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00:00The World Wrestling Federation, for over 50 years,
00:05the revolutionary force in sports entertainment.
00:12The front page of the San Antonio Express News Chronicle,
00:16the big news indeed of yesterday.
00:19Yes, everything in Texas is big, but last night's Royal Rumble was truly colossal.
00:26Over 60,000 fans jam-packed the Alamo Dome to celebrate
00:31the homecoming of Shawn Michaels.
00:34San Antonio's favorite son slayed the monstrous Psycho Sid with a pinch
00:39of poetic justice and a taste of some sweet chin music.
00:43Tonight, there's a new champ in town.
00:46He's the heartbreak kid, Shawn Michaels.
00:48The Royal Rumble match itself was absolutely dominated by Stone Cold
00:52Steve Austin, up until the Hitman arrived.
00:56That's when all hell broke loose.
00:58Guess who really won the Rumble?
00:59The referee said Stone Cold.
01:01However, the videotape says otherwise.
01:04So who will Shawn Michaels face at WrestleMania 13?
01:07WWF President Gorilla Monsoon will be here live, and
01:11he'll give us that answer tonight on Monday Night Raw.
01:17Welcome everyone to Monday Night Raw.
01:19We're live from WrestleMania 13.
01:21I'm your host,
01:25Randy Orton.
01:31And I'm your host,
01:37Monday Night Raw.
01:45We're live from LeVar University.
01:49Welcome everyone.
01:50Yes, we've got Good Pigman along with good old JR and Jerry The King Lawler, and
01:55some really big news here tonight.
01:57Well, we've got all kinds of controversy.
01:59Gorilla Monsoon's gonna make a major announcement.
02:01But what about this matchup?
02:04The Undertaker King and Stone Cold Steve Austin, one on one.
02:09Well, that's because of Psycho Sid, as you well know,
02:12having a slight concussion, knocked out of action, due to Shawn Michaels.
02:16He will be back this Wednesday, however.
02:18Everybody's talking about controversy at the Royal Rumble.
02:21Wait a minute, we've got Bret Hart.
02:23Bret, there's something I gotta say.
02:25What's he doing out here?
02:27What's he doing out here?
02:31Something I gotta say, and there's something I gotta say to you.
02:34You know, when I decided to come back to the World Wrestling Federation,
02:43you promised me that I would get an opportunity
02:49to fight for the World Wrestling Federation Championship belt.
02:54You put me in the ring with Stone Cold Steve Austin,
02:59and said that if I could beat Stone Cold Steve Austin,
03:04that I would be the number one contender for
03:08the World Wrestling Federation Championship belt.
03:13Now, don't you think it's just a little bit convincing,
03:19Now, don't you think it's just a little bit convenient,
03:24that for some stupid reason, Shawn Michaels finds himself
03:28out at ringside, announcing,
03:30in my World Championship match with Psycho Sid,
03:34I don't think it was any kind of a coincidence either.
03:40So, Shawn Michaels jumps up and sticks his nose in my business
03:46So, Shawn Michaels jumps up and sticks his nose in my business
03:50and costs me the World Wrestling Federation Championship belt
03:54with blatant interference.
03:56The boy toy cost me the championship,
03:59and they go, oh, that's okay.
04:01Don't worry about it,
04:03because now you can go in the Royal Rumble
04:06and you only have to fight 29 other guys,
04:09and then you'll get your opportunity
04:12for the World Wrestling Federation Championship belt.
04:19So, I went in the ring,
04:23and it's very, very clear to me
04:25that I won the Royal Rumble,
04:27and I should be getting a World Wrestling Federation Championship belt.
04:40Where is my opportunity?
04:46The way I look at things right now,
04:50I've been screwed by Shawn Michaels, the boy toy.
04:57I've been screwed by Stone Cold Steve Austin.
05:04I've been screwed by the World Wrestling Federation
05:07I've been screwed by the World Wrestling Federation
05:12and I've been screwed by you.
05:38I don't like to make idle threats,
05:43but the way I see things,
05:47it doesn't look like I'm going to get my opportunity
05:50for a shot at the World Wrestling Federation Championship belt,
05:56so I quit.
06:07No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
06:37No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
07:07, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
07:24you're going to give me a piece of
07:25equipment that works.
07:26I don't have to whip.
07:31Bret Hart, you can sit there and bellyache and complain with the best
07:34Ever since you came back, you ain't done nothing but cry.
07:38You sit there and talk about how Vince screwed you,
07:42how everybody screwed you, how I screwed you.
07:46The bottom line is, son, when the going gets tough, the hearts get going back home.
07:51Knock it off.
07:59Go on back to Canada, son, because the only person you could possibly be
08:04is your wrinkled up old man in his little old basement.
08:09You talk about being jerked around.
08:12I've been jerked around for seven years.
08:14And then I get here, I'm supposed to face Psycho Sid tonight, and
08:18some guy, a 350 pound buffoon that calls himself Gorilla Monsoon,
08:24the commissioner, says, no, no, Psycho Sid is at home with a concussion.
08:34Psycho Sid may be at home with a concussion and an ice pack on his head,
08:40but he's also got a yellow stripe running right down the middle of his back.
08:48As far as Gorilla Monsoon goes, I got a big bunch of bananas, and
08:51I can tell you where to stick each and every one of them.
08:54You want me to face The Undertaker?
08:59You can bring his dead ass out here, because I threw it over the top rope last
09:04night, and I'll do the exact same thing right now, so bring him on out.
09:09I got something for him.
09:17McMahon, where's Vince going?
09:19I don't know, but I think this can turn out to be the greatest day in the history
09:23of Monday Night Raw.
09:24Hell, we've lost- Bret Hart quits!
09:26Vince McMahon looks like he's quitting!
09:29Folks, don't go away.
09:30Obviously, this is a hell of a night to be with us, I'll tell you that.
09:34Last night, no doubt, it was a history making night for
09:37the World Wrestling Federation.
