WWE SMACKDOWN 27 JANUARY 2005 FULL SHOW

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00:00:00Last week, Kurt Angle sunk to a new low.

00:00:23I love it when a plan comes together.

00:00:25But you can rest assured, Kurt Angle will issue an apology to Joe Giovanni.

00:00:35Now after this apology is over, whoever wants some of Kurt Angle, they can come and get

00:00:42it.

00:00:43Sure.

00:00:44Hey, hey.

00:00:45I just want to talk.

00:00:47How about tonight, after Kurt apologizes to Joe, you and I, for one night only.

00:00:54Team together, destroy Kurt Angle.

00:00:58That's the first time I think he ever actually made a little bit of sense.

00:01:03Joe, I abducting you, gagging you, tying you up and throwing you in a locked trunk was

00:01:12not personal.

00:01:13The point is, I apologize.

00:01:16I apologize.

00:01:17Now listen, Joy.

00:01:18Well.

00:01:19Kurt Angle, it is time to face the music.

00:01:25In my humble opinion, whatever the Big Show does to Kurt Angle, Kurt Angle deserves it.

00:01:30Uh oh.

00:01:31Whoa.

00:01:32Whoa.

00:01:33Where are you going, Kurt?

00:01:37Did you really think that you were going to get away with that?

00:01:41You are going to get what you deserve.

00:01:50And so.

00:01:51Am.

00:01:52I.

00:01:53I.

00:01:55I.

00:01:56I.

00:01:59I.

00:02:00I.

00:02:03I.

00:02:05I.

00:02:06I.

00:03:07We destroyed the Big Show.

00:03:09Destroyed.

00:03:10Our combined forces ensured that Big Show will not make it to the Royal Royal.

00:03:16Yes.

00:03:17You know what, JBL's right.

00:03:21Look at us, look at you guys, nobody can stop us.

00:03:24I smell Dynasty, not the Big Show, not anyone on the SmackDown roster.

00:03:29And we proved that last week when we took out the Big Show.

00:03:33Right.

00:03:34And we're gonna prove it again tonight when we take out a few more of our enemies.

00:03:38Yes, sir.

00:03:38That's right, Luther, Jindrak, you're gonna team up with JBL's chief of staff, Orlando.

00:03:44That'll love you.

00:03:45No more, I'm up.

00:03:46Yes, sir.

00:03:47Yes, sir.

00:03:48And you're gonna take down Booker T, Eddie Guerrero, Latino Heat, and Ray Mysterio.

00:03:58Say it's a little way back.

00:04:00I'm bilingual.

00:04:02Orlando.

00:04:03Oh, yeah.

00:04:04I know you're ready.

00:04:05Most definitely.

00:04:06Luther, Jindrak, you ready?

00:04:07Oh, we were born ready.

00:04:08You know that.

00:04:09Remember this, guys.

00:04:10United we stand, divided, they fall.

00:04:15And just like last week, we're gonna be the tall hog at the Trump.

00:04:20Again, we're gonna be standing proud at the end of the show.

00:04:25All right, guys, put it here.

00:04:26You ready to go?

00:04:27Everybody in.

00:04:28One, two, three.

00:04:29Let's go.

00:04:30Somebody's gonna get knocked out.

00:04:31Somebody's gonna get knocked out.

00:04:32Somebody's gonna get knocked out.

00:04:33We are just 72 hours away, three days from the Royal Rumble on pay-per-view.

00:04:50Smackdown on its way to Fresno with a stop tonight at Little Rock.

00:04:54And here is one of the targets of this strange yet effective coalition.

00:04:58Between JBL and Kurt Angle.

00:05:01Eddie Guerrero on the hit list tonight.

00:05:04Without a thought of ball, also let the point out.

00:05:07A very offensive pick-up-trick-slash-work-runner by Latino Heat.

00:05:11Going six-man tag team match.

00:05:12It's good to fall.

00:05:13One fall.

00:05:14It's approaching the length of El Paso, Texas.

00:05:16Weighing in at 228 pounds.

00:05:17Eddie Guerrero.

00:05:18Eddie Guerrero qualifying in Amarillo, Texas this weekend for the Royal Rumble Match.

00:05:20He'll be one of 15 SmackDown Superstars joining 15 Raw Superstars in the Rumble Match Sunday.

00:05:26The winner with an eye on the prize, the main event at WrestleMania.

00:05:41Opportunity knocks at the Royal Rumble.

00:05:45No bigger opportunity than the main event of WrestleMania.

00:05:49And that's what it's all about.

00:05:50If you win the Rumble, it comes the ball.

00:05:52It's partner from Houston, Texas.

00:05:54Weighing in at 256 pounds, Booker T.

00:05:59Can you dig it?

00:06:03Booker T qualifying for the Royal Rumble Match in Jacksonville, Florida.

00:06:08This coming Sunday, two men will start every 90 seconds.

00:06:12Another Superstar enters the ring until all 30 Superstars have been involved in the matchup.

00:06:18Bottom line, it's every man for himself.

00:06:21You got that right, bro.

00:06:23Full versus full.

00:06:24Pink versus friend.

00:06:26As you said, every man for himself.

00:06:28It's all about the win, baby.

00:06:30That's this Sunday at the Rumble.

00:06:31And from San Diego, California, weighing in at 175 pounds, Rey Mysterio.

00:06:55C-Rey Mysterio busted out the 6-1-9 count right there.

00:06:59Hey, Rey, get a shot in your head.

00:07:00And Rey Mysterio qualifying for the Royal Rumble Match in Hot 3 All last week on SmackDown.

00:07:06But for these three men, Mysterio, Booker T, and Eddie Guerrero, tonight is simply about survival.

00:07:12You heard what JBL and Kurt Angle said to the top of the show.

00:07:15This will be another night to remember tonight.

00:07:19United, we stand.

00:07:20Divided, they fall.

00:07:22The they being the three men in the ring.

00:07:25I'll tell you, this JBL, Kurt Angle, unit.

00:07:29I mean, this coalition, I mean, they got something to be said here now.

00:07:35The watch seems like Little Rock officers behind Mysterio Guerrero and Booker T.

00:07:43And making their win in the ring at a combined weight of 815 pounds, Luther Reigns, Mark Jindrak, and the Chief of Staff, Orlando Jordan.

00:07:55Luther Reigns and Mark Jindrak qualifying for the Rumble Match in Kitchener, Ontario, Orlando Jordan qualifying in Halifax, Nova Scotia as we get set for this six-man tag team matchup.

00:08:06And you've got to talk about the damage that this coalition from JBL, Angle, including the three men in the ring, Jordan, to Jindrak and Reigns, did to the 500-pound big show last week.

00:08:18I was impressed last week, and it was very impressive, a masterful setup by Kurt Angle and JBL's teams respectively.

00:08:25And they put the big show down.

00:08:27As JBL said, they toppled a giant.

00:08:30We are waiting for the general manager, Theodore Long, to give us an update tonight on the condition of the big show.

00:08:35But we've heard the rumors circulating all week long that the big show is angrier than he's ever been before.

00:08:41I know, and we're gonna get that official update from the general manager, Theodore Long, a little bit in the show.

00:08:47Now you've got Booker T going at it with Mark Jindrak.

00:08:51As the Eddie champs begin for Booker T's partner, Eddie Guerrero.

00:08:55Had some problems last week, Booker T and Eddie, but, well, seem to be getting along so far tonight.

00:08:59Lockup, center of the ring for Booker T and Mark Jindrak.

00:09:02It's a hammerlock right there by, ooh, nice elbow by Jindrak.

00:09:06He's learning from Kurt Angle, isn't he?

00:09:08That's a good man to learn from if you can hang around guys like Kurt Angle and then JBL also for Orlando Jordan.

00:09:14You're learning from major league players.

00:09:17What a clothesline by Booker T to Mark Jindrak.

00:09:20I'll tell you, you see a tag made to Eddie Guerrero.

00:09:23But remember, there's the slam to Jindrak.

00:09:26And he low as Eddie.

00:09:27But remember, come Sunday, Taz at the Royal Mobile Match, there will be no tags like you're seeing here.

00:09:32No, that's right.

00:09:33Because it's every man for himself.

00:09:34It's every man for himself.

00:09:35And here comes Rey!

00:09:36Mysterio, springboard drop, kick off the top rope.

00:09:38Here's the cover.

00:09:39He's gonna get away, may have him in a kick out by Mark Jindrak.

00:09:42Rey Mysterio, just a firecracker, the Enigma himself.

00:09:46Right there, the size advantage of Jindrak shutting down Rey Mysterio.

00:09:50Yeah, Jindrak has a size advantage.

00:09:51Mysterio may be one of the smaller men in the Royal Rumble Match come Sunday.

00:09:56But remember, if Rey Mysterio can somehow draw that number 30 entry into the Rumble Match,

00:10:01he's got a great chance.

00:10:02I mean, he's walking the drunk, though.

00:10:04And the lady, the lady went to the Rumble.

00:10:07The better it is for you for conditioning purposes.

00:10:10But I mean, their arms, it's just as low.

00:10:13And here's the cover.

00:10:15Kick out.

00:10:16Well, you come in, enter number one, and end up winning the whole Rumble.

00:10:20Look at Chris Benoit last year.

00:10:22Yeah, Chris Benoit won the entire Rumble last year.

00:10:25And look at Eddie Guerrero.

00:10:27Well, I'll tell you one thing, though, Taz.

00:10:29Chris Benoit entered at number one, but very few people enter at number one to win the Rumble.

00:10:33You really wanna try to enter later if you can, but it is luck of the draw.

00:10:36As the Eddie Guerrero chants begin from this great crowd here in Little Rock, Arkansas tonight.

00:10:42Well, important is the lady you can pick, Paul.

00:10:44You know, the better mystery.

00:10:45That's what I'm trying to say to you.

00:10:46We got it as Orlando Jordan works on Latino Heat, Eddie Guerrero.

00:10:49The chief of staff for JBL whipped into the court.

00:10:51And it's a big fat body drop by Latino Heat, Eddie Guerrero.

00:10:54So you've got Orlando Jordan from JBL's team, and Reigns and Jindrak from Angle's team.

00:10:58Part of this coalition.

00:11:00Well, the combined forces of Angle and JBL.

00:11:03Well, look at this.

00:11:04Eddie and Booker.

00:11:05Oh, what a heel kick to the jaw.

00:11:08Great height right there by Booker.

00:11:10It's a cover.

00:11:11The cover.

00:11:12And Luther Reigns chases Guerrero.

00:11:13Jindrak breaks up the three count.

00:11:15Well, referee's got his hands full.

00:11:16His body's everywhere.

00:11:17Well, let me ask you, if this coalition is...

00:11:19Oh, look at Booker T breaking out with the right hand.

00:11:21If this Jindrak reigns in Orlando Jordan, this JBL Grand Angle Coalition.

00:11:26Well, it can stick together with the Royal Ball matchup.

00:11:28That gives them a huge advantage.

00:11:30Well, I'll tell you what.

00:11:32I think it would give a big advantage for that team.

00:11:35But right now, you got a major league melee going on here.

00:11:38Hey, look at Rey Mysterio, Orlando Jordan.

00:11:41Watch out.

00:11:42Mysterio for the top, taking out Eddie Guerrero.

00:11:44The JBL Angle Coalition in control.

00:11:47Well, Rey Mysterio and Booker T got to recruit.

00:11:50Six-man tag action continues when we return to Little Rock.

