00:56:48And Jericho landing on his feet
00:56:49Jericho, like a cat, right up to the top turnbuckle
00:56:53And the first move again
00:56:55This community champion with a reverse elbow off the top
00:56:59Maven not able to move out of the way of that
00:57:01And here we go
00:57:02And now Jericho
00:57:04Thinking walls of Jericho here
00:57:06Maven thinking, oh my God
00:57:08What have I found myself in?
00:57:10The submission move
00:57:11Jericho sits back on the walls of Jericho
00:57:14Fight it, fight it with everything you got, Maven
00:57:16Don't tap, try to fight it
00:57:17It's a gut check for Maven
00:57:19No, don't
00:57:20And Maven taps out
00:57:26Jericho holding that maneuver
00:57:28By submission, Chris Jericho
00:57:31Just a little bit longer than needed
00:57:34Well, when Jericho gets the walls of Jericho locked in on you
00:57:38There's not much you can do other than tap
00:57:49Now what?
00:57:53Jericho's got something to say, obviously
00:57:58I came out here with an agenda today
00:58:01To make a statement
00:58:03And the reason is that WrestleMania 21
00:58:06Is less than five weeks away
00:58:11We've already announced some of the biggest matches in Mania history
00:58:14From Batista vs. Triple H
00:58:17For the World Championship
00:58:19From Cena to JBL
00:58:21For the WWE Championship
00:58:23Michaels has challenged Angle
00:58:25Hogan's in the Hall of Fame
00:58:27Stone Cold Steve Austin on Piper's Pit
00:58:32Everybody wants to make an impact
00:58:34So do I
00:58:36Everybody wants to be a part of history
00:58:38So do I
00:58:40I have an idea for a match to do that
00:58:44It's a match that involves Y2J
00:58:48Five other elite WWE superstars
00:58:53A chance of a lifetime
00:58:56And most importantly
00:58:58One very big solid steel ladder
00:59:08Jericho's eyes
00:59:09He's got a gleam in his eyes
00:59:12Jericho, five other raw superstars
00:59:15And a giant ladder
00:59:18Oh boy
00:59:20WrestleMania 21 is shaping up to be historic, JR
00:59:24I don't know what it is, but I'm certainly interested in that
00:59:28I know what this is
00:59:30This is Christy Himme and she's on her way to the ring, JR
00:59:34You know what, Lord?
00:59:36We're going to have the revealing of Christy's Playboy cover
00:59:39That's going to be next!
00:59:43There is nothing in the world like WrestleMania
00:59:46WrestleMania 21
00:59:48And nothing in the world like Christy Himme either
00:59:52Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
00:59:54The winner of the Raw Diva Search
00:59:56Christy Himme!
00:59:58You see the Academy Awards last night, JR?
01:00:00I tried to watch it
01:00:01Where you're sitting on the edge of your seat
01:00:03Before they announce the best picture of the year
01:00:05A lot of tension
01:00:07A lot of anticipation
01:00:09That pales in comparison to what we're about to see here
01:00:13We're going to see the unveiling of Christy's Playboy cover
01:00:16She's inside Playboy
01:00:18She's inside Playboy
01:00:20It'll be on newsstands on Friday, March the 11th
01:00:29Well this is a very exciting night in my career with the WWE
01:00:36I would not be here
01:00:38Or have the opportunity to pose for Playboy
01:00:43If it weren't for all of you guys
01:00:46And for that I am sincerely thankful
01:00:51But tonight
01:00:53I am very proud
01:00:55To show the whole world
01:00:57A new side of Christy Himme!
01:01:01Oh boy!
01:01:03Which side, which side?
01:01:08You ready?
01:01:09Ready
01:01:10Oh yeah!
01:01:15Raw to Ravenclaw
01:01:22Congratulations to Christy
01:01:25I sort of say everyone's happy for her
01:01:27But that would be erroneous
01:01:30Considering who's decided to join us
01:01:34Oh baby!
01:01:36The Women's Champion
01:01:38They just keep getting better
01:01:39Better and better they are
01:01:41She's still sporting that black eye
01:01:46She had a busted lip a couple of weeks ago
01:01:49She and I were kind of backstage comparing
01:01:51Oh war wounds
01:01:53I showed her my second scar
01:01:55Oh shut up!
01:01:58You know why she pushes out here
01:02:00She's jealous
01:02:02She's jealous of Christy's
01:02:03No she just wants to get a closer look at that cover
01:02:05Who wouldn't?