09:39What a crowd, what an event.
09:41In the Alamo Dome, a record setting crowd of 60,525 on hand.
09:48No telling what's gonna happen tonight.
09:50We will be back.
09:53Tonight, Monday Night Raw is brought to you by Western Union,
09:57the fastest way to send money worldwide.
10:01Well, ladies and gentlemen, we are back.
10:02Jerry The King Lawler, good old JR here.
10:05Vince McMahon has left, I have no idea.
10:07Bret Hart has apparently quit the World Wrestling Federation and
10:11walked out of here.
10:12McMahon left his glasses and everything else.
10:14Now, you know still to come, we have an awesome matchup, one on one.
10:18Stone Cold Steve Austin against The Undertaker.
10:21It was supposed to be Psycho Sid one on one with Stone Cold.
10:25Sid's got a concussion.
10:26He'll be back in action Wednesday in Dallas, King.
10:28Let me just tell you what you need to do right now.
10:31You need to get on the phone, call a friend, set your VCR,
10:34do whatever you have to do tonight.
10:36It's gotta be a history making night on Monday Night Raw.
10:39Bret Hart has quit the World Wrestling Federation.
10:43Well, folks, I'll take you back to last night, Royal Rumble.
10:48And the Royal Rumble, there you see Owen Hart eliminating,
10:51trying to eliminate Stone Cold Steve Austin.
10:54It was a mistake.
10:54He eliminated, did Owen Hart, his own tag team partner in the British Bulldog,
10:58who took exception to that situation.
11:00But apparently, Owen and
11:02the Bulldog have once again calmed their rough seas and are together.
11:06This is a non-title event.
11:08The highly regarded tag team of Doug Furnas and Philip Lafon challenging
11:13the British Bulldog and Owen Hart again in a non-title matchup.
11:17Yeah, we've heard from you especially, Jim Ross.
11:20We've heard you sing the praises of this Doug Furnas and
11:23Philip Lafon till I'm sick of it.
11:25We'll see what they can do tonight.
11:26It's put up or shut up time.
11:27Look at this, Owen.
11:28He's great.
11:28Philip Lafon, originally from Paris, France.
11:32And Owen Hart, the youngest of 12 children of Sue Ellen.
11:35Nice fireman carry takeover by Philip Lafon.
11:39Lafon and Furnas have been regular tag team partners for some seven or
11:43eight years, competing primarily in Japan for
11:48the All Japan Wrestling Organization.
11:50Side headlock takeover there, King.
11:52Where is McMahon?
11:53This is great.
11:55Well, obviously, he was very upset at Bret Hart.
11:58We didn't even know Bret was, quite frankly, folks scheduled to be here tonight.
12:03And well, we're live.
12:04Anything can happen when you're live.
12:06Nice shoulder block there by Philip Lafon.
12:10And a drop toehold by Owen Hart, floating over, and a good counter.
12:15I'm just gonna tell you this right now, Jim Ross.
12:17I've seen Vince McMahon kiss Bret Hart's rear end for so long.
12:22I'm glad that this blow up finally took place.
12:25Well, we're still gonna find out, still gonna find out, right here tonight live,
12:29on Raw, who will face Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania.
12:33The Undertaker is here, Nobator is here, Stone Cold Steve Austin obviously is here.
12:39Bret Hart was here, but there's a lot of controversy surrounding the way
12:43that Stone Cold won the Rumble.
12:44What a drop kick.
12:45What a great athletic maneuver by Doug Furnas, ladder up press, and a near fall.
12:49And first of all, I don't see what you mean there's a lot of controversy.
12:53Great belly to belly suplex over the top.
12:55Another leg, look, near leg, and a near fall.
12:58There should be no controversy whatsoever.
13:00Austin was eliminated.
13:02Big deal, listen.
13:03Big deal, that's how you win or lose the match, King.
13:05No, how many times- It is a big deal.
13:07Spinning heel kick.
13:08How many times have you seen in an NFL game or a Major League Baseball game,
13:12hey, an umpire or referee occasionally doesn't see and makes the wrong decision?
13:17That's true.
13:17But it stands, right?
13:19Well, and maybe it's still gonna stand.
13:20I don't know what Monsoon's gonna say.
13:22I don't know what's gonna happen.
13:24My, what a hurricanrana there.
13:27One, two, and the bulldog kicks out.
13:29I wanna ask you this.
13:30If a referee makes a bad call next week in the Super Bowl,
13:33is that gonna change the decision?
13:34Huh? Is that gonna change the outcome?
13:36Probably not.
13:37That's right.
13:38No instant replay in the NFL.
13:39I guarantee you, when you were born and your parents took one look at you.
13:41All right.
13:42They knew they'd made a mistake, but they didn't get rid of you, did they?
13:45Very good, King.
13:47I thought that's McMahon material.
13:50That's right.
13:51Come on, Owen.
13:52Come on, Bulldog.
13:53As a matter of fact, Monsoon has been very, very busy.
13:56The Undertaker last night after losing in a controversial matchup to Vader,
14:01thanks to Paul Bearer, Vader's new manager, by the way.
14:05The Undertaker has been fined his entire Royal Rumble purse.
14:09Good.
14:10For choke slamming a WWF referee.
14:13That's right. After the matchup.
14:14It's about time Monsoon did something constructive around the WWF.
14:18The outstanding British Bulldog using his power.
14:20Now look at Owen Hart.
14:21Yeah, I love it.
14:21Owen Hart cheating.
14:22Garrett gaining an unfair advantage there, choking in the corner.
14:27Bulldog, certainly one of the most powerful men in the World Wrestling Federation.
14:33Look out.
14:34Nice jawbreaker there by Philip LaFont.
14:38Great finding the leg, going for a submission maneuver here.
14:43Putting the pressure on the knee, twisting the knee.
14:46I'm sorry, Jim Rosner, I may have to have my smile surgically removed.
14:51Bret Hart has quit the World Wrestling Federation.