00:11:53Jinrak, Reigns, and Jordan are rolling.

00:12:02We are back on SmackDown.

00:12:04The JBL Angle Coalition represented by Orlando Jordan, Luther Reigns, and Mark Jinrak

00:12:08in control of Eddie Guerrero, Rey Mysterio, and Booker T.

00:12:12That Coalition trying to conquer the enemies here tonight

00:12:15after taking out the Big Show last week.

00:12:17And Booker T's fighting out of that rear naked choke by Orlando Jordan,

00:12:20and right now, shooting off the Booker.

00:12:22Oh, man. Uh-oh.

00:12:23Booker, oh, Booker.

00:12:24Booker in connecting.

00:12:25What a counter by Booker T.

00:12:26And now, can he make a tag?

00:12:28Got a feels to turn the point in the match.

00:12:30Good question.

00:12:31Can Booker T make it to Mysterio or Latino Heat?

00:12:34Eddie Guerrero stretching out Mysterio as well.

00:12:37Booker T makes the tag, and here comes Rey.

00:12:39Rey Mysterio from the top.

00:12:40There's the springboard.

00:12:41Seated Senton connecting to Jordan.

00:12:43Rey Mysterio starting to roll.

00:12:44Tremendous athleticism by Rey Mysterio.

00:12:47Nice reversal.

00:12:48Right there.

00:12:50A little payback by Mysterio.

00:12:52Time moves off.

00:12:53On the second rope.

00:12:54He got it.

00:12:55He's gonna do it.

00:12:56And a kick out by Jordan.

00:12:58Rey Mysterio out of nowhere.

00:12:59Look at that drop kick.

00:13:00What great offense by Rey Mysterio.

00:13:03So hard to counter.

00:13:04I'll tell you what, that Rey Mysterio.

00:13:06Hey, look at Jindrak.

00:13:07Nobody hold him as he pulls Jordan out of the way.

00:13:10Rey Mysterio landed hard right there in a place you don't wanna land hard.

00:13:14Luther Reigns drew the referee and allowed Jindrak to come in and pull Jordan out of the way, giving the control to JBL slash angle team.

00:13:22That's not fun when that happens right there.

00:13:24Let's take a look at this here.

00:13:25Check out Mysterio.

00:13:26You know what I'm saying?

00:13:27That's not how you wanna spend a Thursday night.

00:13:29Not at all.

00:13:30You gotta give it to Mark Jindrak for having the wherewithal to pull Jordan out of the way there.

00:13:34Look at a coalition call like a well-oiled machine.

00:13:37Nice suplex by Luther Reigns as he's talking trash with Guerrero.

00:13:40Double underhook butterfly suplex by Luther Reigns.

00:13:43I'll tell you, I mean Kurt Angle and JBL, they gotta be proud of their boys right now.

00:13:47Well, of course they do.

00:13:48United we stand, divided they fall, the rallying cry for Angle and JBL tonight.

00:13:54Well, I mean Angle stated, they're unstoppable, and I'll tell you what, Kurt might be right.

00:13:59Orlando Jordan in off the tag.

00:14:01Again, can you imagine this coalition working together inside the Royal Rumble match on Sunday?

00:14:06Here we go, Mysterio, they have him in a kick out by Jordan.

00:14:09If it would have happened, it would have to give an advantage to Kurt Angle or JBL,

00:14:14to their camps, to their teams, for sure.

00:14:16I mean, I would anyway, in my opinion.

00:14:18And then it's every man for himself at the end for a shot at the main event at WrestleMania.

00:14:22Backbreaker, knee to the small of the back.

00:14:25Here's the cover by Jordan, kick out Eddie Guerrero into breaking up as well.

00:14:29Orlando Jordan, yeah, Shaw going for the cover again there on that side slam.

00:14:34With the rings, I'll tell you, I'm not wondering though.

00:14:37Like if you got, look at that, Super Mysterio fighting for the bottom.

00:14:40Mysterio. Battling out.

00:14:42Trying to make a tag, Luthor Reigns isolating the man from his corner.

00:14:45There he is, and now again, powering up.

00:14:47That's the power of Luthor Reigns making the tag to Jinraq.

00:14:51That's with Kurt Angle's soul press, with a Luthor Reigns, with a Mark Jindrak.

00:14:55Then you gotta win the JBL, the brains of the operation.

00:14:58It's the Chief of Staff.

00:14:59And Jinraq continues the assault on Rey Mysterio.

00:15:04Jinraq Reigns and Jordan wearing down the smaller man from the Mysterio-

00:15:09Booker Tieny team.

00:15:10You think that JBL's team and Kurt Angle's team, they will work well together.

00:15:17After a moment, you get to work as police are doing it when it gets close to the end.

00:15:21I think it will go.

00:15:22Look at Eddie Guerrero, thumb to the eyes.

00:15:24That might be the advantage that Rey Mysterio needs as he battles out.

00:15:28Eddie Guerrero lying, cheating, and stealing.

00:15:30Slides underneath Mark Jindrak.

00:15:32Shots to the midsection by Mysterio.

00:15:34Time quickness.

00:15:35What a left hand.

00:15:37He's got him.

00:15:38Jinrak into the cut.

00:15:39Booker Tien realizing Mysterio's in trouble breaks up the three count.

00:15:43I think Rey would have been pinned Booker T saving that match right there.

00:15:46What a shot.

00:15:47Left hand by Mark Jindrak.

00:15:48To get back to your question.

00:15:49Yes, sir.

00:15:50I do believe this coalition will work together in the Royal Rumble match until they clear

00:15:53anybody else out and then it's the coalition against themselves.

00:15:56Then it's every man for himself.

00:15:58You never know.

00:15:59Mysterio may have joined him, but the referee's distracted.

00:16:01Mysterio's got Jordan pinned here.

00:16:03The referee is distracted and Jordan kicked out.

00:16:06A lot of Nia fools in this matchup.

00:16:08Tentous ring presence by Mysterio though.

00:16:10Rey Mysterio knows where he is in the ring at all times.

00:16:14That's what makes him one of the best athletes, probably the best athlete,

00:16:17on the SmackDown roster.

00:16:18Pound for Pound.

00:16:19You know what, I'll throw in Raw on that.

00:16:21I mean, Raw's got some tremendous superstars, no doubt about it.

00:16:25Rey Mysterio, in my opinion, top tier in WWE.

00:16:29Orlando Jordan continuing the pressure.

00:16:32SmackDown fans have been on fire all night long as we kick off the last SmackDown

00:16:37before the Royal Rumble.

00:16:38Rey Mysterio kicking in the head right there.

00:16:41Of Orlando trying to get out of that.

00:16:43And again, Orlando Jordan tackling Mysterio in the amateur wrestling background.

00:16:48Jordan not allowing Mysterio to get to the corner to make his tag.

00:16:52Here comes Jindrak now.

00:16:54This guy, this kid's just raw bone, man.

00:16:56Look at the physique.

00:16:58Don't you wish you were built like Mark Jindrak?

00:17:00Don't you, I mean-

00:17:01I'd love to be built like Mark Jindrak.

00:17:02He's built like a man.

00:17:03You'd love to be built like a man, right?

00:17:05As Jindrak continues the pressure on Mysterio,

00:17:07driving that knee into the base of the neck, into the spine.

00:17:11You don't wanna answer my question, man.

00:17:13You want to win?

00:17:15Mysterio's in trouble here.

00:17:17I like life to see.

00:17:19Like I said, Mysterio's in trouble here, and Rey needs to try and make it to that corner

00:17:23to get either Booker T or Eddie Guerrero in this match.

00:17:26Mysterio wisely makes it to the rope.

00:17:28There's a cheap shot by Jindrak.

00:17:30Why is it cheap?

00:17:31What do you mean cheap shot?

00:17:32He was supposed to have a clean break there, and he didn't.

00:17:34Well, you know, life's not-

00:17:35Nice.

00:17:36This guy here, Reigns, is all power.

00:17:38And he could be a dark horse in this Royal Rumble match Sunday, just because of the physical

00:17:43prowess of this man.

00:17:45And I agree with that, no doubt.

00:17:48We're on 619.

00:17:49The people here are Little Rock on 619, and they love Mysterio.

00:17:54Maybe Mysterio's in trouble now, but I do think that Luther Reigns-

00:17:58Reigns ducked out of the way, and Orlando Jordan hit the wrong man.

00:18:02Miscommunication right there.

00:18:04I don't know if it was really miscommunication.

00:18:07I think it was more Rey Mysterio ducking out of the way.

00:18:09Maybe Reigns saw it differently.

00:18:11Well, we got this right now.

00:18:13Rey Mysterio never made it to the corner to make a tag.

00:18:15And again, this team isolating Mysterio from his partners, and Mysterio absorbing a tremendous

00:18:20amount of punishment.

00:18:21He's tough, Rey's tough, Rey's tough.

00:18:22And look at him battle back.

00:18:23Rey Mysterio battling back, and Jindrak again with a kick to the midsection.

00:18:28Irish whip, Mysterio up over the top of Jindrak.

00:18:32Well, nice.

00:18:33Yeah.

00:18:34Now to the legs of Luther Reigns.

00:18:35What the hell, watch out.

00:18:36Founced off the referee, that was unique.

00:18:38Now to the legs of Jordan, Mysterio's got everybody confused.

00:18:42Yeah, Rey's got the leg that keeps the tag daddy.

00:18:45Bang down the hatch is cold.

00:18:46And Latino, he fired up.

00:18:48Well rested, to Rey, to Jindrak, to Orlando Jordan.

00:18:53And Mysterio made this all possible.

00:18:55No doubt about it, Eddie Guerrero with a shot on-

00:18:58Crop kick.

00:18:59Eddie Guerrero and now Booker T into the ring with the right hands.

00:19:03Don't wanna let Eddie Guerrero build momentum on Booker T.

00:19:06There goes Orlando.

00:19:07Orlando up over the top, Eddie Guerrero continues the assault on Mark Jindrak.

00:19:11Eddie with the assist.

00:19:14Heads up.

00:19:15619 connecting to Jindrak.

00:19:17Jindrak's out on his feet.

00:19:19Booker T.

00:19:20Watch out.

00:19:21Scissors kick to the back of the neck.

00:19:23And Eddie Guerrero, the legal man, goes to the top rope.

00:19:27And he's high, high up in the air right now.

00:19:30Oh, that was in the air.

00:19:31Whoa.

00:19:32Splash connecting.

00:19:33One, two, three's a charm.

00:19:35Eddie, Rey, Booker T.

00:19:37Pick up the win.

00:19:38Here is Eddie Guerrero, Booker T, and Rey Mysterio.

00:19:48What a win for Eddie, Booker T, and Rey Mysterio here tonight.

00:19:54As we take another look at the closing moments of the matchup.

00:19:56First with the assist from Eddie, the 619 pass.

00:20:00We have Jindrak, got a face full of Rey Mysterio's boots.

00:20:04Then watch Booker T.

00:20:06And the exclamation point from Mysterio.

00:20:11And then Eddie Guerrero.

00:20:13Latino Heat beating off this crowd.

00:20:15And delivering the frog splash.

00:20:17A huge victory for Eddie, Rey, and Booker T here tonight.

00:20:21He's just shoving Orlando Jordan to the mat.

00:20:42Well, Reigns is not much for patience.

00:20:44I think he's blaming Orlando Jordan.

00:20:48Wait, wait, what the hell, wait a minute.