01:02:11Christy, Christy, Christy
01:02:14Here we are
01:02:16Another episode of Raw
01:02:18And you're out here
01:02:20Once again
01:02:22Trying to steal my spotlight
01:02:26You know what?
01:02:28It's really starting to piss me off
01:02:31But, but
01:02:33Tonight is a special night
01:02:36I mean I think I can make an exception
01:02:39Because it's not every day
01:02:41You're on the cover of Playboy
01:02:45And might I say
01:02:48You look marvelous
01:02:51That's French for marvelous
01:02:53I mean you look sexy
01:02:55Sexy right? Am I right?
01:02:56Yes, right! See there
01:02:58Oh yeah
01:03:00It's sexy I mean look at like
01:03:02You're shiny and you're sparkly
01:03:04You know something
01:03:06Something's not quite right though
01:03:09I don't, let me just
01:03:11Let me see from this angle
01:03:13I don't, oh I know what it is
01:03:15I got just the thing, I do
01:03:17I got it
01:03:19What is it?
01:03:21I have no idea
01:03:22You see something wrong with that cover?
01:03:23I see nothing wrong with that cover
01:03:27I got just the thing
01:03:28Well first of all
01:03:29There's clearly a typo
01:03:31Because you're no champion sweetie
01:03:33And then, oh
01:03:35Already starting to kick
01:03:37Oh!
01:03:39Oh wait a minute
01:03:41It was a chick kick
01:03:45Christy getting a chick kick
01:03:47From the women's champion
01:03:49I didn't think it would be possible
01:03:50With these two in the ring
01:03:51But this got ugly
01:03:53Your head is so hard
01:03:55It broke my darn shoe girl
01:04:00I can't believe
01:04:01Uh oh
01:04:03Christy so hard
01:04:05It broke Christy's shoe and now
01:04:12Well that is
01:04:13Unnecessary right there
01:04:17That's
01:04:18That's not an act of jealousy
01:04:20Because Christy gets the opportunity
01:04:22To be in Playboy
01:04:24To be on the cover
01:04:25Of Playboy magazine
01:04:27And it's not all about Trish
01:04:29All the time
01:04:30That's the result
01:04:34Man
01:04:35And that's a sad commentary
01:04:37For the women's champion
01:04:40There's no way
01:04:41That anyone can say this
01:04:43Had anything to do with class
01:04:45A classless act
01:04:46By the women's champion
01:04:48Well
01:04:49I think the word champion
01:04:50Already starting to kick
01:04:51What made Trish Madden
01:04:52Looked into Smith
01:04:54That was
01:04:55A hard shot
01:04:56And then
01:04:57Like this, bang!
01:04:59Trish
01:05:00Chick kick right to the head of
01:05:02Christy
01:05:03And then this
01:05:04I
01:05:05I apologize to this
01:05:07Ladies and gentlemen
01:05:08Trish Madden
01:05:09Trish Raddus has got a real problem
01:05:11With the success
01:05:13Of Christy Hendricks
01:05:16Pretty good pitmanship though
01:05:19That's sad
01:05:22Just
01:05:23Just damn sad
01:05:29Hey Superstar
01:05:30I have to tell you
01:05:31It is such an honor
01:05:32To finally be able to meet you
01:05:33Well thank you very much
01:05:34It's very nice of you
01:05:35And Candice
01:05:36Last year
01:05:37Superstar Billy Graham
01:05:38Was inducted into the Hall of Fame
01:05:39Yes
01:05:40And this year
01:05:41Hulk Hogan
01:05:42Is going to be inducted
01:05:43Into the Hall of Fame
01:05:44And that's very big news
01:05:45For all the Hulkamaniacs
01:05:46Around the world
01:05:47And justifiably so
01:05:48The Hulkster needs to be
01:05:49In the WWE Hall of Fame
01:05:51Hey
01:05:52How are you doing sweetheart?
01:05:53Good, how are you doing?
01:05:54Good to see you
01:05:55Candice
01:05:56Hi
01:05:57Superstar
01:05:58How are you Randy?