14:53And we'll keep you updated on that.
14:54I think maybe, I don't know if Bret hasn't left the building.
14:57I really don't know.
14:59And still to come right here tonight live.
15:01Stone Cold Steve Austin, one-on-one with The Undertaker.
15:05Folks, it's gonna be a slobber knocker, and what a drop kick from the top.
15:09Beautiful move, beautiful move by Owen Hart.
15:13Catching Doug Furness right in the face of that drop kick.
15:16One, two, and another near fall.
15:20What a tag team matchup.
15:22And what a night it's already been.
15:25Folks, whatever you do, don't go away.
15:28We will be right back.
15:31It was an event that rocked the Lone Stars Day.
15:35Now, get ready to rumble again with the WWF Royal Rumble Encore on pay-per-view.
15:42Witness the epic battle for revenge and
15:44the championship as San Antonio's own Shawn Michaels battles Psycho Sid.
15:50Relive the trump as Ahmed Johnson wages war with the leader of
15:54the Nation of Domination, Baruch.
15:56Plus, see the incredible controversial ending to the 30-man over-the-top
16:01wardrobe Royal Rumble that has the whole world talking.
16:04The WWF Royal Rumble Encore, tomorrow night, exclusively on pay-per-view.
16:10And welcome back, everyone, to Raw.
16:14We are live in Beaumont, Texas.
16:15Don't forget to stay with us here on USA.
16:18The Ben Nikita's coming in next, back-to-back episodes.
16:21Hey, I got a good idea.
16:22Let's put Nikita in the ring with Robin Hood, that wimpy Robin Hood.
16:26You know, hey, her arms are bigger than his.
16:28Folks, this will be no bait and switch.
16:31You're really gonna see the Ben Nikita, two back-to-back episodes tonight.
16:35Right after Raw here on USA, huh?
16:36Absolutely.
16:37There's a cover to the letter press in a near fall.
16:40Doug Furnas, that native Oklahoman in the ring with Owen Hart.
16:45Well, he's got to be a little- Owen going for a sharpshooter.
16:46Furnas, a world-class powerlifter,
16:52great athlete at the University of Tennessee as well.
16:55Well, I'll tell you what, a dropkick.
16:57Take a look at this elevation, right in the face, right in the jaw.
17:00Owen Hart has found his mark, and now we're back to live action.
17:04What a double clothesline.
17:06Big time impact there, and
17:08the tag team champions go down in this non-title matchup here on Raw.
17:13Where is McMahon?
17:14Come on, you gotta know, Ross.
17:15What's he like?
17:16Give me an update.
17:17I don't know where he is.
17:18He was visibly upset, and rightfully so, after a franchise ball player
17:23like Bret Hart abruptly quits live right here on national television.
17:28I've never seen McMahon look so white.
17:30All the color, gray diamonds, as a matter of fact, they almost look green.
17:33Double teaming illegally.
17:35Beautiful.
17:35Are Owen and Bulldog taking advantage of the official being out of position here?
17:41You know, Owen Hart must have heard that announcement by Bret,
17:43the Hitman Hart.
17:44He probably knows his brother has quit.
17:46He probably realizes now he'll get to take his rightful place as a star.
17:50True suit.
17:51Crossbody, one, two, and no, yeah, no, a near fall.
17:56Boy, Furnace has got so much explosiveness.
18:00Yeah, exploded.
18:01His head almost exploded.
18:02Tremendous injury by Owen Hart.
18:04He's got another lateral press, but Doug Furnace will not quit.
18:08Doug Furnace will not quit, and neither will his partner, Phillip Flipon.
18:14Now you're talking about a nod of explosiveness.
18:17The nation of domination led by Farouk here tonight.
18:21We've got this major announcement by Gorilla Monsoon that I'm sure will shake
18:26the foundation of the WWF, and look at the power of the Bulldog.
18:31Awesome power of the British Bulldog, and the Bulldog now for
18:36the cover, and the count, a two and a half, long two and a half.
18:39Vader's here, Stone Cold Steve Austin's here.
18:42The Undertaker's here, all about this announcement tonight, right?
18:45Absolutely.
18:46Well, obviously, Stone Cold and
18:48The Undertaker are going to wrestle now that Psycho Sid has sustained that minor
18:51concussion against Psycho Sidley back in action Wednesday night in Dallas at
18:55Reunion Arena.
18:58Yeah, but who knows what kind of announcement's gonna come out of
19:00the mouth of Gorilla Monsoon?
19:01This guy, he's capable of doing anything.
19:04Great crowd tonight here in Beaumont, Texas, just like you'll see in Lafayette,
19:08Louisiana tomorrow night, Dallas on Wednesday.
19:10Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City's Myriad Arena, live Thursday night.
19:15Hershey, Pennsylvania, Friday night.
19:17Madison Square Garden this Saturday afternoon, and
19:21this Sunday, Super Bowl Sunday afternoon in Philadelphia.
19:25Look out, Owen.
19:28What a shot.
19:28Beautiful.
19:29Owen can be a suplex machine when he chooses to, and
19:33from the ground attack to up top.
19:36What athleticism you're seeing right here.
19:38You won't find it anywhere else like this.
19:40And Owen went for the headbutt from the top, but nobody there.
19:46Don't worry about Owen, I'm telling you, he is so
19:48fired up knowing that his stinking, rotten, jealous brother is gone once and
19:51for good.
19:52Well, that's heartbreaking to me because I'm the biggest Bret Hart fan in the WWF.
19:56I admire what he stands for, Tag is made.
20:00Lafon and Bulldog, the two legal men here,
20:04have made their exchanges with their respective partners.
20:07You mean you're heartbroken, and you admire a quitter like Bret the Hitman?
20:10Look out, Owen.
20:12Owen Hart brought in.
20:16And Lafon with another spinning heel kick.
20:18You're seeing it all in this great matchup.
20:20Four phenomenal athletes, suplex by Lafon.