00:20:51Well, co-secretaries of defense for JBL, the Bashams.

00:20:54Coming to the aid of the Chief of Staff.

00:20:57Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

00:21:04Uh-oh.

00:21:05Now Kurt Angle.

00:21:09Angle just slapped Andy Basham.

00:21:12And the Basham's now in Kurt Angle's face.

00:21:15What the hell?

00:21:16And here comes the champion.

00:21:21How's this going to be resolved?

00:21:22We divide and conquer.

00:21:27We don't fight each other.

00:21:29I suggest you get control of Neanderthal and your Metro sexual right now because

00:21:35your boys are out of control.

00:21:37Listen here, my boys aren't the problem.

00:21:50My boys aren't the problem.

00:21:52You see, in order to conquer, you need to win.

00:21:56Something your little deputy over here screwed up on tonight.

00:21:59Hey, hey, hey, he is not a deputy.

00:22:03This is the Chief of Staff, Orlando Jordan.

00:22:06These are my secretaries of defense, the Basham brothers.

00:22:10They are my cabinet.

00:22:12I need a cabinet because I am WWE Champion.

00:22:17Something you will never be again.

00:22:25I need a cabinet.

00:22:30Please.

00:22:31I was winning championships back when you were getting drunk at frat parties.

00:22:37Listen, Bradshaw, you're one ankle lock away from going from WWE Champion,

00:22:46to Loudmouth Goof in a cowboy hat.

00:22:49And make no mistake about it, through hell or high water,

00:22:55I will be the last man standing and walk out of Fresno, California, the WWE Champion.

00:23:02All right, all right.

00:23:05You wanna tell a great big lie on a national stage?

00:23:08Well, you're doing it in the right place, in this hit state of Arkansas,

00:23:12home of the biggest liar of them all, Bill Clinton.

00:23:22Clinton lied to his wife.

00:23:23He lied to Congress.

00:23:24He lied about Monica Lewinsky because she looked like him.

00:23:28I don't blame him.

00:23:30You wanna be dramatic, Mr. Cliche.

00:23:33Hell in high water, drunk at a frat party.

00:23:36The only hell, listen to me.

00:23:38The only hell you're gonna see is a clothesline from hell.

00:23:41When I knock your gold medal carcass out at Fresno,

00:23:46you will never be WWE Champion again.

00:23:51Is that a fact?

00:23:53It's true.

00:23:55It's true, Kurt.

00:23:57Well, I'll tell you what I'm gonna do this Sunday in Fresno, California.

00:24:00I'm gonna kick your- Wait a minute.

00:24:04Wait a minute.

00:24:05The general manager, Theodore Long.

00:24:09Dang.

00:24:10I love the jacket.

00:24:11Do you two ever shut up?

00:24:14Oh, let's talk about what you're gonna do to each other.

00:24:20Well, it seems to me that the both of you have forgot one big factor.

00:24:27And that's the big show.

00:24:31I've talked to the big show, and the big show will be at the Royal Rumble this Sunday night.

00:24:43Now, Kurt, I heard you say earlier that you would be the last man standing this Sunday night.

00:24:56Well, you know, Kurt, I myself and all of this SmackDown audience, what we would like to know is who will be the last man standing tonight.

00:25:13So that's why I have made a main event match, and it will be Kurt Angle versus JBL in a last man standing match.

00:25:36Whoa!

00:25:37Oh, my God.

00:25:38Holla, player.

00:25:39You've got to be kidding me.

00:25:41You've got to be kidding me.

00:25:42Oh, you're not kidding.

00:25:43Oh, what?

00:25:44Shoot!

00:25:45One of the most brutal matches in the history of the WWE.

00:25:47Oh, my God.

00:25:48And tonight, Kurt Angle versus JBL, three days away from the triple threat match at the Rumble, and they were the last man standing match.

00:25:54I cannot believe what our gentleman just said.

00:25:58JBL and Angle, the last man standing match.

00:26:01What a main event here tonight, and what a huge announcement in this news conference this past week in Hollywood involving Stone Cold Steve Austin.

00:26:10Steve Austin and WWE Philz.

00:26:12I'd like to thank the members of the media for showing up here today.

00:26:23More importantly, I'd like to thank all of you WWE fans for showing up here.

00:26:26I'm about to introduce someone to you who has broken every box office record in WWE history.

00:26:36So without any further ado, here he is, Stone Cold Steve Austin.

00:26:41Let's get back in front of WWE fans.

00:26:42Let's get back in front of WWE fans.

00:26:46You know, anytime you get to come in front of WWE crowd, it doesn't matter whether, you know, an arena of 20,000 or just like a day, you know.

00:26:51Why don't you get that microphone in front of your face and then start talking trash and then all of a sudden you feel like you're right back at home.

00:26:56This is a typical Stone Cold Steve Austin reaction.

00:27:03There's electricity in the air that there isn't for anybody else, quite frankly.

00:27:10You know, people associate themselves with that character in so many different ways, you know, through the years and he, he really is an icon in our business.

00:27:17face and you have to start talking trash and then all of a sudden you feel like you're right

00:27:20back at home. This was a typical Stone Cold Steve Austin reaction. There's electricity in the air

00:27:25that there isn't for anybody else quite frankly. You know people associate themselves with that

00:27:30character in so many different ways through the years and he really is an icon in our business.

00:27:36WWE's film says made a three picture deal with Steve. Our first film is going to be called

00:27:42condemned. It seems like a hell of a story and a story that Stone Cold Steve Austin would be

00:27:47very well in. So looking forward to doing that. Just raising as much hell on the screen as possible.

00:27:53I think the timing on this is very coincidental and maybe somebody else you know of a higher power

00:27:59has something to do with it. But it's very interesting with the theme of Wrestlemania

00:28:02going Hollywood and now Stone Cold is going Hollywood. It's pretty cool. Give me a hell yeah.

00:28:07Shocking, startling news from general manager long moments ago. Tonight, arguably one of the biggest

00:28:17matches in the history of SmackDown. Last man standing between the champion JBL and Kurt Angle.

00:28:24Extremely physical confrontation here, ladies and gentlemen. Last man standing. Brutal match.

00:28:31This will be brutal, I'm telling you. It really will be tonight between JBL and Kurt Angle.

00:28:36And also tonight, the United States Championship on the line. Revenge on the mind of John Cena

00:28:42when he meets Kenzo Suzuki, the bronze warrior tonight.

00:28:46Well you know, Kenzo Suzuki's no joke, Cole. He's a tough, tough operate. No doubt about that.

00:28:52I don't know. It's going to be tough for Cena maybe to hang on here.

00:28:55And you know, we're three days away from the Rumble. John Cena wants to hang on to that United

00:28:59States title. We'll see if we can do that tonight.

00:29:01Three days away from the Royal Rumble this Sunday on pay-per-view. And of course, the

00:29:05casket match between The Undertaker and Heidenreich. Can Undertaker finally put an end to his arch rival?

00:29:12Well, Heidenreich has made it perfectly clear. And I agree with Heidenreich. I don't think Heidenreich

00:29:16sweats the dead man at all. But I'll tell you what, Heidenreich is not a big fan of caskets.

00:29:21Something has to give. Undertaker, the king of caskets. Heidenreich afraid of the caskets. What gives this Sunday?

00:29:29The Undertaker has reigned supreme for so long. But things are changing with Heidenreich's dawn.

00:29:38His bell would toll, and the time would draw near. Opponents' hearts tremble with uncontrollable fear.

00:29:49But there is no fear in the heart of Heidenreich, whose sole purpose for living is the destruction

00:29:57of life. Takers beat me once, but I got him twice. Costing him the championship gold. Two triumphs for Heidenreich.

00:30:11Takers never faced one quite like me. Twisted, depraved, at peace with insanity.

00:30:22I am not afraid of the Undertaker. I fear no man living or dead.

00:30:40Heidenreich, your final resting place has been chosen.

00:30:47At the Royal Rumble, you will rest in peace.

00:31:02I want you to witness firsthand what happens to those souls.

00:31:10You think they can look into the eye of the dragon?

00:31:12I'm not afraid of the Undertaker, but caskets. I hate caskets.

00:31:29I'll do anything to get out of that match.

00:31:34At the Royal Rumble, you will rest in peace.

00:31:43I'm not afraid of the Undertaker.

00:31:52What's up. Thank you everyone.

00:31:58We'll be flying. This is this coming out next.

00:32:02This is...

00:32:04During the competing contest on schedule 4, one fall for the WWE United States Chipman Chiff wil

00:32:09championship, taking his run to the ring from Westbury, Massachusetts.

00:32:13Weighing in his 248 pounds, he's the United States champion,

00:32:19John Cena.

00:32:22John Cena, one of the World Rumble match come this Sunday.

00:32:26Looking to keep the momentum rolling here tonight.

00:32:29Massive ovation for Cena.

00:32:33Will John Cena head into the Royal Rumble Match as the United States Champion this Sunday?

00:32:44We'll find out when he defends the title next.

00:32:47Back on SmackDown,

00:32:56John Cena, the United States Champion, getting set to defend the United States

00:33:00title here tonight and having a little bit of fun in the process.

00:33:04Yeah, I don't think Chimel thinks it's fun, but in time,

00:33:06something gets torn to Chimel's face, I think that's pretty funny.

00:33:09And Cena with revenge on his mind against this man tonight.

00:33:12And the challenger being accompanied to the ring by Hiroko from the Land of the Rising

00:33:20Sun, weighing in at 250 pounds, Kenzo Suzuki.

00:33:26And why does John Cena want revenge?

00:33:28Because of what happened last week in Montreal, a Royal Rumble qualifying matchup.

00:33:32John Cena using the FU to defeat Rene Dupree and advance to the Royal Rumble match

00:33:36Sunday, but it was a blindside ambush by Kenzo Suzuki.

00:33:41Big time, I mean, Suzuki coming out of nowhere.

00:33:44John Cena only get a chance to celebrate, and Kenzo Suzuki spoiling the party,

00:33:49actually crashing the party that probably was gonna happen with John Cena.

00:33:54Kenzo Suzuki with that handsome smile is, handsome, whatever he is.

00:33:57So tonight, a return match for the United States Championship.

00:34:00Kenzo Suzuki versus John Cena.

00:34:04Kenzo Suzuki qualifying for the Royal Rumble matchup in Amarillo, Texas.

00:34:09John Cena, as we mentioned, qualified for the Royal Rumble match this past Thursday night

00:34:13in Montreal on SmackDown.

00:34:15United States Championship is on the line.

00:34:18Cena versus Suzuki here tonight.

00:34:21And wasting a little time.

00:34:27John Cena hammering away, the pounding ground attack.

00:34:30Yeah, John Cena all over, all over.

00:34:33Kenzo Suzuki and the crowd building momentum for Cena.

00:34:37John Cena the aggressive right here.

00:34:39Look at those punches, those stunts, those kicks.

00:34:41By the Doctor of Doganomics, John Cena needs business.

00:34:45John Cena all fired up, been on a major roll the past couple of months since winning

00:34:49back the United States Championship and returning from the injury that cost him a couple of months.

00:34:53And look at John Cena with a straight kick to Suzuki.

00:34:57I'll tell you what, Suzuki damn near quick, get out in the blocks, he's shooting.

00:35:01I think Cena punch, he should be pretty good, one of those punches with those cracks.

00:35:05And Hiroko showing concern for her husband, Kenzo Suzuki.

00:35:09John Cena wasting a little time.

00:35:11Look, look, look.