01:05:59Very good sir
01:06:00I just saw you over here
01:06:01Talking to the girls
01:06:02And I just wanted to say
01:06:03It was great to have you
01:06:04At the live events this week
01:06:05Thank you Randy
01:06:06I'm going to let you guys
01:06:07Talk for a little bit
01:06:08Alright cool
01:06:09So I'll talk to you later
01:06:10Bye guys
01:06:11It was so nice meeting you
01:06:12Good to see you again
01:06:13See you girls
01:06:14I was going to see
01:06:15If you had some time
01:06:16To maybe pick up
01:06:17On that conversation
01:06:18We were having
01:06:19Yeah, you know
01:06:20We were talking about
01:06:21WrestleMania coming up
01:06:22Now last year
01:06:23As you know
01:06:24You did an incredible job
01:06:25In defeating
01:06:26The hardcore legend
01:06:27Nick Foley
01:06:28But this year
01:06:29I think you should
01:06:30Really step out
01:06:31And become somebody
01:06:32Very unique
01:06:33Very original
01:06:34Something like
01:06:35What Superstar was
01:06:36When I was
01:06:37In my prime
01:06:38Superstar Billy Graham
01:06:39As you know
01:06:40Was the man of the hour
01:06:41The man with the power
01:06:42Too sweet to be sour
01:06:43I ate T-bone steaks
01:06:44I lifted barbell plates
01:06:45And I had the 22 inch pythons
01:06:46Now you
01:06:47Randy Orton
01:06:48I want you to just
01:06:49Dig down deep
01:06:50And think about
01:06:51Going out there
01:06:52Where no wrestler
01:06:53Has gone before
01:06:54Just think about
01:06:55Being unique
01:06:56And different
01:06:57And special
01:06:58Because that's
01:06:59What makes you special
01:07:00And that's what makes you
01:07:01Unique
01:07:02And that's what makes you
01:07:03Unique
01:07:04And that's what makes you
01:07:05Special
01:07:06Because that's what the
01:07:07Superstar was
01:07:08Alright?
01:07:09Yes sir
01:07:10Hey
01:07:11Thank you for the advice
01:07:12Good
01:07:13Thank you very much
01:07:14Good luck buddy
01:07:15Good seeing you
01:07:16And that was actually
01:07:17Exactly
01:07:18What I was thinking
01:07:19Edge
01:07:38We are just moments away
01:07:39From your street fight
01:07:40With Shawn Michaels
01:07:41How are you feeling?
01:07:42Wha- what?
01:07:43How am I feeling?
01:07:44Is that what you were gonna say?
01:07:45You actually wanna know
01:07:46How I feel?
01:07:47You're not gonna overlook me
01:07:48like Shawn Michaels is?
01:07:50Shawn Michaels is so worried about his challenge
01:07:52that he gave to Kurt Angle at WrestleMania.
01:07:55Once again, overlooking me.
01:07:59Well, the last time Shawn Michaels overlooked me,
01:08:01I beat him one, two, three at the Royal Rumble.
01:08:05And tonight, tonight's not a match.
01:08:06Tonight is a street fight.
01:08:08And I take out every frustration that I have had
01:08:13in the last year since my broken neck.
01:08:15And I vented on Shawn Michaels.
01:08:18Last week, I missed the concerto.
01:08:19Tonight, I don't miss.
01:08:22Shawn Michaels wants to overlook me
01:08:23and worry about WrestleMania?
01:08:26Well, I'm gonna make sure that HBK
01:08:29doesn't even make it to WrestleMania.
01:08:33Ladies and gentlemen, the street fight is next.
01:08:39And ladies and gentlemen, you heard it earlier tonight.
01:08:42At WrestleMania 21, the legendary Hall of Famer,
01:08:45Roddy Piper, in Piper's pit, his special guest,
01:08:48that hell-raising Texas Rattlesnake,
01:08:51Stone Cold Steve Austin.
01:08:54You talk about combustible elements, Piper in Austin.
01:08:58Boy, I'll tell you, JR,
01:08:59there have been some historic Piper pits in the past.
01:09:02You saw that one with Jimmy Stuka,
01:09:04but I tell you, they were all pale in comparison to this one.
01:09:07Stone Cold Steve Austin, the Rattlesnake, WrestleMania 21.
01:09:10It doesn't seem like WrestleMania
01:09:12without Stone Cold Steve Austin.
01:09:14He'll be a part of WrestleMania 21.
01:09:16Now, ladies and gentlemen,
01:09:17next week will emanate from Raleigh, North Carolina.
01:09:20Triple H has negotiated a match with Eric Bischoff.
01:09:23It'll be Ric Flair against Batista.
01:09:26Batista and Flair, one-on-one,
01:09:28next Monday night in Raleigh, North Carolina.