20:23And Lafon drops it south, one, two, and a half.
20:29Boy, what a tag team matchup.
20:34Another suplex, Lafon going for the cover, and the Bulldog, as tenacious as they
20:39come, as powerful as they come, will not quit and will not stay down.
20:44Come on, suplex him.
20:45Uh-oh, an armbar takedown into a cover.
20:50Great move.
20:51And Owen Hart, saying what was certain to be a pinning combination.
20:55Owen Hart shoulder blocked out of the ring.
20:57What a cheap shot, shoulder block, cheap shot.
20:59Owen Hart shouldn't have been in the ring.
21:01And Lafon there, he's tripped, Lafon got hit in the face with a Slammy Award.
21:07That was a Slammy Award winner right there.
21:09Lafon hit him in the face.
21:11There's a Bulldog Power Slam.
21:13And Bulldog and Owen are gonna win this non-title matchup.
21:16Yeah, Owen Hart, I can assure you now, will take his rightful place
21:21as the greatest Hart in history.
21:24Damn it, the Hitman is gone from the World Wrestling Federation.
21:28Look at him.
21:30A very athletic, a very competitive tag team matchup.
21:33Two outstanding tag teams getting it on here live on Raw.
21:39Folks, let's take you back one more time to San Antonio, Texas in the Alamo Dome.
21:45What a moment.
21:46I want you to experience this.
21:47Feel Shawn Michaels as he came to the ring before 60,525 fans.
21:54I'm just a sexy boy.
21:56I'm not your woman toy.
21:58I'm just a sexy boy.
22:00I'm not your woman toy.
22:02I'm just a sexy boy.
22:04I'm not your woman toy.
22:06I'm just a sexy boy.
22:08I'm not your woman toy.
22:10I'm just a sexy boy.
22:12I'm just a sexy boy.
22:14I'm just a sexy boy.
22:16I'm just a sexy boy.
22:18I'm just a sexy boy.
22:20I'm just a sexy boy.
22:22Hands up, Dominion.
22:24I'm just a sexy boy.
22:26I'm just a sexy boy.
22:28I'm just a sexy boy.
22:30I'm just a sexy boy.
22:32I'm just a sexy boy.
22:34I'm just a sexy boy.
22:36I'm just a sexy boy.
22:38I'm just a sexy boy.
22:40We are the nation.
22:42La La Nation.
22:44Of course, the Raw Roman Encore tomorrow night at 8, 7 Central on pay-per-view.
22:48La La Nation.
22:50We are the nation.
22:52La La Nation.
22:56Folks, I guarantee you, when I met Johnson came out to get it on with Baruch, you could actually feel the building tremor.
23:04So much intensity, King.
23:06I've been in the sport 25 years, I'm proud to say, and I've never experienced anything in my life like sitting at ringside in the Alamo Dome yesterday in San Antonio.
23:16Well, what about tonight sitting here beside me without Vince McMahon?
23:20That's got to be pretty exciting, too.
23:22Well, that's right up there, number two or three, I guess.
23:24I'll tell you this, the population of the nation has been diminished by one after last night.
23:30Yeah, we're going to show everybody what happened there momentarily last night, and to think that this issue between Baruch and Ahmed Johnson is over would be a huge, huge understatement.
23:40It is this war, and it is a war.
23:42It's a personal war.
23:44It's a personal war.
23:46Let's take it back again.
23:48Show you what happened last night.
23:50Baruch very, very demanding, obviously.
23:54But take a look at this.
23:56The Pearl River Plunge right through the table.
23:58Now listen very closely to this impact.
24:06That nation of domination never had to go to the hospital.
24:11Tremendous impact.
24:13Somebody's got to get hurt, King, very, very badly in this issue involving Baruch, the nation of domination, and Ahmed Johnson.
24:21Well, it was months, months that Ahmed Johnson had to lie in a hospital bed.
24:27And then from staying home, recuperating, trying to get that damaged kidney back to the shape where he can get back in the ring.
24:34And now that he's able, now that he's come back, I don't tell you, I don't think the entire nation is going to be enough to stop Ahmed Johnson.
24:42Well, I think you're right.
24:44I think you're absolutely right.
24:46The nation of domination stands by any means necessary.
24:50And Baruch still, or excuse me, Ahmed still contends that Baruch's going to go down as Mark Gunn, former three-time co-holder of the WWF Tag Champions, will still come right here tonight, folks.
25:02Oh, boy, it's going to be something.
25:04Stone cold Team Austin, as bad as they come, to meet the awesome, the phenom, the Undertaker, right here tonight, live.
25:12And you won't have to set through Robin Hood to see it, I'll tell you that.
25:17Side headlock by Baruch, an amazing athlete, and has been since his high school days.
25:23Nice hip lock takeover by Mark Gunn.
25:26Mark Gunn has a lot of skills, a big man, 6'4", maybe 6'5", about 270, King.
25:35You know, Big Bad Baruch has his entire nation all around the ring right now, but Mark Gunn has an advantage, too.
25:41He's got several thousand screaming Texans, just like he is, behind him here tonight.
25:47That could be pretty intimidating.
25:49I'll tell you this, anything can happen.
25:52Bret Hart has quit the WWF.
25:54Vince McMahon has walked off the job, apparently, so upset.
25:59You know, and we've got Austin and the Undertaker still to come.
26:03Wait a minute, is that McMahon back there?
26:05I can't see him.
26:07Ladies and gentlemen, don't you go away.
26:11We are live on Monday Night Raw.
26:14Huge crowd on hand here in Beaumont, Texas, at Lamar University.
26:19It's one-on-one.
26:20The leader of the Nation of Domination, Baruch,
26:23in a tremendous contest with a very talented athlete in Mark Gunn.
26:29Jim Ross, along with Jerry the King Lawler, who just joined us thus far.
26:33Bret Hart has quit.
26:35History-making night on Monday Night Raw.
26:37We made history.
26:38Oh, boy, what a reversal into a spine buster.
