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00:00Mr. Kennedy!
00:01Oh yeah!
00:02And the opponent is...
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00:29And the opponent, from Cameron, North Carolina, weighing in at 225 pounds...
00:38Matt!
00:39Matt Kennedy!
00:41Good evening and welcome to smackdown!
00:42Coming to you tonight from Atlanta, Georgia.
00:45Hotlander is fired up tonight, Cole.
00:47No doubt about it, baby, and I'm just as pumped up as the sell out crowd.
00:52With good reason, Taz.
00:53You and I both know what's coming and these fans are definitely getting their money's
00:58He dodged that bullet.
01:02Wow, great reversal.
01:10Regardless of how you personally feel about Matt Hardy,
01:13you've got to respect his drive, his energy, and his passion for this business.
01:17Yeah, but that'll only take you so far.
01:19See, this is something you don't understand because you've never been in the ring,
01:21never done nothing physical.
01:23You've got to have the physical skills to match that
01:26if you want to make it to the top of the mountain around here.
01:28I hope you're not implying that Hardy doesn't have what it takes to get it done in the ring, Ted.
01:32He smells blood in the water, Cole.
01:34He's going straight for the submission.
01:36And it's good proof to me of decisive moment in this match.
01:45This has been a great match so far,
01:47but I think it's pretty obvious which way it's going.
01:50Oh, really?
01:51Are you willing to go out on a limb and actually make a guess, then?
01:54There's no guesswork involved, Cole.
01:56But if you're going to be snippy...
01:58And here's a little something for the fans.
02:00That's why they love him.
02:02You know what? He cares what they think.
02:04All he's doing here is giving his opponent a chance to recover.
02:09Oh, man, these fans are fired up now.
02:12They sure are.
02:13And you know that's going to have an effect on this match.
02:16You just don't see action like this every day, Cole.
02:19You sure don't?
02:20Look at these fans.
02:21They didn't like that one bit.
02:23Yeah, well, you know what?
02:24I got some bad news for these fans.
02:26He don't give a damn what you think.
02:36Without a doubt,
02:37Ken Kennedy is one of the most outspoken superstars on the SmackDown roster.
02:41You make it sound like Kennedy's all talk, no action.
02:44You're confused, my man.
02:46That's you.
02:47Maybe not, Taz,
02:48but it's only a matter of time before Kennedy's mouth gets him into some trouble
02:51he can't get himself out of.
02:59Here's the pin.
03:00This could be it.
03:07That hurt.
03:09Matt Hardy says that he will not die,
03:11and we're seeing that determination here tonight in this match.
03:15You know what?
03:16Maybe Matt Hardy should worry a little bit more about trying not to lose.
03:24That was a textbook reversal.
03:32It's so great seeing these athletes compete here tonight.
03:36I had a feeling they were gonna wind up against each other sooner or later.
03:40There were times when it seemed like it wasn't going to happen,
03:43but I can't tell you how glad I am that it did.
03:46That's for sure.
03:47You know, any time you throw these kind of combustible elements into a match,
03:51you're guaranteed to get a hell of a show.
03:53And that's exact.
03:55And here we go to the submission hold.
03:57This could be a pivotal moment in this match.
03:59It sure could.
04:00There's a lot of pressure being applied in that hold, Cole.
04:07There are a lot of superstars in the back
04:09who'd like to shut Ken Kennedy's mouth once and for all.
04:12I ain't disagreeing with you,
04:14but there's a huge difference between wanting to do that
04:17and being able to pull that off.
04:19Mr. Kennedy ain't no pushover, I'm telling you.
04:28I think that if one of these superstars successfully executes their finishing move,
04:34this one is over.
04:36That ain't necessarily the case, Cole.
04:38Just because it's called a finisher,
04:40doesn't mean it always ends the match.
04:42You sound like you're speaking from experience here, Taz.
04:45I've been locked in this hold before,
04:47and it hurts even worse than it looks.
04:49I can't even imagine the amount of pain that this hold must inflict
04:52on any superstar who winds up in it.
04:55If there's a more overrated superstar
04:57smacked down last in the mat, Hardy,
04:59can you please watch?
05:00Overrated?
05:01Hardy's a multiple-time Tag Team Champion, Taz.
05:04Aw, jeez, look at this.
05:06Pandering to the crowd.
05:07Nothing wrong with keeping the paying customers happy
05:10while you build some momentum, Taz.
05:12You know, instead of showboating to the fans,
05:15maybe you should really keep your head to this match.
05:18Come on, Taz.
05:19Let's go.
05:20You know, instead of showboating to the fans,
05:22maybe you should really keep your head to this match.
05:25Come on, Taz.
05:26You're looking at a superstar who can feed off the crowd
05:29and use that energy to win the match.
05:31Hey!
05:36Great.
05:37Well, it looks like they're slowing the pace down
05:39a little bit here.
05:40That might not be such a good move, in my opinion.