01:09:31Triple H will be in Ric Flair's corner.
01:09:33♪♪
01:09:36♪♪
01:09:43-♪ I'm the same, I see clearly ♪
01:09:47-♪ Where I'm from ♪
01:09:49The following is a street fight.
01:09:52Cody Rippert from Toronto, Canada,
01:09:55weighing in at 250 pounds.
01:09:58-♪ I'm the same, I see clearly ♪
01:10:00Well, ladies and gentlemen, as last week,
01:10:04he and Trisha took on Shawn Michaels
01:10:06in Raley Orton and the Tag Team Match-Up.
01:10:09Orton and HBK were successful,
01:10:12but after Tremaine, back in the locker room area,
01:10:16surrounded by steel and concrete, it was...
01:10:20Hey, Shawn, congratulations on your match tonight.
01:10:23...who assaulted Michaels from behind.
01:10:26Right there, you see it.
01:10:28Ramming Shawn's head.
01:10:30One of those pieces of steel there,
01:10:33but that wasn't all he rammed into Shawn's head.
01:10:35Look at these fists flying from edge.
01:10:37Michaels barely able to get himself back up,
01:10:39and then it would be edge and the spear.
01:10:42And not only the spear, but listen to these words.
01:10:45What do you think, Shawn?
01:10:46What do you think?
01:10:48Don't blame my infields, but me.
01:10:51Me, Shawn.
01:10:52Me, do you understand me?
01:10:54-♪ I'm the same, I see clearly ♪
01:10:57Just come dressed as you are, a street fight,
01:11:00and that young man seems a little bit depraved these days.
01:11:03Well, that's what this night has been about, JR.
01:11:05It's been a night of retribution.
01:11:07-♪ I'm the same, I see clearly
01:11:09And we're about to witness some more.
01:11:11-♪ I'm the same, I see clearly
01:11:12And from San Antonio, Texas,
01:11:15the Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michaels.
01:11:20HBK knows what awaits him.
01:11:23A very unpredictable edge.
01:11:26The street fight rules.
01:11:27No, they're not gonna waste any time.
01:11:29No disqualifications, no count-outs.
01:11:31The street fight, anything goes.
01:11:33Come dressed as you are.
01:11:35Weapons are legal,
01:11:37and Michaels taking off his belt here
01:11:39and just ripped the edge of Shawn.
01:11:41Oh!
01:11:43It's laced with that leather belt.
01:11:45This is legal?
01:11:46Oh!
01:11:47The crack of the belt across the flesh of that edge.
01:11:51And Michaels, the veteran from San Antonio now,
01:11:54wrapping the belt around his fist.
01:11:56This is a come-dressed-as-you-are street fight.
01:12:03In this match, I mean,
01:12:05they can go anywhere in this arena, right?
01:12:07Even out on the street, they can be.
01:12:09There are no limitations to what these two men
01:12:12can do to each other in this environment.
01:12:17Edge has blamed Shawn Michaels,
01:12:20literally blamed Shawn Michaels for costing Edge
01:12:23the World's Heavyweight title
01:12:25when Michaels won a popular vote
01:12:28back at Taboo Tuesday in October of last year.
01:12:31You're right. Somehow, in Edge's mind,
01:12:34he justified it all.
01:12:35He felt in his mind, in his heart, in his soul
01:12:38that if it hadn't been for Shawn Michaels winning that vote,
01:12:41Edge would be the World Heavyweight Champion right today.
01:12:43But how can you blame Shawn Michaels
01:12:45for winning the popular vote?
01:12:47A straight right hand by HBK.
01:12:50Remember, there can be no count-outs.
01:12:51Look at this. You're right.
01:12:53He's not even trying to keep these guys in the ring.
01:12:56They can go anywhere they want in the ring.
01:12:57Michaels and Edge on the outside,
01:12:59fighting amongst them, as we say down in Oklahoma.
01:13:02A hard chop by Michaels.
01:13:04A street fight.
01:13:06These men are allowed to wear any ring attire they choose,
01:13:10including footwear.
01:13:11And they've both got those, like, some serious work boots.
01:13:15Work boots, hunting boots.
01:13:17They've both got some work to do here tonight.
01:13:19And Michaels just hammered Edge.
01:13:21He's got to be humiliating for Edge.
01:13:23And Michaels playing some mind games
01:13:25and then scrambling the brains of Edge with that right hand.
01:13:30Back to HBK. Now, what is this? Is this legal?