26:41We made history yesterday in San Antonio at the Royal Rumble.
26:45And there's a cover that could be over right here if Mark Gunn won't quit.
26:50But I'll tell you, thus far, Bret Hart has quit the WWF.
26:53Vince McMahon has walked off the job.
26:56We've got a major announcement coming up from Gorilla Monster.
26:59Hey, I'm just getting-
27:00Oh, come on.
27:01Hey, hey, ref.
27:02What?
27:03What?
27:04What, do you have selective vision?
27:06I just got a note handed to me.
27:07It says, President Clinton has just left the inauguration
27:10to catch what's happening on Monday Night Raw.
27:12It's a big night.
27:14I'm sure Bubba likes Raw.
27:17I'll tell you, these Nation of Domination guys surrounding the ring
27:20are like a pack of dogs, King, just waiting to pounce.
27:24Hey, you knew that.
27:25I mean, that's the old story about when you got bitten by a snake.
27:29You knew he was a snake when you picked him up.
27:31These guys like Mark Gunn, they know they're coming out here
27:34and the entire ring is gonna be surrounded by the Nation.
27:37What do they expect?
27:38There you go again.
27:39Farouk gaining another unfair advantage with that reverse chin lock.
27:43Farouk and Ahmed Johnson in a real war at the Royal Rumble.
27:50And, of course, the match has gotten so much out of hand.
27:54And, again, Farouk, here's Farouk,
27:57one of the most amazingly gifted athletes you'll ever find.
28:01And I know what you're gonna say.
28:02He's got every shortcut in the book.
28:03Got a couple of punks around the ring helping him, right?
28:05That's right.
28:06Well, I agree.
28:07You don't need that.
28:09And Farouk's lowering his head, and he paid for it.
28:11And listen to this crowd here.
28:12This huge crowd is screaming at Crush, calling him a jailbird.
28:16They don't want to get Crush mad.
28:18Now, Crush could be a little bit psychotic as well.
28:21There's a lot.
28:22This whole thing's about attitude.
28:24It's about ego.
28:25Oh, right there.
28:27I'll tell you something.
28:28Mark Gunn's got a lot of fight in him.
28:30He's been through a lot of crisis, as we have well known.
28:34He's got a lot of fight in him.
28:35He's been through a lot of crisis, as we have well documented here personally
28:39in the last several weeks.
28:40But this kid has got a lot of fight in him.
28:44He has extended Farouk.
28:45Too bad his poor brother doesn't have any more fight in him, huh?
28:48Well, thanks to Bart.
28:51That's another story, unfortunately.
28:53Now, look at that.
28:54Crush, a dangerous man.
28:57You know, look at all of these guys around the ring out here
28:59with Farouk and everything.
29:00There's no telling what could happen.
29:02Well, I understand.
29:03I understand.
29:04I don't know what Monsoon's going to say, but I know it's going to be big.
29:07And big by Bart Gunn.
29:09Now, can Bart Gunn capitalize?
29:11I know that next week, Monsoon is talking about signing Ahmed Johnson
29:15against Crush.
29:16And that could be a war right here on Raw next week.
29:20Hard elbow by Bart Gunn.
29:22And the clothesline.
29:24Another clothesline to the left side.
29:26The southpaw.
29:27It's gaining some momentum here.
29:31Farouk's in trouble.
29:33And there's a bulldog.
29:35Farouk may be too close to the ropes.
29:38And gets this.
29:39Oh, Bart Gunn's had all this.
29:41He's got to take.
29:43Bart Gunn's got to fight for his life out there.
29:47Farouk off the apron with that clubbing forearm right into the spine.
29:53Man.
29:54Bart Gunn put those two street punks right in the gutter where they belong.
29:57But then Farouk leveled him.
29:59And now look at Crush.
30:02Yeah, the referee's watching Crush.
30:04So Crush will use a little bit of sportsmanship there.
30:08Uh-oh.
30:09What do we got here?
30:10It could be the Dominator.
30:12And gets it.
30:13Oh.
30:14Farouk with the Dominator on a game.
30:19And gets it out.
30:21Farouk with the Dominator on a game.
30:24Bart Gunn.
30:26And Bart Gunn wrestled a heck of a match.
30:28But how do you beat all these people?
30:30How do you beat an entire nation?
30:33You don't.
30:34You don't do it, Rob.
30:35So just stop worrying about it.
30:36Stop whining.
30:39Well, it's just not fair.
30:40That's the bottom line.
30:41I like a good fight as good as anybody, but it's not fair.
30:45Well, again, ladies and gentlemen,
30:46President Gorilla Monsoon will be joining us live
30:49for a major announcement.
30:52Ironically, on the day that President Clinton
30:54is being inaugurated,
30:55the President of the World Wrestling Federation
30:57has something major to say
31:00that I'm sure will affect the WWF.
31:03Wait a minute.
31:04Here comes Vince McMahon back and Gorilla Monsoon.
31:08Apparently that announcement is going to be next.
31:12All right, ladies and gentlemen,
31:13that major announcement will be coming up next.
31:15But again, we want to thank everybody in San Antonio, Texas.
31:19What an event it was in the Alamo Dome.
31:22It just goes to show you that nobody,
31:24but nobody can do a pay-per-view spectacular
31:28like the World Wrestling Federation.
31:30And we want to thank San Antonio, Texas,
31:32our host city,
31:33and this major announcement is coming up next.
31:38Ladies and gentlemen,
31:39the President of the World Wrestling Federation,
31:41Gorilla Monsoon.
31:43Vince, thank you very much.
31:47I'm very upset to hear the announcement
31:51made here earlier by Bret the Hitman Hart.
31:55I can only hope that Bret is somewhere
31:58where he can hear and accept my invitation.
32:03And what invitation is that?
32:05Well, as you know and everyone knows,
32:07a real travesty occurred last night
32:10at the Royal Rumble,
32:11and Stone Cold Steve Austin was declared
32:14the winner of the Royal Rumble.