00:35:12Look at this.

00:35:13What the hell?

00:35:14Spine first goes Kenzo into the steel post.

00:35:18That was major league impact right there.

00:35:21Well, John Cena showing what happens to you when you mess with John Cena,

00:35:24like Suzuki did last week.

00:35:27John Cena just throwing that ring, he don't really care about the rules of nothing.

00:35:30What's up with that?

00:35:31He don't want to hold this championship and retain it.

00:35:35Well, John Cena's got a score to settle here tonight.

00:35:38John Cena, look out.

00:35:41Wait a minute.

00:35:42John driving Suzuki into the announce table.

00:35:45And now with the left hands off the chest of Suzuki, continuing to work on the back of John.

00:35:50Suzuki again, driving Suzuki into the announce table and back into the ring to break up the tent.

00:35:55Let's go, remember now, the vicious background, the streak that John Cena can have.

00:35:59Remember what happened when he shoots?

00:36:01Yeah.

00:36:02Don't forget that as he drives Suzuki to the floor.

00:36:06I don't know what you think, Taz.

00:36:10Kenzo may be tough, but Cena looks unstoppable tonight, baby.

00:36:14I hear you.

00:36:15Hey, you know what?

00:36:16Hey, John, come on back here.

00:36:18Hey, I got a new partner.

00:36:20I got a new partner.

00:36:21Hey, you're calling all these .

00:36:22That's great.

00:36:23And look at John Cena.

00:36:24He's a hell of a lot better wrestler than I am too, as he's hammering away,

00:36:28beating the hell out of Kenzo Suzuki.

00:36:30Look at this.

00:36:31Suplex by John Cena.

00:36:32Don't see that much out of John Cena.

00:36:33Nice fisherman suplex by John Cena.

00:36:36And now John Cena relentless.

00:36:39That viciousness coming out of John Cena.

00:36:42Nice head bump there.

00:36:43And John Cena has been relentless since this assault began on Suzuki at the head of a matchup.

00:36:50I'll tell you what, bro, you don't wanna get on John Cena's bad side.

00:36:54I'm telling you that right now.

00:36:55You can see that this man is a woman doctor of Thug Anonymous or nothing.

00:36:59One, two, three, four.

00:37:01He's choking the man out.

00:37:02He's utilizing the five count.

00:37:04He's got that street fight style down, man.

00:37:07And he's street all around.

00:37:08You make a great point.

00:37:09You don't wanna get on the bad side of Cena.

00:37:11And there's a rake of the eyes by Kenzo Suzuki.

00:37:13Doing all he can to survive in the matchup.

00:37:14There's that knife chopped to the throat.

00:37:16The Adam's apple of John Cena driving Cena to the corner.

00:37:19Yeah.

00:37:20You're right across the throat there, and John Cena.

00:37:22Oh!

00:37:23Nice chop by Suzuki.

00:37:26And another chop.

00:37:29He doesn't speak English, so he had to be speaking Japanese.

00:37:35He is Japanese, so he should speak it, I guess.

00:37:37Whipped into the corner.

00:37:38Now Kenzo Suzuki has the United States Champion on the ropes.

00:37:41And Suzuki's saying, come on, Cena.

00:37:43But you can see the assault by Cena early on has taken its toll on the challenger, Kenzo.

00:37:48And the welt's beginning to build on the chest.

00:37:53You gotta wonder, is John Cena looking past Kenzo Suzuki?

00:37:56I mean, John Cena watching win the world is so bad.

00:37:59You gotta be careful.

00:38:00Don't look past the guy, Lexus.

00:38:01I think he's looking past Suzuki now.

00:38:02I think he's got a bullseye on his chest.

00:38:04And look at this.

00:38:05Kenzo, Cena whipped into the ropes.

00:38:08There's a big shoulder knocked down by the United States Champion.

00:38:11Yeah, John Cena leaving his feet right there with that flying shoulder block.

00:38:14John Cena is amped up tonight, ladies and gentlemen, I'm telling you.

00:38:18Continuing to work on the back with that side slam of Kenzo Suzuki.

00:38:23Cena has targeted the back ever since he drove Suzuki into that steel post earlier on.

00:38:27With a game-playing goal, and Cena obviously came into this match with one.

00:38:32You can't see me.

00:38:35You can feel me, though.

00:38:37You know what you feel here, right, Cole?

00:38:38Wait a minute.

00:38:39I'm gonna shuffle up there.

00:38:42John Robinson, thanks as well.

00:38:44Big knuckle shuffle connecting.

00:38:46That's what I'm saying, man.

00:38:47What a shot by Cena.

00:38:49Pumping it up now, pumping it up.

00:38:53Kenzo Suzuki trying to struggle back to his feet somehow here.

00:39:00And here we go.

00:39:01John Cena with Suzuki up on his shoulders.

00:39:03Got him stuck for that FU.

00:39:06FU.

00:39:07FU connecting.

00:39:08Cena into the cover.

00:39:10Hooks the leg.

00:39:11John Cena retains the United States Championship.

00:39:16Here is your winner.

00:39:18And it's still United States Champion.

00:39:22John Cena.

00:39:25John Cena, he's rolling.

00:39:27Heading into the Royal Rumble match on Sunday.

00:39:30Big victory for John Cena here tonight.

00:39:33John Cena went right through Kenzo Suzuki.

00:39:38Looking good going into a Rumble.

00:39:41Yeah, John Cena is looking good, and I'm gonna try to get a word right now

00:39:44with the United States Champion, John Cena.

00:39:47Well, you know, a lot of embarrasses out here.

00:39:50You know, you're doing the right thing out there, but John Cena definitely building

00:39:54some steam for this Sunday at the Royal Rumble in Fresno, California.

00:39:59John.

00:40:00John, I have to ask you, the victory tonight over Kenzo Suzuki, did it build some momentum?

00:40:07Did it get you rolling, heading into maybe help you win that Royal Rumble match come Sunday in Fresno?

00:40:12You got the impression of the team game, they want Cena to win this thing Sunday.

00:40:37You hear that?

00:40:38You hear that?

00:40:39Do you hear that?

00:40:44That's energy, you feel that?

00:40:55That is momentum.

00:41:02Tonight, Kenzo Suzuki took a wrong turn on Mean Street and ended up face to face with the chain.

00:41:16And that's what's gonna happen to 29 other superstars at the Royal Rumble.

00:41:31We don't care if you're Chris Benoit, if you're Edge, if you're Eddie Guerrero,

00:41:42if you're Booker T, if you're Michael Cole, if you're Tony Chimble, if you're holding a camera,

00:41:48if you're selling popcorn, if you're in section 107, row 10, seat 7.

00:41:54Matter of fact, who is in section 107, row 10, seat 7?

00:42:17Who is it?

00:42:18Who's out there?

00:42:19Can we get a shot?

00:42:20Can I get...

00:42:21Oh, yo, homie, represent right there, Lil' Manz.

00:42:24Hey.

00:42:25Can we get a shot, can I get...

00:42:33Oh, yo, homie! Represent right there, Lil' Manz!

00:42:41Hey!

00:42:44But y'all, Hogs fans, you know the rules, it's the Royal Rumble,

00:42:47and, Lil' Manz, if you was in the Royal Rumble,

00:42:49we would all whip you!

00:42:51So this is a message to anybody in the Royal Rumble.

00:43:01This...

00:43:09is gonna main event, WrestleMania.

00:43:13We ain't hard to find, and if you want some...

00:43:19T-Gay got my back.

00:43:25Ya heard.

00:43:27What do you think, Taz?

00:43:29Does Cena have the momentum to get through 29 other men

00:43:31and win the Royal Rumble match Sunday?

00:43:33I don't know, Cole, I'm thinking he does.

00:43:35I can't even see the look at the extremely cocky and confident.

00:43:39He's gonna be spinning through that Royal Rumble.

00:43:4329 men, every man for himself.

00:43:45This is Sunday.

00:43:47As we take another look at what happened at the end of the United States matchup tonight.

00:43:51And John Cena retaining the title of the FU to Kenzo Suzuki.

00:43:56And John Cena is on a major roll heading towards the Royal Rumble match Sunday on Pay Per View.

00:44:05He's gotta be an I-Time favorite.

00:44:07So nonsense, my team's all hit.

00:44:09Can't you realize it?

00:44:11You strike me right to my car.

00:44:13I told you that we could do it.

00:44:15I knew it though.

00:44:16I knew it though.

00:44:17I knew you, Booker T.

00:44:18I knew it, Booker T.

00:44:19I knew it, Booker T.

00:44:20I knew it, Booker T.

00:44:21It's a triangular perfect point.

00:44:22What's so funny, man?

00:44:24What's so funny?

00:44:25What y'all laughing?

00:44:26Take it easy, Holmes.

00:44:27We're just enjoying the victory tonight.

00:44:29Okay, Hot Book, man.

00:44:31We're just talking about the win tonight, man.

00:44:33We're talking about how great of a team we were.

00:44:37Oh, man, how we displayed our teamwork out there.

00:44:40All three of us just, wow.

00:44:42Wasn't it great just coming together as one cohesive unit?

00:44:46Yeah, yeah, I was just thinking about that.

00:44:48It worked hard.

00:44:49Yeah, I was just thinking about it.

00:44:50You know something else I was thinking about?

00:44:51What?

00:44:52You weren't thinking about working as a team last week, Daddy.

00:44:55You cost us a tag team title.

00:44:56Hey, hey, hey, hey, man.

00:44:57You cost us gold around our waist last week, man.

00:45:00You know what I'm saying?

00:45:02Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

00:45:05Take it easy.

00:45:06Hey, last week was last week.

00:45:08All right?

00:45:09I admit it.

00:45:10I screwed up.

00:45:11All right?

00:45:12I screwed up.

00:45:13All right?

00:45:14I can make it up to you.

00:45:15Think about it.

00:45:17This Sunday, the Royal Rumble.

00:45:1915 Raw superstars, 15 SmackDown superstars.

00:45:24All fighting, man.

00:45:25All fighting for the one chance to main event WrestleMania.

00:45:29Think about it.

00:45:32All three of us working as one unit for the greater purpose of victory.

00:45:39Victory to main event WrestleMania.

00:45:42I can see it now.

00:45:43Eddie Guerrero, main event WrestleMania again.

00:45:47Oh, man, I like that.

00:45:48That is awesome.

00:45:49Hold on a minute.

00:45:50What do you guys think?

00:45:58What?

00:46:04Sit down, Eddie.

00:46:05You know something, Eddie?

00:46:06The Royal Rumble is every man for himself.

00:46:10You dig?

00:46:11Besides, homie, you always lying, cheating, and stealing, man.

00:46:15Plus, Eddie Guerrero.

00:46:17If you was Booker T or Rey Mysterio, would you trust Eddie Guerrero?

00:46:23You gotta be kidding me.

00:46:25Good try, though.

00:46:27Okay.

00:46:28Yeah.

00:46:29That's who it is.

00:46:30Man, the best man.

00:46:31And you know what?

00:46:32The man who win the Royal Rumble is gonna be...

00:46:36Ray Mysterio!

00:46:37Eddie Guerrero.

00:46:38Eddie Guerrero.

00:46:39Eddie Guerrero.

00:46:40Well, no, no friends this Sunday, Cole, like the Booker T said, every man for himself.

00:46:55And no friends tonight.

00:46:56Undeniably, one of the biggest matches in the history of SmackDown.