01:13:33Oh, everything's legal, Pete.
01:13:36You've been in a million street fights.
01:13:38Everything is legal.
01:13:39There's nothing that's not legal.
01:13:42Michaels using that trash can.
01:13:46Our cameraman.
01:13:47Michaels came to fight.
01:13:48We knew this would not be a classic
01:13:51Shawn Michaels-Edge wrestling match.
01:13:53And, oh, goodness.
01:13:55Uh-oh. Good grief.
01:13:56That ladder being brought out.
01:14:00Chris Jericho mentioned earlier
01:14:01he had something in mind for WrestleMania with a ladder.
01:14:04But Shawn Michaels has...
01:14:06Oh, man! What a shot!
01:14:10That trash can lid, that metal trash can lid,
01:14:14smacking Michaels between the eyes.
01:14:17And now Edge, team loss on Shawn Michaels.
01:14:21I'll tell you what, Shawn Michaels,
01:14:23you, of all people, should know
01:14:24you can't turn your back on your opponent.
01:14:29This huge crowd here on a snowy night
01:14:31in Providence, Rhode Island,
01:14:33trying to get Will Michaels back into this thing.
01:14:38Edge looking under the ring.
01:14:39He'll tell you what's in the bag.
01:14:42Edge looking under the ring.
01:14:43He'll tell you what's under the ring.
01:14:47Always a nice metal chair.
01:14:50Metal chair, the metal chair is as legal as a side headlock.
01:14:53And a kick right to the ribs by Edge
01:14:55with those street boots on.
01:14:58Those work boots.
01:15:01Both came to fight with their ring attire.
01:15:04And that's what we're seeing here.
01:15:06And a knockdown by Michaels.
01:15:08Edge walked into a thunderous chop
01:15:10that took Edge off his feet.
01:15:13Almost took his head off.
01:15:16And what a night.
01:15:17We've heard so much about WrestleMania 21.
01:15:19And the Red East, look out!
01:15:22Michaels, Michaels blocked.
01:15:24He blocked the first attempt.
01:15:26He didn't block the second.
01:15:27And Michaels' head just bounced off that steel chair.
01:15:30Michaels' face, he went face first into the steel chair.
01:15:34Oh, my God.
01:15:36God, Michaels is bleeding.
01:15:37Oh, my. Oh, good God almighty.
01:15:40The street fight continues from Providence.
01:15:42We need help. We need help.
01:15:44Oh, my God.
01:15:46We're back live here on 99 Raw.
01:15:48It's a street fight. Anything goes.
01:15:51Shawn Michaels has been busted wide open by Edge.
01:15:54And, folks, let's take you back before the break
01:15:57and show you the...
01:15:59The way that Shawn Michaels got busted wide open.
01:16:01Watch his head. It's sort of a modified DDT.
01:16:03And bam!
01:16:06Shawn's head right into that steel chair.
01:16:07And look at the results.
01:16:10Michaels has lost a great deal of blood in this street fight.
01:16:13Anything goes.
01:16:14Michaels trying to stand now,
01:16:15trying to fight his way back into it.
01:16:17Will he have enough left?
01:16:18The million-dollar knee lift by Shawn Michaels
01:16:21has Edge reeling.
01:16:22And Michaels now with a knockdown.
01:16:24Shawn Michaels has got to reach down into his soul
01:16:28to fight his way back into this match.
01:16:30Shawn Michaels getting just a little bit of momentum
01:16:32built up, and it looks like Edge is bleeding as well,
01:16:34but he's not.
01:16:35That's Shawn Michaels' blood all over Edge.
01:16:37Look at this.
01:16:38I wanted to introduce that ladder earlier.
01:16:40He got that trash can lid for his efforts.
01:16:42This is a street fight.
01:16:44Come dressed as you are.
01:16:45Anything goes.
01:16:48And the referee is only in this ring
01:16:50to count a pinfall or ring the bell for a submission.
01:16:53That is it.
01:16:56And the top rope kick.
01:16:57And the ladder back in the face of the showstopper.
01:17:00And that's one thing HBK did not do.
01:17:02It's gonna be over. Edge has got the cover.
01:17:04The hook of the leg.
01:17:05Oh!
01:17:06Oh!
01:17:07How close was that?
01:17:09Check this out.
01:17:10Shawn about to set that ladder in the ring,
01:17:12and then he gets kicked right into his face by Edge.
01:17:15The second time the ladder has failed Michaels in theory.