32:16Right.
32:17Now, there isn't anything I can do about that
32:19because, as everyone knows,
32:20referees' decisions are final here
32:23in the World Wrestling Federation.
32:24And it will, in fact, state in the record books
32:27that the 1997 Royal Rumble was indeed won
32:31by Stone Cold Steve Austin.
32:33All right, he cleared it up.
32:34Now what?
32:36If he thinks for one moment
32:38that that tainted victory is gonna entitle him
32:42to a crack at the WWF title at WrestleMania 13,
32:45he's got another guest coming.
32:47What?
32:49Wait a minute, Rob.
32:50I smell a rat.
32:51And what do you propose to do about it?
32:52What I've done is this, Vince.
32:53I've put together a very unique match,
32:56a four-man elimination, no disqualification match.
33:01What?
33:02The winner of which will unquestionably
33:04face the World Wrestling Federation champion,
33:07whomever it may be, at WrestleMania 13.
33:10And those four participants?
33:11Those four participants that I have chosen
33:14are, number one, The Undertaker,
33:17who was...
33:18Aw.
33:20...illegally eliminated in the Royal Rumble by Austin.
33:25Number two, Vader,
33:27who was also illegally eliminated
33:30by Stone Cold in the Royal Rumble.
33:34Number three, if he accepts
33:36Bretta Hitman Hart...
33:39No! He's already quit!
33:41...who was also illegally eliminated
33:44by Stone Cold Steve Austin.
33:46And, of course, the man who got the tainted victory
33:50at the Royal Rumble,
33:51Stone Cold Steve Austin himself.
33:54And the winner of that match,
33:56that very unique match,
33:58will unquestionably face
34:00whomever the reigning champion
34:02at WrestleMania 13 is.
34:04Thank you very much.
34:06All right.
34:08Well, that's the announcement.
34:11That's quite an earth-shattering situation,
34:14quite frankly.
34:15A four-man elimination.
34:18Hey, wait a minute.
34:19And that's...
34:20It's not over.
34:21Not over yet.
34:22Here comes Steve Austin.
34:23That match, I understand,
34:24will be held February 16th...
34:26Hold it, Monsoon!
34:27...in Chattanooga.
34:28Hey!
34:29Vince McMahon may be gonna join us again.
34:31I'm not sure.
34:32I don't guess you heard...
34:34I don't guess you heard what Bret Hart said, son.
34:37You can't have a four-way match
34:38because Bret the Hitman Hart just walked out.
34:42Right, he quit.
34:43It can't happen.
34:44He quitter!
34:45Before you yank the carpet out from under me,
34:47let me ask you one question.
34:49Do we have the instant replay rule
34:51here in the WWF?
34:53No!
34:54I think not.
34:55Oh, yeah, that's right!
34:56He's right!
34:57He's right!
34:58Look at me when I'm talking to you.
35:00You sit there and call yourself the gorilla,
35:03yet you hee-haw out here like a jackass.
35:06Whoo-hoo!
35:07Well...
35:08You can't talk to the president like that.
35:12There ain't no way I should be in this match.
35:15I threw 29 pieces of trash over the top rope,
35:19and if that's what it's gonna take,
35:21I'll get in your little four-way match myself.
35:25The bottom line is, son,
35:27when I get through with them four,
35:29I'll toss your carcass around the arena.
35:32Whoa!
35:35He'll do it!
35:36He may do it right now!
35:38Wait a minute, Stone Cold!
35:40Now, wait a minute here.
35:42My son's over 60 years old.
35:44Somebody's gonna be suspended or fired.
35:46Oh, wait!
35:47It's McMahon!
35:48Come on, let's get out of here.
35:49We don't need to see this.
35:50Yeah, we do!
35:51We're gonna break.
35:52It's gonna break.
35:53Get him!
35:54We're gonna break, Dad.
35:55Yeah, McMahon!
35:56Wait a minute.
35:57What?
35:58Where?
36:01Oh, we're gonna go to break, my son.
36:03Now, wait a minute!
36:04He's winning!
36:05Wait a minute, he's breaking!
36:06Oh, wait a minute!
36:07Oh, gosh!
36:09Look at this!
36:10Staying up!
36:13Keep it here, keep it here!
36:14Don't go now!
36:16Don't go now!
36:18I accept!
36:19No, wait!
36:21But we don't need to wait till February!
36:23Let's do it right now!
36:25Uh-oh!
36:26Bret Hart and Austin, they're gonna get it on here!
36:29They're fighting!
36:30What a brawl!
36:31It's a fistfight in the IOC!
36:34Bret Hart and Austin are getting it on here!
36:37No, wait!
36:38Wait!
36:39You better get some security for the referee!
36:41Firing my son!
36:42Firing!
36:44The referees and security better get out here!
36:48Austin!
36:49And Bret Hart!
36:50And apparently, Bret Hart!
36:53Well, obviously, Hart is back!
36:55You better get him separated!
36:58Stone Cold's still gonna wrestle The Undertaker right here tonight!
37:02Get out of there!
37:05A right hand by Hart!
37:08The whole damn thing's breaking apart!
37:13We've gotta get this together!
37:14We've gotta match!
37:15We've gotta match!
37:17Austin is hurt!
37:18Austin is down!
37:20All right, kid.
37:21Let's see what you got.
37:23WWF Full Metal, The Album.
37:26The entrance themes of your favorite WWF superstars.
37:29This tuney makes me wanna mod.
37:32Full Metal, The Album.
37:35We are back live, ladies and gentlemen, from Beaumont, Texas.
37:38In order.
37:39Still has not been restored.
37:41Bret Hart and Stone Cold Steve Austin
37:43have been going at it.
37:44Finally got Bret Hart away from the ring area.
37:47And Stone Cold inside.
37:48And Stone Cold is taunting Bret, the Hitman Hart.
37:51I blame you for this, big man!
37:58The Undertaker against Stone Cold Steve Austin.