00:47:01Two of the three men in the title match Sunday at the Rumble will meet in a last man standing match tonight.

00:47:07I can't believe it.

00:47:12The Altel Arena, Little Rock, Arkansas, bracing for a collision tonight.

00:47:17One of the most brutal matches in the history of the WWE.

00:47:21Last Man Standing, JBL versus Kurt Angle.

00:47:25Well, tonight's WWE SmackDown is being brought to you by Subway.

00:47:29Can you feel the heat rising?

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00:47:39Who are you?

00:47:40Who are you?

00:47:41I'm Taz.

00:47:42How are you?

00:47:43Good.

00:47:44Heiden.

00:47:45Heidenreich.

00:47:46Heidenreich.

00:47:47Heidenreich.

00:47:48Heidenreich.

00:47:49Heidenreich.

00:47:50Heidenreich.

00:47:51Heidenreich.

00:47:52Well, here is the man who, on Sunday, meets The Undertaker in a casket match at the Royal Rumble.

00:48:01Well, he's definitely not afraid of the Undertaker.

00:48:03I know that, Cole.

00:48:04I think that's important to point out.

00:48:05He's about one of the only individuals I know that doesn't sweat.

00:48:08Yeah, but as you mentioned earlier on, perhaps last week, Heidenreich caught a glimpse of his fate.

00:48:14The Undertaker with an open casket.

00:48:16And inside that casket, a wax dummy who looked exactly like Heidenreich.

00:48:22And you know how much Heidenreich fears those caskets.

00:48:24Yeah, he does.

00:48:25And that's gonna be tough, because Heidenreich is in a casket match this Sunday.

00:48:28But the big question is, what is Heidenreich doing out here right now?

00:48:32I have no idea.

00:48:33And as long as he stays in the ring, it's well away from me.

00:48:35Well, he's extremely intense.

00:48:37I know that.

00:48:38And he's kind of special, too.

00:48:39He's special, all right.

00:48:41Shut up!

00:49:04It's time for another poem by Heidenreich.

00:49:08The war has been waged, and the battles have begun.

00:49:37What's he looking at?

00:49:42What's he looking at?

00:49:43I don't know.

00:49:44What's it?

00:49:45How's he going?

00:49:46I hope he's not looking over here.

00:49:47You know what?

00:49:48I'm gonna...

00:49:49Relax, Tom.

00:49:50No, I'm not gonna relax.

00:49:51Is that...

00:49:52He's seen something.

00:49:53He's a loose cannon.

00:49:54I know.

00:49:55Something's bothering him.

00:49:56What the hell is it?

00:49:57What the hell is it?

00:50:00Look, it's a makeshift casket.

00:50:02He's hiding like space inside.

00:50:04One, two, three, two.

00:50:11He's still shot, man.

00:50:13The war has been waged, and the battles have begun.

00:50:22All the pain and suffering, so much fun.

00:50:29The lines are clearly drawn, as the Royal Rumble grows so near.

00:50:36Heidenreich is set to face his greatest fear.

00:50:43The Undertaker and the casket, the odds don't seem so fair.

00:50:50The Undertaker and the casket, the odds don't seem so fair.

00:50:58But odds don't really matter to the madman with blonde hair.

00:51:19The only thing that matters is where I refuse to go.

00:51:26Inside of the casket.

00:51:29No!

00:51:30No!

00:51:32No!

00:51:34My God!

00:51:39It doesn't matter with that.

00:51:40No, casket!

00:51:44Heidenreich is scared to death of caskets.

00:51:47The question is, can he put to death those fears,

00:51:50versus The Undertaker Sunday at the Royal Rumble?

00:51:53Casket piece!

00:51:55Casket piece!

00:51:57No!

00:52:00Casket piece!

00:52:01Casket piece!

00:52:02Casket piece!

00:52:03Casket piece!

00:52:04Casket piece!

00:52:05Casket piece!

00:52:06Casket piece!

00:52:07Casket piece!

00:52:08Casket piece!

00:52:09Casket piece!

00:52:10Casket piece!

00:52:11Casket piece!

00:52:12Casket piece!

00:52:13Casket piece!

00:52:14Casket piece!

00:52:15Casket piece!

00:52:16Casket piece!

00:52:17Casket piece!

00:52:18Casket piece!

00:52:19Casket piece!

00:52:20Casket piece!

00:52:21Casket piece!

00:52:22Casket piece!

00:52:23Casket piece!

00:52:24Casket piece!

00:52:25Casket piece!

00:52:26Casket piece!

00:52:27Casket piece!

00:52:28Casket piece!

00:52:29Casket piece!

00:52:30I have a match in three days for the WWE Championship and you're putting me in a match tonight.

00:52:35A last man standing match.

00:52:37Somebody could get hurt.

00:52:39You're putting me at a disadvantage.

00:52:40This is unfair.

00:52:41It's like you and JBL.

00:52:43Like you hurt the big show last week.

00:52:45Seems fair to me.

00:52:47JBL's in the same match.

00:52:48I mean, you're scared you can't beat JBL.

00:52:51Scared of JBL?

00:52:52I'll make him tap like that.

00:52:55But what you're asking me to do is incapacitate a man.

00:52:58Hurt a man, knock a man out for 10 seconds.

00:53:02You're putting a man at risk, Mr. Long.

00:53:04Kurt, the match is still on.

00:53:07Good luck, player.

00:53:09This isn't right anymore.

00:53:10You know something?

00:53:11You got a match to get ready for.

00:53:20Despite the protest by Kurt Angle, this match will go on tonight.

00:53:24A last man standing match three days shy of the Royal Rumble.

00:53:28And there are basically no rules except one.

00:53:31If you can't get to your feet, by the count of ten, you lose.

00:53:35I mean, you're talking about extreme physicality here, ladies and gentlemen.

00:53:39And here at the All-Teller Arena in Little Rock, Arkansas, Spike Dudley,

00:53:42Paul Munden, Shannon Moore filling the ring for a fatal four-way Royal Rumble

00:53:46qualifying matchup with so much on the line here tonight.

00:53:51And from Japan, Wayne with 208 pounds,

00:53:55is the Cruiserweight Champion of the World, Kunaki.

00:54:00First pitfall submission will win this thing.

00:54:02Kunaki, the Cruiserweight Champion, has to be considered the favorite in this matchup.

00:54:06And Kunaki, look at this quickly, Shannon Moore.

00:54:14There's a cover by Paul Munden.

00:54:16Remember, this is a fatal four-way.

00:54:18Another cover, but the first man to gain a pinfall submission in this matchup

00:54:22will win in advance to the Royal Rumble matchup.

00:54:25So much at stake in the Rumble on Sunday.

00:54:27And of course, look at this crossbody.

00:54:29Lateral press by Dudley, breaks it up.

00:54:31Your entry into the Rumble match will be determined by a drawing,

00:54:36which will be held throughout the day Sunday at the Rumble.

00:54:41A lottery, I was in the Royal Rumble.

00:54:48I remember.

00:54:49Then before that, you know, I did beautiful.

00:54:53I know that.

00:54:54I wasn't in the Rumble match then.

00:54:55Look at that side shoulders down and a kick out by Spike Dudley.

00:54:58But I digress.

00:54:59There we go.

00:55:00I think you do.

00:55:01And there's a suplex by Spike Dudley.

00:55:02Here's the cover again.

00:55:03That's the leg, Paul Munden.

00:55:05Breaks up the three count.

00:55:06Still have no idea what Paul Munden said.

00:55:08I've been in several Royal Rumbles, that's all I have to say.

00:55:11All I say is every man for himself.

00:55:13What a knee to the jaw.

00:55:16Here's the cover.

00:55:17To the leg, Spike Dudley somehow kicked out.

00:55:20But that is what getting the spot in the Rumble means to these four cruiserweights.

00:55:25It's so important, it's so big if you can get that.

00:55:29And if he can win the Royal Rumble match, he'll miss for the Ipsuguri,

00:55:32he'll get a shot in the main event at WrestleMania.

00:55:34Spike Dudley going for the submission here.

00:55:36He's got a half single leg Boston Crabb right here.

00:55:38First pin faller submission will send the victim to the Rumble.

00:55:42Before Paul Munden might tap, but I guess not.

00:55:45Spike Dudley's really got that half Boston Crabb locked in here.

00:55:49My God, I'll tell you what, he's gonna break the back of Paul Munden.

00:55:53Look at that, my God.

00:55:54He's gotta tap out.

00:55:55Look at this, what's up?

00:55:56Let's say to more Antonaki breaking up before London does tap,

00:55:59but the damage may have been done.

00:56:01A moment ago, I noticed that Prince of Punk there, Shannon Moore had a little

00:56:05something on his eyes.

00:56:06I think he went for your eye makeup case, Cole.

00:56:08You know, girl, pants, you know, you wear that stuff on your eyes and

00:56:11sadness and stuff.

00:56:12Mascar, you like all that eyeliner stuff, eye shadow.

00:56:15Both been down center of the ring.

00:56:17I know you're a big fan of the whole lip gloss thing.

00:56:18I know you've always done that.

00:56:19Hey, you should wear lip glosses.

00:56:21And Shannon Moore, Paul Munden with a right hand of his own.

00:56:24And Shannon Moore lands on the apron of the ring.

00:56:27As I do my job, Shannon Moore continues the assault on Paul Munden.

00:56:31Look at Paul Munden knocking Shannon Moore off the top rope.

00:56:35Whoa, look at that.

00:56:36I love it, I mean, got him.

00:56:38Low Linden harder now, a nice forearm.

00:56:39All right, Paul Munden.

00:56:41He doesn't have to paint his eyes anymore.

00:56:43I'll tell him.

00:56:44Hey, look at Fulaki from behind.

00:56:46Whoa.

00:56:47And Paul Munden may have a little bit differently on that knee there.

00:56:51Oh, look at the ropes.

00:56:52Nice, though.

00:56:53Cruiserweight Champion runs into a back elbow by Paul Munden.

00:56:56Look at London here.

00:56:57That's gonna eight moves.

00:56:59Three unorthodox.

00:57:00Whoa!

00:57:01Man!

00:57:02Crashes and burns outside the ring.

00:57:04They're coming for a moment.

00:57:06They're waiting.

00:57:07Shannon Moore in trouble, London in trouble.

00:57:09Funaki feeling it with a Shannon Moore still in trouble up on the top rope.

00:57:12Spike Dudley looking to take advantage.

00:57:14It was Funaki who shocked the world when he defeated Spike Dudley for the Cruiserweight Championship.

00:57:20That's right.

00:57:21This is almost like a rematch except there's four men in a match with a fatal four weight.

00:57:25Went to the dog.

00:57:26Funaki counter.

00:57:27What a head to the gut.

00:57:29Brian Moore, watch more!

00:57:31Shannon Moore off the top rope, hooks the leg.

00:57:33Got it!

00:57:34Will Shannon Moore be going to the RumbleDuck right now?

00:57:36Here's the cover by Funaki.

00:57:38Shannon Moore breaks up the three count.

00:57:40All four of these Cruiserweights would love to have that spot in the Royal Rumble Match Sunday from Fresno, California.

00:57:47As we pointed out earlier in the show on SmackDown here, it's so important to be in that Rumble.

00:57:53You gotta be in it to win it.

00:57:55And if you win it, you get a main event opportunity at WrestleMania.

00:57:58And anything can happen as we're well aware of the WWE.

00:58:01Damn stupid.

00:58:02Hit Funaki.

00:58:03Look at this.