01:17:19He got a trash can lid the first time he tried to introduce it.
01:17:23He got the ladder itself the second time.
01:17:25And now Edge is stepping outside.
01:17:29I have no idea what Edge is thinking now.
01:17:32This is not a good idea.
01:17:33I don't know what Edge is thinking either.
01:17:36Edge on the top, really in control here.
01:17:38Oh, look at that!
01:17:39And Michaels throws a ladder right at Edge's face
01:17:43that took Edge right off the top turnbuckle
01:17:45all the way to the floor.
01:17:46Well, at that point in time, that
01:17:47was the best use of the ladder that Shawn Michaels could make.
01:17:50Throw it.
01:17:52This match with no disqualifications
01:17:54and no count out and no time limit.
01:17:57Michaels is a bloody mess thanks to Edge.
01:18:01And Shawn Michaels is trying to reach down
01:18:03into the recesses of his very being
01:18:06to fight his way back into this free fight.
01:18:08Look at that!
01:18:09Michaels with a suicide-like dive.
01:18:11And Michaels is so weakened, has lost so much blood.
01:18:16He damn near did a hitter trying to take Edge out.
01:18:20Look at Michaels rearing back, both right hands on Edge.
01:18:24And now he's got to win the match in the ring.
01:18:27That's the only thing.
01:18:29I'm going to tell you, these two guys, they're both spent.
01:18:33But Shawn Michaels has lost so much blood.
01:18:36This huge crowd looks to go on in awe.
01:18:39And Michaels is trying to position this ladder.
01:18:42Now, no idea if Michaels must be thinking here.
01:18:46In any event, Michaels got something on his mind.
01:18:49Michaels barely able to stand a knife edge chop on Edge.
01:18:52Edge and Michaels have literally beaten the hell out
01:18:55of each other here and there on a snowy night
01:18:57in the state of Rhode Island.
01:18:59Uh-oh.
01:18:59Look what he's got in mind.
01:19:01And put on the brakes.
01:19:03Oh, my gosh!
01:19:05Oh, my gosh!
01:19:06A drop toehold, and Michaels ate a baseball of steel ladder
01:19:11from the drop toehold of Edge.
01:19:12Let's cover him.
01:19:13It's academic now.
01:19:14It should be it.
01:19:15It should be over.
01:19:17The two and one!
01:19:18Come on, ref!
01:19:22The referees, a three count, did not find its way to the canvas.
01:19:27Edge got another long, near fall on Shawn Michaels.
01:19:31It's obvious that Edge is in control here.
01:19:33Well, watch this.
01:19:34You talk about Edge puts on the brakes for him.
01:19:37Shawn Michaels had no brakes when it came to that drop toehold.
01:19:40It sounded ugly.
01:19:41It looked ugly.
01:19:43It had to hurt like hell as Michaels
01:19:45faced first into the ladder.
01:19:47And now, Edge is barely able to stand,
01:19:49walking with a visible limp.
01:19:52I think Shawn's got to definitely regret ever
01:19:54finding that ladder here tonight.
01:19:56Man, what a night this has been here on Monday Night Raw.
01:19:59We're live in Providence, Rhode Island.
01:20:01What a night, folks.
01:20:02This is a street fight.
01:20:03Edge and Shawn Michaels, dressed as you are, anything goes.
01:20:06What is Edge going to do now, JR?
01:20:09He's all the way at the top of that ladder.
01:20:12The referee is to the right.
01:20:13Look at this!
01:20:14Oh!
01:20:15The splash!
01:20:16The splash off the ladder, and Edge may have knocked the breath
01:20:19out of himself.
01:20:22Edge put his body on the line there, and now the arm over.
01:20:26Will it be?
01:20:28No!
01:20:28And Michaels!
01:20:29How does he do that?
01:20:31Michaels' will to win, and Edge is absolutely
01:20:35one step away from lunacy.
01:20:37ABJ!
01:20:38ABJ!
01:20:39ABJ!
01:20:40Speaking of the will to win, listen to these fans.
01:20:43Huge night here tonight.
01:20:45We found out that Hulk Hogan's going to the Hall of Fame.
01:20:48Stone Cold Steve Austin's coming to WrestleMania
01:20:50in the Hyper's pit, and now this street fight here,
01:20:54and this chair is legal.
01:20:56This weapon is legal.
01:20:58And, oh, Michaels!
01:21:00Over the legs.
01:21:01Oh!