05:43Well, come on.
05:44You just can't keep going nonstop.
05:46That's a good way to wear yourself out
05:48No, but you...
05:49Come on, ref. Bring the damn bell.
05:52You can't let him get away with that.
05:54Hey, I think how you play the game, Cole,
05:56is whether you win or lose.
05:57There's not a superstar in the locker room
05:59who can afford to ignore these fans, Cole.
06:02You're right about that.
06:03Without the fans, we'd all be out of a job.
06:09I don't know.
06:10He's putting a lot on the line going up there.
06:18Each of these competitors is looking for
06:20the slightest hint of weakness in the other.
06:22That's the law of the jungle, Cole.
06:24And injured superstars like a wounded animal.
06:27It's survival of the fittest.
06:30And that also means that if you're not at 100%,
06:33you've got to be able to hide it from your opponent.
06:36You got that right, Cole.
06:37This business is as psychological as it is physical.
06:40You can't let your opponent think they're easy victors.
06:43Well, I wouldn't consider any of these superstars
06:46to be easy pickings.
06:47No matter how beaten up they get.
06:49What a reversal.
06:56Mr. Kennedy, he's got it all.
06:59He's got the look.
07:00He's great on a stick.
07:01And he knows how to get it done in the ring.
07:04Yeah, and if you don't believe it, just ask him.
07:07He won't hesitate to tell you how great he is.
07:09Yeah, so?
07:10And there's the submission hold.
07:11What a deadly maneuver this is.
07:13Not kidding, Cole.
07:14What a submission maneuver.
07:16You must be familiar with this one, Taz.
07:18Yeah, I've been on both sides of it, Cole.
07:20That's the truth.
07:21And let me tell you, it's better to give than receive.
07:27Talk about adding insult to injury.
07:29And these fans love it.
07:31Yeah, well, you know what?
07:32He better worry more about the injury
07:34and less about the insult.
07:35This match is over.
07:42I don't think there's a superstar on the roster
07:44with as much drive and determination as Matt Hardy.
07:46And these fans certainly react to that.
07:48Yeah, well, they might react even better to a win
07:51every now and then, if you know what I'm saying.
07:53Well, excuse me, Taz, but I...
07:55He can get the pin right here.
07:57One, two.
08:03I tell you, Taz,
08:04Ken Kennedy certainly has a high opinion of himself.
08:07You say that like it's a bad thing.
08:09Unlike you, this guy's proud of his accomplishments.
08:12You have none.
08:13I'm not saying that there is, Taz,
08:15but there's a time for talking, there's a time for action.
08:18You hear Mr. Kennedy talking right now?
08:21Of course, I sure don't.
08:23It looks to me, he knows his opponent is completely helpless
08:26to resist the submission hold.
08:28That means you gotta either dig deep
08:30and find a way to break it,
08:31or you gotta just flat out tap out.
08:40No, no, no, no disrespect.
08:42When is Matt Hardy just gonna pack it in and call it a day?
08:45I don't think you're ever going to see that from Matt Hardy, Taz.
08:48He said it himself, he will not die.
08:56This is a big risk.
08:57Will it pay off?
09:05Ladies and gentlemen,
09:06we are seeing an incredible display of athletic ability here tonight.
09:11What do you expect, Cole?
09:12He's a WWE superstar from crying out loud.
09:15One of the greatest athletes in the world.
09:18True enough, Taz.
09:19There's no off-season for them.
09:21There's no month or two off between matches.
09:24There sure ain't, Cole.
09:25I mean, these guys are here week in and week out,
09:27and every night they leave it in the ring.
09:29And they do it all for the WWE fans, Taz.
09:32Without them, none of us would even be here.
09:41I'll tell you, all the WWE superstars are legit tough guys.
09:45But these superstars are really raising the bar here tonight.
09:49They sure are, Taz.
09:50We're seeing some great intensity here tonight.
09:53And that's the name of the game, Cole.
09:55Intensity.
09:56You gotta stay on your opponent until one of you can't go anymore.
10:00I think he's going for the pin.
10:04You almost got the three right there, Cole.
10:12Man, I almost feel bad for JR.
10:14I don't know if this is such a good move.
10:16This could be disastrous.
10:18Whoa!
10:19I think these fans have got a little something they want to share with us.
10:22And they're right, Taz.
10:23They paid for their tickets, after all.
10:31Seeing a match like this makes me proud to be part of this company.
10:35I'm with you, partner.
10:36You just can't experience a thrill like this anywhere else.
10:40And that's because you ain't gonna see athletes like him.
10:42A high-risk maneuver in the works from that top turnbuckle.
10:52These superstars give everything they've got when they're in a match like this.
10:56But a lot of people don't realize what they sacrifice behind the scenes, also.
11:01No question.
11:02If you want to make it, he's looking to finish this off right here.
11:06And that could do it, honey.
11:07Twist of fate.
11:11He may get the three count right here.
11:13One, two, three!