00:58:04Second, first.

00:58:05Wow!

00:58:06First DDT right there.

00:58:08Here's the cover.

00:58:09Funaki's gonna head to the Royal Rumble Match, but not if Shannon Moore has something to do with it.

00:58:13Shannon Moore did the right thing.

00:58:15You see Spike, Mohawk, hairdo and all.

00:58:17Look at that head.

00:58:18Nice.

00:58:19Head.

00:58:20Does that have anything to do with his ability?

00:58:21I don't know.

00:58:22He's got a cool haircut.

00:58:23He's nutty.

00:58:24He's like a skunk.

00:58:25Shannon Moore.

00:58:26Paul London back on the apron.

00:58:27Moore and London now exchanging blows.

00:58:29Spike Dudley in trouble.

00:58:30Go ahead and skunks that.

00:58:32They don't have hair on the foot.

00:58:34And look at.

00:58:35Paul London with the right hands.

00:58:36And Shannon Moore with the right of his own.

00:58:38And look at this.

00:58:39He and Moore take each other out.

00:58:41Paul London going to the top rope.

00:58:43Watch out.

00:58:44Spike's in trouble.

00:58:45Wow.

00:58:46Connecting, puts the leg.

00:58:48It's up.

00:58:49Paul London is heading to the Royal Rumble Match.

00:58:52Wow.

00:58:53Here is your winner, Paul London.

00:58:57Can you believe it?

00:58:58Paul London grabs the spot in the Royal Rumble Match Sunday on Pay Per View.

00:59:04Very impressive victory for Paul London.

00:59:07He deserves that spot.

00:59:08He earned that opportunity coming his Sunday at the Rumble.

00:59:11Paul London joining the likes of Daniel Pewter, Booker T, Orlando Jordan,

00:59:16Shelton Benjamin, Edge as we take another look at the end of the matchup.

00:59:21Well, right here, an eliminating two men Paul London does.

00:59:24I don't know if he meant it or not.

00:59:25Check out the athleticism in his 450 splash.

00:59:28Amazing.

00:59:29Spike Dudley.

00:59:30No chance to kick out of that.

00:59:33Paul London is heading to the Royal Rumble Match Sunday,

00:59:36where anything can happen.

00:59:38And the winner gets the main event at WrestleMania.

00:59:43I'm gonna walk right into the office, and I'm gonna tell him how stupid this is

00:59:46to put me in a last man standing match tonight.

00:59:48Hey, J.B. I'm champ.

00:59:49It's great to see you.

00:59:50I need to talk to you for a second.

00:59:51I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

00:59:52General Manager?

00:59:53General Manager?

00:59:54That's the best thing you can do right now, J.B.L.

00:59:56You know, I'm a technical wrestler, not a broad.

00:59:58I'm the WWE Champion.

00:59:59I can get hurt in this match.

01:00:00You know what it takes to knock a man like Kurt Angle down and out for a count of ten?

01:00:04Not so much what Kurt's gonna try to do to you.

01:00:07I gotta stop this.

01:00:09Teddy!

01:00:10Mr. Lawler, Mr. W...

01:00:11What do you want?

01:00:12Do you mind if I come in?

01:00:13Hey, what's your problem?

01:00:14What happened to your open door policy?

01:00:15Well, I've got somebody in my office right now.

01:00:16I don't think that someone in your office is a little more important than the WWE Champion.

01:00:20Look, I am money in the bank.

01:00:22I could get hurt in this match tonight, and I've gotta fin the title in three days to

01:00:24the Royal Rumble.

01:00:25What do you want?

01:00:26You know, that's typical of Theodore Long.

01:00:27You're the WWE Champion.

01:00:28Shouldn't you be the most important guy here on SmackDown?

01:00:29Instead, he shows you no respect.

01:00:30I'm the most important guy.

01:00:31You're not in my office right now.

01:00:32I don't think that someone in your office is a little more important than the WWE Champion.

01:00:33Look, I am money in the bank.

01:00:34I could get hurt in this match tonight, and I've gotta fin the title in three days to

01:00:38the Royal Rumble.

01:00:39What do you-

01:00:40You know, that's typical of Theodore Long.

01:00:49You're the WWE Champion.

01:00:51Shouldn't you be the most important guy here on SmackDown?

01:00:54Instead, he shows you no respect.

01:00:57I think you should sign my petition.

01:01:02With you signing this petition, the Board of Directors will have no choice but to listen.

01:01:07And plus, you could benefit a lot from Theodore Long being gone.

01:01:12Let's knock down.

01:01:13You're sure right, I could.

01:01:15That's right.

01:01:17Take it.

01:01:18Thank you, champ.

01:01:20JV, I just signed my petition, huh?

01:01:22JV, I just signed my petition, huh?

01:01:24JV, I just signed my petition, the WWE Champion.

01:01:27That, that's cool.

01:01:31An uncontrollable lunatic-

01:01:38Heidenreich screwed The Undertaker out of the championship!

01:01:41Has tormented The Deadman with a psychotic vendetta.

01:01:45I stared to the face of death and came back for more.

01:01:50But this isn't about titles, this is about one man's ultimate demise.

01:01:54Your final resting place has been chosen.

01:01:58Undertaker, Heidenreich, a casket match.

01:02:02At the Royal Rumble, you will rest in pace.

01:02:07WWE Royal Rumble, live this Sunday, only on pay-per-view.

01:02:12Stop worrying about that.

01:02:14Let's get a little bit tighter.

01:02:15No, that's fine.

01:02:16It's fine.

01:02:17It's fine.

01:02:18It's good.

01:02:19It's great.

01:02:20It's not too serious.

01:02:21I'm not sure.

01:02:22Excuse me.

01:02:23I love it.

01:02:24Excuse me.

01:02:25Hello, ladies.

01:02:26Hi.

01:02:27Listen.

01:02:28I have an announcement that affects all of us.

01:02:29Dawn Marie.

01:02:30Hello.

01:02:31I'm over here.

01:02:32What is it?

01:02:33Is it important?

01:02:34Yeah, Dawn.

01:02:35You're right, huh?

01:02:38Good.

01:02:40Okay.

01:02:41So we are all aware of Teddy Long's unscrupulous business practices.

01:02:45Yeah.

01:02:46Which is why I would urge you to sign Carlito's petition.

01:02:48Urge us?

01:02:49Did you forget he's our boss?

01:02:50Why?

01:02:51It's probably not a very smart thing for us to do.

01:02:52Yeah, and Dawn Marie, he can make you do things that you don't want to do.

01:02:55And that goes for all of you.

01:02:56That's true.

01:02:57Yeah, that's true.

01:02:58Which is why I'm also going to ask Joy Giovanni to sign.

01:03:01Why would you ask her?

01:03:02What's the big deal?

01:03:03Are you sure that you really want to go up to her and ask her?

01:03:06Yeah, Amy.

01:03:07Maybe I should ask Joy myself.

01:03:08Yeah, I think maybe Michelle should go up to Joy and ask her.

01:03:10Okay.

01:03:11No, no, no.

01:03:12Wait.

01:03:13I am not afraid of Joy Giovanni.

01:03:14I am not afraid of her.

01:03:16And speaking of her, you know, I wouldn't show my face this week if I were her either.

01:03:20No, stop.

01:03:21You make a good point.

01:03:22Think about it.

01:03:23She was kidnapped, ran down the hall naked, and is the sole reason why Big Show was destroyed

01:03:29last week.

01:03:30Yeah.

01:03:31You have nothing to do with that at all, right?

01:03:32I mean, I'm an image consultant, and I don't even know where to start with that one.

01:03:36Yeah.

01:03:37I mean, she's like a walking disaster.

01:03:39A disaster, right?

01:03:40Oh, yeah.

01:03:41A walking disaster.

01:03:42Huge.

01:03:43Joy.

01:03:44Right?

01:03:45You're talking about Joy?

01:03:46Joy is a disaster.

01:03:47No way.

01:03:48You're right.

01:03:49All those things did happen to me.

01:03:54But I am here.

01:04:00There's only one person around here who needs an image consultant, Amy.

01:04:03And that's you.

01:04:05And why is that?

01:04:08Oh, my God.

01:04:09Oh, my God.

01:04:10Oh, my God.

01:04:11Oh, my God.

01:04:12I can't.

01:04:13I have to eat with yogurt.

01:04:14Excuse me.

01:04:15Amy.

01:04:16Oh, my gosh.

01:04:17I'll get you the house.

01:04:18I guess you get what you deserve.

01:04:19Nonetheless, Royal Rumble Sunday on pay-per-view.

01:04:20And how about a Find the Real, the official theme song from Ultra Briggs for the Royal Rumble.

01:04:34Yeah, it's ultra cool.

01:04:35I'll tell you.

01:04:36I like that.

01:04:37How about the Royal Rumble, a joint production of SmackDown and Raw?

01:04:41What's going on on Raw?

01:04:42Let's check out JR and King.

01:04:45Thank you, gentlemen, very much.

01:04:46We two are very excited about the Royal Rumble this Sunday on pay-per-view.

01:04:49Indeed, Fresno is a great city.

01:04:51And I'll tell you what, King, the 17th annual Royal Rumble has got a lot of great attractions.

01:04:54What I'm looking forward to, especially Shawn Michaels, one-on-one.

01:04:58Well, as far as Edge is concerned, this match is about riding a Raw.

01:05:02Edge, in his heart, feels that Shawn Michaels screwed him out of the chance to be the World Heavyweight Champion.

01:05:06And at Royal Rumble, Edge is going to make Shawn Michaels pay.

01:05:09And then, ladies and gentlemen, the World Heavyweight Championship will be decided this Sunday at the Royal Rumble.

01:05:15One-on-one.

01:05:16The world's champion Triple H defending against red-hot Randy Orton.

01:05:19I'm going to tell you, I've got an uneasy feeling about this.

01:05:21And Triple H better have an uneasy feeling because nobody is on more of a roll.

01:05:25Nobody has more momentum than Randy Orton.

01:05:28He beat every new revolution within the last month, and he plans on beating Triple H.

01:05:32Gentlemen, it's going to be a great weekend, a great day in Fresno.

01:05:35The Royal Rumble's always extraordinary.

01:05:37Back to you, fellas.

01:05:38LH, JR, and King Raw's got some great matches, but I think we can do them a little bit better.

01:05:42How about what SmackDown has to offer Sunday at the Royal Rumble, including The Undertaker looking to take out Heidenreich as archrival for the final turn.

01:05:51Well, we saw Heidenreich earlier tonight, and he kind of looked a little extra special.

01:05:55You know what I'm saying, but Heidenreich does not fear The Undertaker.

01:05:59That's a good start.

01:06:01Problem is, Heidenreich does fear the casket.

01:06:04We're going to have to see what happens in Fresno at the Royal Rumble.

01:06:06And the chess game continues.

01:06:08JBL, Big Show, Kurt Angle, jockeying for position in that Triple Threat match for the WWE title.

01:06:14Well, Cole, come on.

01:06:15You've got to be a genius to figure out this last-man-standing match that's going to happen tonight

01:06:20is going to go a long way in determining what goes down in this Triple Threat match for WWE title Sunday at the Royal Rumble.

01:06:27And it only happens once a year.

01:06:30The Royal Rumble match, 15 superstars from Raw, 15 from SmackDown, and a huge prize at the end of the rainbow.

01:06:38Prize does not get any bigger than this, Cole.