01:21:02Get up here!
01:21:03Oh!
01:21:05Edge catapulted, and he went face first into that ladder.
01:21:10Well, I'm going to tell you something.
01:21:12These guys, these guys are giving it everything they've gotten.
01:21:17Shawn Michaels may be giving up every ounce of blood he has.
01:21:21This has been a physically intense slobber knocker
01:21:24from the beginning.
01:21:25Get that one more time.
01:21:26You're right.
01:21:27Edge catapulted, right?
01:21:28Face first into that ladder.
01:21:29I think, I don't know if the referee needs to get in there
01:21:32and check Shawn Michaels.
01:21:33That's got to be a, that's got to be a bad cut.
01:21:36He's, he's losing a leg.
01:21:38Oh!
01:21:39Oh, my gosh!
01:21:41Oh, what a shot!
01:21:44That sounded like a good shot!
01:21:46Oh, oh, that was, that was sick.
01:21:49That was a sick steel chair shot to the head of Edge.
01:21:58Edge got hit right on the top of the head,
01:22:00and Michaels has lost so much blood that he can barely stand.
01:22:04And I've never seen a street fight stop.
01:22:07But this might be a precedent that the referee should consider.
01:22:15But in fact, listen to this.
01:22:23Watch this.
01:22:24Slow motion.
01:22:25Man!
01:22:26And Michaels swinging that chair for the fences.
01:22:30And Edge, and Michaels lost so much blood,
01:22:34Shawn Michaels couldn't go out and capitalize
01:22:36on taking Edge to the outside of that chair, Shawn.
01:22:39Those kendo sticks he used in martial arts.
01:22:41Michaels ducks a kendo stick.
01:22:43Michaels trying to fight back in this thing.
01:22:45Shawn Michaels with the indomitable will to win here.
01:22:48And Michaels flying forearm.
01:22:50And the nip up by the Shogun.
01:22:52The Shogun is reeling.
01:22:54Inverted atomic grip drop.
01:22:56Michaels' solid right hand.
01:22:58Where's Shawn Michaels getting this?
01:23:00What an adrenaline rush by the, by the HBK.
01:23:04And Michaels now with the kendo stick.
01:23:07That Edge brought and introduced to this match.
01:23:10Ah!
01:23:11Oh!
01:23:12Oh!
01:23:15What else can you say?
01:23:18The kendo stick shot right to the head of Edge.
01:23:21And now HBK is going to try to stop the show.
01:23:25Kendo stick might as well have been a little bit slugger.
01:23:29Right across the forehead of Edge.
01:23:31Michaels taking, taking his hands.
01:23:34Driving his elbow into the psychotic torso of Edge.
01:23:39And Michaels is hurt.
01:23:42Watch this.
01:23:44Good grief.
01:23:46Unbelievable.
01:23:48And then Michaels taking a huge chance.
01:23:50Michaels hurt himself.
01:23:52But he's up.
01:23:53Michaels has pulled himself back up.
01:23:55I don't even see how Shawn Michaels can, can even see with all the blood in his eyes.
01:24:00This huge crowd here in Providence, Rhode Island.
01:24:02Getting behind HBK.
01:24:05And Michaels is tuning up the band here.
01:24:09This looks bad for Edge.
01:24:11One of those combat boots, literally tonight.
01:24:14He's gonna find it.
01:24:16Oh!
01:24:17A legal low blow.
01:24:20It may sound oxymoronic, but it's a legal low blow in a street fight.
01:24:25God, what a match.
01:24:27What a night.
01:24:28What a night we have had here on Monday Night Raw.
01:24:32The classic from the WWE.
01:24:34And now Edge, another chair.
01:24:36He'll introduce another chair into the ring.
01:24:42This guy is scaring.
01:24:44So much.
01:24:45A distant look in his eye.
01:24:47Oh yeah.
01:24:48We've seen it before.
01:24:49We've seen this look.
01:24:50We've seen him pull his own hair out by the roots right here on Raw.
01:24:56Good chance.
01:24:57Oh, and he's gonna do it.
01:24:59Oh, you know what he's got in mind here.
01:25:01A one-man concerto.
01:25:03No, don't do this.
01:25:07This is taking it too far.
01:25:09This is taking it too far.
01:25:13HBK just saved himself.
01:25:16He saved his head.
01:25:17He saved maybe his career with that low blow.
01:25:21Because there was no doubt what Edge had in mind.
01:25:25You got that right.