38:02And here he comes, the man from the dark side.
38:05Broken ribs and all.
38:06Nothing can stop this man.
38:08Wow!
38:09The Undertaker just nailed Bret!
38:12What is this?
38:13The Undertaker and Bret are hammering each other.
38:15Wow!
38:16What's going on here?
38:19Bret Hart standing in the way of The Undertaker.
38:24Look out, here comes Stone Cold!
38:28Stone Cold Steve Austin being hammered by The Undertaker.
38:33The Undertaker!
38:34Oh, no!
38:35The Undertaker, who lost a match to a debater
38:39debater just last night in the Rumble,
38:41thanks to Paul Bearer.
38:44And I guess this match has already started.
38:46Look at this!
38:47The Undertaker in a poor mood.
38:49And wrestling is not even officially underway.
38:53The Undertaker.
38:56We saw a side of The Undertaker
38:58that we may never want to see again last night
39:01after the matchup.
39:02He was buying his entire Royal Rumble purse
39:05for chokeslamming the WWF referee
39:07after he lost.
39:10The Undertaker now with Stone Cold!
39:13The Undertaker impaled on that railing
39:16as a result of a lunge debater just yesterday
39:20when Paul Bearer moved Vader out of the way.
39:23Yeah, and I heard The Undertaker had some cracked ribs.
39:25It doesn't look like it now.
39:28He's impervious to pain.
39:29Along with mankind.
39:31Look at this!
39:33The Undertaker has not lost his balance.
39:35He has not lost his powers.
39:38Undertaker's tougher than a government mule.
39:40I can promise you that.
39:41But so is Stone Cold.
39:43What a battle.
39:44This is a WWF.
39:47The Undertaker
39:50against Austin.
39:51Two of the individuals who will battle
39:53in that four-man elimination,
39:55no disqualification matchup
39:58that Gorilla Monsoon just announced.
40:00And you can't be any more fair
40:02than Gorilla Monsoon
40:03in announcing that match.
40:04As far as Bret is concerned,
40:06and I must say,
40:07on behalf of the World Wrestling Federation,
40:09we all are delighted
40:11that Bret Hart has reconsidered.
40:13Speak for yourself.
40:14I'm not delighted.
40:15Speaking of Bret Hart,
40:16look back there by the entrance.
40:17I see The Hitman.
40:18He's still watching.
40:19Is he gonna come back out here again?
40:22Who knows what's gonna happen tonight?
40:23Anything can happen tonight.
40:24Everybody's on edge, McMahon.
40:26Why didn't you stay gone?
40:28Austin set up for the ride.
40:29Off the rope in the back.
40:30Oh, wait a minute.
40:31Eyebreaker, nicely done.
40:32Swinging neckbreaker by Stowe.
40:34Oh, he sets right up.
40:35Oh, look out.
40:36Austin with a kick to the head.
40:38And Austin,
40:39if he knows about those ribs,
40:41and perhaps he does not,
40:42Austin unquestionably would go right for the ribs.
40:44Austin must not know.
40:45Steve!
40:46Steve, Stone Cold!
40:48Undertaker, off the ropes.
40:49Oh, the elbow strike in the sternum area.
40:51Fat ribs!
40:52Hard cover.
40:53A two-in!
40:54Stop it.
40:55Get on his ribs!
40:57Stone Cold Steve Austin
40:59off the rope.
41:00He is tenacious.
41:01He is a great competitor.
41:03He stole the victory.
41:04No doubt of that.
41:05As far as the Royal Rumble match itself is concerned.
41:08And if you don't believe me,
41:09you can see it tomorrow night-
41:10Stone Cold, his ribs!
41:11On the Encore on pay-per-view.
41:13Absolutely.
41:14Watch.
41:15If you missed it,
41:16ladies and gentlemen,
41:17join us tomorrow night.
41:18You have that opportunity
41:19to be with us at 8, 7 Central
41:21tomorrow night on pay-per-view.
41:23Yeah, work on the ribs!
41:25Look at this!
41:26Would you stop yelling to Austin?
41:28Undertaker.
41:29Austin doesn't need any direction.
41:30He's doing pretty good on his own, King.
41:32Yeah, but he's going upstairs.
41:33He's working on The Undertaker's dead.
41:35And all you'll see from then,
41:36The Undertaker will be sitting up,
41:38reviving himself from the dead.
41:41And again,
41:42the look on The Undertaker's face
41:44just yesterday after that Royal Rumble,
41:47after he was defeated, if you would,
41:49by Vader,
41:50thanks to Paul Bearer.
41:52I think we're gonna see
41:53another dimension of The Undertaker.
41:55I think we've already seen it,
41:56not just in this match,
41:57but JR, when he came face-to-face
41:59with Bret Hart,
42:00and out in the alleyway.
42:01Yeah, and The Undertaker
42:02struck Bret Hart.
42:03I mean, these men being business,
42:04this is a high-stakes game,
42:06all shooting for one thing,
42:08and that is the WWF title,
42:10currently held by
42:11the incomparable Shawn Michaels.
42:13Coincidentally,
42:14will join us next week
42:15right here on Monday Night Raw.
42:18And look at this.
42:19Austin with the cover!
42:20That could do it in!
42:21No.
42:22Let me get up, McMahon.
42:23Let me go up there
42:24and tell him about the ribs!
42:25You gotta work on his...
42:27Austin,
42:28trying to choke down
42:29The Undertaker.
42:32Stone Cold!
42:33Stone Cold!
42:35Stone Cold!
42:38Who do you think he is?
42:39Who does he think he is?
42:40Bill Parcells?
42:41Doing some coaching?
42:43That's exactly what he's doing.
42:48His ribs!
42:51Stone Cold!
42:53His ribs!
42:55And look at this.
42:58If Austin did not know about...
43:00Oh!
43:01Well, there's no real injury there.
43:04That's The Undertaker.
43:05That is another side of The Undertaker
43:07that we really, I don't think,
43:08want to explore.