01:06:40The winner of the Royal Rumble receives, gets the opportunity, I should say,

01:06:45to be in the main event of WrestleMania, the granddaddy of them all.

01:06:50The following contest is the last-man-standing match.

01:06:57Now, in this match, anything goes.

01:07:01The first man that cannot get to his feet by the count of ten will lose this match.

01:07:08Making his way to the ring from New York City, weighing in at 297 pounds is the WWE Champion,

01:07:25John Bradshaw Mayfield.

01:07:27The rules as Tony Chimel expressed are very simple.

01:07:32There are none.

01:07:33Anything goes.

01:07:34And if you can't get to your feet by a count of ten, you lose the match-up.

01:07:39And think about what is on the line for the WWE Champion, JBL, here tonight.

01:07:44What do you think about the general manager's decision to put JBL and Kurt Angle in this match?

01:07:49I don't agree with it.

01:07:50I don't like it.

01:07:51I agree with Kurt Angle.

01:07:53I agree with JBL.

01:07:54It's unfair.

01:07:55It's wrong.

01:07:56It's a crazy move, in my view, on the general manager's part, Theodore Long.

01:08:01I mean, come on.

01:08:02You've got the WWE Champion of JBL.

01:08:04You've got Kurt Angle, who's gonna be in a title match, a triple front match this Sunday at the Rumble.

01:08:09Come on.

01:08:10How do you put these guys in this position?

01:08:12I'll tell you how you do.

01:08:13Remember what JBL and Kurt Angle did to the third man in that match-up, Big Show, last week.

01:08:18Well, WWE SmackDown and Raw present the co-production, World Rumble, sponsored by PlayStation 2.

01:08:24The World Rumble will be coming to you live this Sunday, January 30th, from the Safe Mark Center in Fresno, California,

01:08:30and available on pay-per-view.

01:08:32PlayStation 2, live in your world, play in art.

01:08:36And you said it earlier, this match is gonna go a long way in determining what happens in the triple front match at the Rumble.

01:08:41And he is the only Olympic gold medalist in WWE history, and a former WWE Champion, Kurt Angle.

01:08:51It is hard to believe that this night began with these two men, Kurt Angle and JBL, while continuing a coalition.

01:08:59They were on the same page, and that coalition fell apart in the same night.

01:09:05It sure did, and both men eye to eye right now.

01:09:08It's gonna break down a brutal last man standing match is next when we come back to Little Rock.

01:09:16Three days away from the Royal Rumble Sunday.

01:09:26Kurt Angle and JBL in a last man standing match as we return to SmackDown here from Little Rock, Arkansas.

01:09:34And again, the rules, Taz, are simple for this matchup.

01:09:37Basically, there's one.

01:09:38If you can't get to your feet by the count of ten, you lose this match.

01:09:42And this will be extremely physical.

01:09:44These two men involved in the triple threat match with the Big Show Sunday for the WWE Championship.

01:09:51Look at Kurt Angle.

01:09:52First comes JBL.

01:09:53Kurt Angle riding JBL here.

01:09:54What type of strategy do you use in a last man standing match?

01:09:58Well, I think Kurt Angle's smart to use his strategy.

01:10:01Don't stop with, don't, no, don't not dance with the girl.

01:10:04You should dance over that cliche.

01:10:06And wrestling brought Kurt Angle to the dance.

01:10:08And Kurt was pretty well with that, but...

01:10:10And again, no cover.

01:10:11The referee explaining to the champion there's no covers in this matchup.

01:10:15If you, you lose the match when you can't make it to your feet by a ten count.

01:10:19So you basically have to dispose of your opponent.

01:10:22Beat him senseless.

01:10:23It's go time.

01:10:24You just go.

01:10:25You beat him down.

01:10:26You use submissions.

01:10:27You hit suplexes.

01:10:29You hit pummeling blows, close lines, whatever you want.

01:10:32Whatever you need to do, you beat down and wear down your opponent.

01:10:36And I like Kurt Angle's strategy.

01:10:38He's a wrestler.

01:10:39He's an Olympic gold medalist.

01:10:40The first one in WWE history to win a gold medal.

01:10:43And I'll tell you, Kurt is gonna out wrestle and wear down JBL with wrestling.

01:10:48That's smart.

01:10:49I am a bit surprised that General Manager of Theodore Long would set this type of a brutal

01:10:53matchup just three days away from the triple threat match at the Rumble.

01:10:57But I do have to say, Kurt Angle and JBL deserve this.

01:11:01I don't know if they deserve it.

01:11:02I mean, why do you think they deserve it?

01:11:04Well, because of what they've done to Big Show over the past couple of weeks.

01:11:08As Kurt Angle continues, and there's a forearm to JBL.

01:11:12Remember what has happened over the past few weeks, the embarrassment of Big Show's,

01:11:16well, his companion, I guess, so to speak, Joy Giovanni.

01:11:20Then last week, when this coalition of JBL and Kurt Angle, it was basically seven men

01:11:25on one destroying the Big Show last week.

01:11:28And we believe they have taken him out of the Rumble match, although we learned

01:11:31earlier tonight, Big Show will be ready for that triple threat match Sunday.

01:11:35That's right.

01:11:36We heard Diego Long say that, and it's official.

01:11:38And watch out, JBL's in control!

01:11:40Wow!

01:11:41Fall away slam by the champion.

01:11:43Big Show had some hard luck last week, no doubt.

01:11:46I mean, hard luck?

01:11:47Well, he did.

01:11:48He was set up.

01:11:49Well, life's not, it was a set up.

01:11:51Yeah, it was a masterful plan, as I said earlier, by JBL and Angle.

01:11:54But you know what?

01:11:55Life's not about rainbows and butterflies.

01:11:57And now here's the referee, Brian Hepner, at a five count.

01:12:00Kurt Angle can't make it to his feet by ten.

01:12:02JBL wins the matchup.

01:12:03Angle up at a count of five.

01:12:05So again, that will come into play in this match.

01:12:07Once the man is down, the referee will begin the ten count.

01:12:11You've gotta make it back to your feet by a count of ten to keep the match going.

01:12:15Sure do.

01:12:16And now JBL putting Kurt Angle, oh!

01:12:19Top turnbuckle, what a chop!

01:12:21Followed up by a nice right hand.

01:12:23And I'll tell you, the WWE Champion JBL got that total smash mouth style about him.

01:12:29He's all about busting someone up.

01:12:31Look at this.

01:12:32JBL in the second row.

01:12:33JBL going to the top rope.

01:12:35What's this?

01:12:36What the hell is he gonna do here?

01:12:37All the way, all the way to the top.

01:12:38My God, no!

01:12:39My God, Kurt Angle!

01:12:40Heads up!

01:12:41Superplex from the top rope by the champion, and may have done damage to himself as well.

01:12:46Not just a superplex, a superplex from the top rope.

01:12:49I mean, both men are being counted now.

01:12:51Three!

01:12:52A count of three by three.

01:12:53So what happens now?

01:12:54Somebody's gotta get to their feet before a count of ten.

01:12:56Come on, champion.

01:12:57Come on, champion.

01:12:58JBL, the champion, using a rope for leverage, trying to get back to his feet.

01:13:01You see the co-secretaries, the defense, the chief of staff, willing to champion on it.

01:13:05JBL's to his feet.

01:13:06But Angle's still down.

01:13:07Angle is down, and he stands up to...

01:13:09Up the count of nine!

01:13:11Up the nine!

01:13:12Kurt's getting up, though.

01:13:13Kurt Angle makes it right before a count of ten.

01:13:15Barely surviving, Kurt Angle.

01:13:17Kurt's reeling and rocking here, too.

01:13:19He don't look too good.

01:13:20Oh, JBL calling for it.

01:13:22Bounces off the rope for the clothesline from hell.

01:13:24Kurt Angle counter.

01:13:25Double leg takedown.

01:13:26By Angle!

01:13:27Into the ankle lock!

01:13:28Oh, man!

01:13:29Into the ankle lock!

01:13:30There is no submission here, but he could incapacitate JBL.

01:13:33JBL's in trouble!

01:13:36He's tapping, but it don't count!

01:13:38It doesn't matter!

01:13:39Kurt Angle could break the champion's ankle here, and it doesn't matter!

01:13:43Well, that's not to the champion's favor, obviously.

01:13:46Whoa!

01:13:47And the Bastions get involved, breaking up the ankle lock.

01:13:49But remember, there are new rules.

01:13:51Totally legal!

01:13:52Whoa, heads up!

01:13:53Loading to the Bastions!

01:13:54Now with the Chief of Staff!

01:13:56Well, there's a fight out here!

01:13:58Well, Jindrak and Reigns standing between Kurnadles.

01:14:01Let's go!

01:14:02Let's go!

01:14:03Let's go!

01:14:04Let's go!

01:14:05He's got the referee.

01:14:07Hefner's coming out!

01:14:08Let's go!

01:14:09Let's go!

01:14:10Let's go!

01:14:11Let's go!

01:14:13Let's go!

01:14:14Let's go!

01:14:15What?

01:14:16Jindrak and Luther there, go the-

01:14:17I'll give him credit!

01:14:18Give the ref credit!

01:14:19Referee flying, Hefner regaining control!

01:14:21Reigns and Jindrak, Jordan and the Bastions will not be involved as the Last Man Standing match continues,

01:14:27when we return to Little Rock next.

01:14:33Back on SmackDown, JBL the champion in control of Kurt Angle in this Last Man Standing match.

01:14:39And we can promise you folks, we'll take no more commercial breaks until this match reaches its conclusion.

01:14:45And there's only one way this match is gonna end, when one man can't make it to his feet after a count of ten,

01:14:50and Kurt Angle whipped across the announce table.

01:14:53JBL the champion in control in his last Man Standing match.

01:14:58And now, no, the champion clearing off the table.

01:15:01But Kurt Angle taking the champion out!

01:15:03One, two, one, two.

01:15:08The count starts here, the count starts, Cole!

01:15:10It doesn't have to happen in the ring, it can happen anywhere.

01:15:12But this is what happened during the commercial break.

01:15:15The champion playing possum and then taking advantage of Kurt Angle to regain control for just a moment.

01:15:21Look at this, JBL.

01:15:24Oh, man!

01:15:25Lifted into the barricade!

01:15:26Wow!

01:15:27JBL's cabinet, Kurt Angle's motorjays have been blown out of ringside by the referee.

01:15:32So it's down to one-on-one angle versus JBL.

01:15:35And again, the rules, Taz, you win this thing if your opponent can't make it to his feet.

01:15:41By a count of ten, it is a Last Man Standing match, and JBL the champion in total control right now.

01:15:48Sure is, Kurt Angle in a bad, bad way on the outside.

01:15:52All legal right now, all the time here, very, very physical deal here.

01:15:57And look at, no.

01:16:01No, you're not kidding, no, no.

01:16:02What's the champion gonna do here?

01:16:04Kurt Angle!

01:16:05Big back body drop, and a great counter by Angle.

01:16:07Yeah.

01:16:08Angle may have been in trouble there.

01:16:09Yeah, I think that, I think JBL was looking for a powerbomb of Kurt Angle, nice counter.

01:16:13And Angle pulled those straps down, Cole.

01:16:16Look at this!

01:16:17And all this action going on outside the ring, all this lead.

01:16:20Angle's ring and shoulder burst into the steel stick, and Bradshaw countered a potential angle slam.

01:16:26By Kurt Angle.

01:16:28Cole, that happened about 10, 15 feet from all faces.