01:25:26There's no doubt what Edge is feeling right now.
01:25:29He's gonna use those two chairs to sandwich Michael's head.
01:25:32With a one-man concerto, it would have appeared.
01:25:37Michael's retaliated out of desperation.
01:25:40Michael almost blinded by the blood.
01:25:42Look at the blood on that chair.
01:25:46The spear.
01:25:47The spear.
01:25:48Edge with the spear and he's got the cover.
01:25:50Edge has got the cover.
01:25:52The two, the three.
01:25:55I can't believe it.
01:25:58I just can't believe it.
01:26:00My God, I can't believe it.
01:26:04Oh, no.
01:26:05Edge is gonna snap.
01:26:06It's just gonna drive Edge into something.
01:26:08He's gonna go over the edge.
01:26:09What's gonna happen?
01:26:10Exactly.
01:26:11Exactly.
01:26:12Edge is gonna do whatever it takes to his body or Michael's
01:26:15to win this match.
01:26:16To win this street fight.
01:26:18Wait a minute.
01:26:19I think he's playing the spear at all.
01:26:23What is he doing?
01:26:25Edge taking a page out of Michael's book.
01:26:27He's hitting it on his damn.
01:26:29Oh.
01:26:30Michael's with the spear.
01:26:32Sleep Tim Music.
01:26:34Sleep Tim Music.
01:26:35Sleep Tim Music.
01:26:37A bloody series.
01:26:38Your winner, the Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michael.
01:26:43He did it.
01:26:45What the hell?
01:26:50What is this?
01:26:51What is this?
01:26:52What the hell is going on?
01:26:54What do you think it is?
01:26:56I don't see that.
01:26:57But what is he doing here?
01:26:58What is...
01:26:59Angle with overhead suplex.
01:27:02Angle from SmackDown.
01:27:04He's got Shawn Michael's blood all over him.
01:27:08Get somebody out here.
01:27:09Kurt Angle's out here.
01:27:11Kurt Angle from SmackDown is out here.
01:27:13Kurt Angle, get out here.
01:27:15He's assaulting a bloody helpless Shawn Michael.
01:27:22Michael's can't defend himself after this street fight.
01:27:25And losing all this blood.
01:27:26And now Kurt Angle is teeing off on Shawn Michael.
01:27:30You can't tell me this is all about Michael's challenge.
01:27:37I mean, come on.
01:27:39This is off.
01:27:40Kurt Angle.
01:27:41Get out.
01:27:43Oh, no.
01:27:44The Angle slam from the Olympic gold medal winner to our helpless Shawn Michael.
01:27:51Kurt Angle, look at the look on his face.
01:27:53Look at his eyes.
01:27:55He's destroyed Shawn Michael.
01:27:57Right here tonight on Raw.
01:27:59What is he doing on Raw?
01:28:02This is not Thursday night.
01:28:03This is not SmackDown.
01:28:09Shawn Michael's...
01:28:13As far as your challenge at WrestleMania is concerned...
01:28:19I accept.
01:28:25It was...
01:28:26It was about the challenge, JR.
01:28:28I can't believe this.
01:28:29The audacity.
01:28:30A SmackDown's Kurt Angle assaulting Shawn Michael.
01:28:34A battered and bloody Shawn Michael.
01:28:36Who couldn't even defend himself.
01:28:38And Angle comes here to make...
01:28:41Finally, we can get some security out here.
01:28:45Angle's got a lot of security.
01:28:47Angle...
01:28:48Look at the blood all over Angle.
01:28:50Angle has even got his hand taped.
01:28:52He's got Shawn Michael's blood all over him.
01:28:55All over his...
01:28:56His pants, his body.
01:28:58Got Shawn Michael's blood on Kurt Angle's hands.
01:29:02And Angle has...
01:29:04Kurt Angle has accepted Shawn Michael's challenge for the two to go one-on-one.
01:29:09Accepted?
01:29:10Accepted is an understatement of the century.
01:29:13He's accepted all right emphatically.
01:29:16He destroyed Shawn Michaels here tonight.
01:29:18I'm wrong, JR!
01:29:19I mean, it could have been...
01:29:20There's a million ways to accept a challenge.
01:29:22And Angle's being escorted out of here.
01:29:26And...
01:29:27Oh my God, Shawn Michaels.
01:29:28Michaels and Angle at WrestleMania.
01:29:31Look at what Kurt Angle has done to Shawn Michaels.
01:29:35Yeah!