43:10What about that?
43:11I don't think any competitor wants...
43:13Oh, look at the Stone Cold Stunner!
43:14Look at that!
43:15What a move.
43:16The Stone Cold Stunner by Austin,
43:17but both these great athletes are down.
43:20Now, Steve, get up!
43:22Work on the ribs!
43:23Austin...
43:24Austin trying to get his weight back.
43:26Austin rolling over on his stomach.
43:29And The Undertaker is down,
43:31but how long?
43:32How long will he stay down?
43:34Come on, Stone Cold!
43:36Wait a minute.
43:37We've got...
43:38A live shot!
43:39Wait a minute, that's Vader!
43:42That's Brad Hart!
43:43Brad Hart and Vader!
43:44What's happening?
43:45What's going on back in the locker room area?
43:47Stay with us!
43:48Wait!
43:49It was an event
43:50that rocked the Lone Stars Day.
43:52Now, get ready to rumble again
43:55with the WWF Royal Rumble Encore
43:58on pay-per-view.
44:00Witness the epic battle for revenge
44:02and the championship
44:04as San Antonio's own
44:05Shawn Michaels battles Psycho Sid.
44:08Relive the drama
44:09as Ahmed Johnson wages war
44:11with the leader of the nation of domination,
44:13Baruch.
44:14Plus, see these guys in action
44:16of domination, Baruch.
44:17Plus, see the incredible,
44:19controversial ending
44:20to the 30-man,
44:21over-the-top rope Royal Rumble
44:23that has the whole world talking.
44:25The WWF Royal Rumble Encore.
44:28Tomorrow night,
44:29exclusively on pay-per-view.
44:32We're back at it, of course,
44:33with Shotgun Saturday Night.
44:34Ladies and gentlemen,
44:35just last Saturday night,
44:36we'll be imitating it live.
44:38Oh, a two-and-oh!
44:40Man, what a battle.
44:41Webster Hall in New York City,
44:43the site of Shotgun Saturday Night.
44:45Right now, ladies and gentlemen,
44:46Beaumont, Texas,
44:47the site of Monday Night Raw.
44:49And all the way through the break,
44:50Stone Cold Steve Austin
44:52has been all over The Undertaker.
44:54Let's take a look now.
44:56Oh, that's what happened
44:58during the break.
44:59Both men went down for some time,
45:00and then Stone Cold took over.
45:02I tell you what,
45:03they're beating each other up
45:04in a lone star state tonight.
45:06This is one of those slobber knockers
45:08we love to see.
45:09Yeah.
45:10Austin and The Undertaker
45:11laying it on the line
45:12right here on WWF Raw.
45:16Oh!
45:19Austin in a bad way.
45:21Get back on those ribs, Austin!
45:24And if Austin did not know
45:25about the injured ribs,
45:26he certainly does by now,
45:28thanks to Jerry The King Lawler.
45:30What?
45:31And look at this.
45:32The Undertaker with Austin now.
45:34Oh, here he goes.
45:35Setting him up now.
45:37The Undertaker,
45:38broken ribs and-
45:39Yeah, there you go!
45:40And look.
45:41Oh, I doubt he-
45:42Oh!
45:43No, and that has to be
45:44unbelievably painful.
45:45Come on.
45:46Right in that side.
45:47And-
45:48Oh!
45:49Boxed up again.
45:50Uh-oh.
45:51Wait a minute,
45:52we've got to cover one.
45:53Two in-
45:54No.
45:55So come on, everyone.
45:56Just stay with us here on USA,
45:57back-to-back episodes
45:59of La Femme Nikita.
46:01No wimpy Robin Hood.
46:03It's La Femme Nikita.
46:04Come up on the ribs!
46:05She's got big arms.
46:06She's up next.
46:07Oh!
46:08No!
46:10Tremendous-
46:11Oh, Hitman!
46:12There's Vader!
46:13There's Paul Bearer!
46:15All hell's gonna break loose now!
46:16Vader's back out!
46:17The Undertaker's seizing!
46:19Vader's gonna come for a ride!
46:22Yeah!
46:23No!
46:24Austin attacking!
46:25The Undertaker from behind!
46:27Hitman's right!
46:28Here's the grab!
46:29Hitman!
46:30The Hitman's out!
46:32And the battle is on!
46:34The final four!
46:36The final four
46:38is right here!
46:39No way!
46:40The Undertaker and Vader hammering away just as they did
46:44last night at the Royal Rumble
46:46and prep for Hitman Hart
46:48and Stone Cold squaring off on the other side.
46:51Hart is wearing out Stone Cold.
46:53One of these four men will meet the WWF champion
46:56at WrestleMania!
46:57Who's it gonna be?
47:01What a war!
47:02They're hammering each other!
47:05The Hitman right here!
47:07That's Chase Stone Cold!
47:09Hart to the left!
47:11Look out!
47:12He's going after Stone Cold!
47:14Red Hot is going after him!
47:16No!
47:17Oh, yeah!
47:18Look at this!
47:19No!
47:20No, no!
47:21Oh, to the barrier!
47:23Red Hot!
47:25Who is tremendously-
47:27Oh!
47:28Low blow!
47:29Anything goes here!
47:30Red Hot tremendously upset!
47:34With some degree of justification!
47:36I would suggest not to the extent of the action
47:39he took earlier here.
47:40Nonetheless, all that matters is Red Hot
47:43is still with the-
47:44Red Hot is still with the WWF!
47:46Look out!
47:47Oh!
47:49Marley over there landing on the line!
47:51Get out of there, Stone Cold!
47:53Come to the back!
47:54What a chaotic-
47:55What a raw!
47:56Run away!
48:00One of these men
48:02will go to WrestleMania!
48:04One of these men
48:06could be the next World Wrestling Federation champion!
48:09Will it be The Undertaker?
48:10Will it be Madder?
48:11Will it be Red Hot?
48:12Or will it be Stone Cold?