01:16:31Ladies and gentlemen at home, you cannot explain the impact that Kurt Angle's body just took.

01:16:37And there's the count.

01:16:38But that's the type of impact.

01:16:39Heads up.

01:16:40That you have to use in order to win this type of brutal matchup.

01:16:44One of the most brutal matches in WWE history is this Last Man Standing match.

01:16:49And I'll tell you what, I think it's a great time to point out, again, to reiterate that-

01:16:53My God!

01:16:54That these two men, I'll tell you what, Kurt Angle might not get up now, though, after that.

01:16:59And you see the champion telling the referee, go ahead, count.

01:17:01One, two, one.

01:17:02Here we go.

01:17:03And there's a count of one.

01:17:04Angle must make it up to his feet by a count of ten.

01:17:06Bradshaw believes he's in control here, and take another look.

01:17:10Shoulder first into the steel post.

01:17:13Kurt Angle.

01:17:14Wow, what impact.

01:17:15One, two, one.

01:17:16Referee's up to five, and JBL, ooh, early celebration here.

01:17:21Count of six by the referee.

01:17:22There's a count of seven.

01:17:24Angle was driven shoulder first into the steel post.

01:17:26Kurt Angle made up, they get up in a count of ten.

01:17:29A count of nine, Angle's struggling up the barricade.

01:17:32He's trying, he's trying.

01:17:33And Kurt Angle is on his feet.

01:17:34He's on his feet, yeah.

01:17:35And a count of nine and a half, the champion can't believe it.

01:17:38Now Bradshaw continues the assault.

01:17:40And we've seen this during this over six-foot title reign by JBL,

01:17:44how vicious Bradshaw can become in this type of situation.

01:17:47In my opinion, Kurt Angle's out of his element, out of the ring.

01:17:51That's my view.

01:17:52Kurt's a wrestler.

01:17:53JBL's a brawl.

01:17:54My point I was trying to make earlier is that both these men,

01:17:57in just three days, will be at the Royal Rumble.

01:18:00JBL will be defending his WWE title in a triple threat match against Kurt Angle.

01:18:07And now we know the big struggle definitely be in the match-up.

01:18:09What shape, what physical condition these two men be in the-

01:18:12Okay, German suplex by Kurt Angle.

01:18:14Here's one.

01:18:15He keeps the hands, clasps the arms, wrapped around the waist of JBL.

01:18:19Watch Kurt's hips, he pops the hips.

01:18:21A second German suplex.

01:18:23Feels off that second suplex.

01:18:25Great technique by Angle.

01:18:26That's late in the match-up.

01:18:28And here's the third.

01:18:29And you can see almost, and Kurt Angle's not letting go.

01:18:32Kurt's hanging on like a pit bull.

01:18:33The tenacity of Kurt Angle's unparallel.

01:18:36Get those three of Kurt Angle's unparallel.

01:18:38Get those fingers clasped.

01:18:39Fourth German suplex.

01:18:40Angle's still hanging on.

01:18:42You can almost see the eyes rolling back into the head of the champion JBL.

01:18:46When you get hit with a German suplex, it knocks the daylights out.

01:18:50He's landing on the back of your head.

01:18:52And that's one, not four.

01:18:53Exactly.

01:18:54Exactly.

01:18:55Make it five.

01:18:56You got it, Ombre.

01:18:57No doubt about it.

01:18:59A fifth German suplex, and Kurt Angle's still relentless.

01:19:02I said that Kurt Angle at the top of the match would use wrestling.

01:19:05And what do you know?

01:19:06Looks like Kurt's trying to wear out JBL with a wrestling move.

01:19:09A suplex.

01:19:10JBL's been the brawler in the match.

01:19:12Kurt Angle the wrestler.

01:19:13As the champion tried to bat out.

01:19:15But a sixth German suplex.

01:19:17I'll tell you what, that was a nasty one.

01:19:19That was a...

01:19:20You were the master of suplexes.

01:19:22This just rattles your body.

01:19:23Well, I...

01:19:24No, here we go.

01:19:25A seventh German suplex.

01:19:26I was, but Kurt currently is.

01:19:28And Kurt's doing a pretty good job.

01:19:30I never nailed this many suplexes in a row, that I can tell you.

01:19:33And this takes a tremendous amount of concentration.

01:19:35Look at this!

01:19:36Three-eighth time by Kurt Angle.

01:19:39Can you believe Kurt Angle, both men down, referee begins to count.

01:19:44Well, both men are down, and people don't realize why is Kurt down.

01:19:47Kurt's down.

01:19:48You can't explain how much energy you exert when you do these suplexes.

01:19:51Seven times he lifted a 300-pound man off his seat.

01:19:53Eight times.

01:19:54Eight times.

01:19:55JBL's done.

01:19:56He's done.

01:19:57Count of six, the champion barely moving here.

01:20:00Now on a count of seven.

01:20:02One, two, eight.

01:20:04Up to eight.

01:20:05He's gonna try and get up.

01:20:06No!

01:20:07On a count of nine, the champion.

01:20:08He's gonna make it.

01:20:09And he just made it.

01:20:10Look at Kurt Angle.

01:20:11Wait at a count of nine and a half.

01:20:12Man.

01:20:13When Bradshaw made it to his feet.

01:20:14Angle again.

01:20:15Now with a sleeper locked in, or it may even be a chokehold here.

01:20:18It's a rear naked choke, and he's got it hooked, and the fingers are locked again.

01:20:22This will wear down.

01:20:24Wear down, JBL.

01:20:25Wear down, JBL.

01:20:26It may knock him out cold.

01:20:28If he's knocked out cold, he ain't getting up for a count of ten.

01:20:30Oh, when you get a rear naked choke on, you're gonna type of hold on your neck,

01:20:33it knocks the oxygen off to your brain, therefore it will pass out.

01:20:37And now Kurt's got the legs in with a grapevine.

01:20:39Tell you what, Angle's got this, baby.

01:20:41You see how red the face has become of JBL.

01:20:45He's got it in under the chin.

01:20:47It's not an illegal choke.

01:20:48And there's no way to get out of this thing, really, when you're fading like this.

01:20:51The arm down once.

01:20:52You've been in the last man standing match, and this is two one more time.

01:20:55And it goes down one more time, the referee's gonna begin the ten count.

01:20:58That's right.

01:20:59And there it is.

01:21:00The referee gonna tell Kurt Angle, I'm gonna begin the ten count now.

01:21:02But you gotta let go, Kurt, because the champion's out cold.

01:21:05That's right.

01:21:06That's right.

01:21:07Good call.

01:21:08I don't see how, in my view, how Bradshaw can get up.

01:21:12He's out cold.

01:21:13Kurt Angle choked him out in the middle of the ring.

01:21:15That's a little fast count, isn't it?

01:21:17What does it matter?

01:21:18Well, it matters because maybe JBL is all the time.

01:21:20Maybe the referee's worried about the health of the champion.

01:21:22He's up to eight.

01:21:25Well, he's trying.

01:21:26Bradshaw's trying to get up.

01:21:27The champion's up again.

01:21:28How the hell did he get up?

01:21:30And again, Kurt Angle with a front baseline, Bradshaw bumping down again.

01:21:34Wow, what a champion make it.

01:21:37He wants it.

01:21:38That's how, like the man or not, JBL wants this match.

01:21:41Well, you talk about the brutality of this match as the refs at a count of three.

01:21:44Think of the momentum whoever wins this match is gonna have going into the Rumble Sunday.

01:21:49Well, whatever's left of you after this match going into the Rumble in three days.

01:21:52Great point.

01:21:53Who's gonna get to a vertical base here?

01:21:55It looks like JBL, both men up there, actually.

01:21:58Both men are up.

01:21:59JBL.

01:22:00There we go.

01:22:01No!

01:22:02Wow!

01:22:03Let's see if Angle can get up now.

01:22:05Earlier, JBL wanted that move on this table, but he got it flat in the middle of the ring here.

01:22:10The count begins.

01:22:11Count of two.

01:22:12This allows the champion to regain some of his composure here as Kurt Angle seems to be out.

01:22:17At a count of four now for referee Brian Hefner.

01:22:19JBL is spent.

01:22:20Look at him.

01:22:21The man is big through hell and back.

01:22:23But up to six is Hefner.

01:22:25Angle's still down.

01:22:26Cole.

01:22:27A count of seven.

01:22:28Kurt Angle's stirring.

01:22:29But is there anything left?

01:22:30A count of eight now.

01:22:32He's gonna get moving.

01:22:33A count of nine again.

01:22:34Will he make it?

01:22:35He made it!

01:22:36He made it!

01:22:37For the third time in this matchup, Kurt Angle goes to a count of nine before he makes

01:22:42it to his feet.

01:22:43Wow.

01:22:44Wow.

01:22:45Angle just hit that turnbuckle hard and just flopped right to the middle.

01:22:48Well, you know what's scary about this part of the matchup?

01:22:50What?

01:22:51The champion's beginning to build confidence.

01:22:53When the champion gains that confidence, he's very vicious.

01:22:56And there you see it.

01:22:57Here's the confidence of the champion.

01:22:58And when he gets in that zone, JBL, he gets extremely, extremely vicious.

01:23:04Well, the way I see JBL, he takes a lick and keeps on.

01:23:06Here he comes!

01:23:07Wait for the big boot.

01:23:08I thought he was going for that close.

01:23:09Angle, angle slam connecting.

01:23:12Out of nowhere.

01:23:13Can JBL get up from the angle slam?

01:23:16There's a count of one.

01:23:17One, two.

01:23:18Kurt was smart.

01:23:19He told Hebdo, start counting right away.

01:23:20Don't waste no time.

01:23:21Well, it allows Kurt Angle to regain his breath a bit.

01:23:24But it doesn't allow JBL to pop right up from it.

01:23:26Who says JBL's gonna get up from it?

01:23:28Well, the champion's stirring.

01:23:30And a count of six.

01:23:31A count of seven now.

01:23:33And getting to the ropes don't mean nothing.

01:23:35You gotta stand up.

01:23:36He's gonna-

01:23:37A count of nine!

01:23:38He's gonna-

01:23:39He's gonna-

01:23:40He made it.

01:23:41And the champion made it.

01:23:42But again, how-

01:23:43Watch out, watch out, look at this.

01:23:44How relentless is Kurt Angle?

01:23:45Right on the attack.

01:23:46How small is JBL to hook the rope to avoid the Germans again?

01:23:49We got two great athletes in the ring.

01:23:51And thinking at me, thinking at me.

01:23:53Well, one of the WWE champion currently, one of past WWE champion.

01:23:56That elbow.

01:23:57It's over, it is over.

01:23:59The champion will win right here, following the clothesline from hell.

01:24:03But both men are down.

01:24:04Both men being counted in a count of two.

01:24:07JBL, nothing but impact with that clothesline from hell.

01:24:12Nothing but instinct to pull off that clothesline from hell.

01:24:16Who's gonna get-

01:24:17A count of six, both men are down.

01:24:20A count of seven, the champion's stirring.

01:24:23Well, yeah, JBL's moving, JBL's on one knee.

01:24:25We're at a count of eight, JBL's up.

01:24:27Look at Kurt Angle to a count of nine, Kurt Angle.

01:24:30He's gonna get up.

01:24:31He just got up, and for the fourth time in this match,

01:24:34Kurt Angle beats the ten count by a split second.

01:24:37Well, Kurt, JBL can't believe it.

01:24:39And I'll tell you what, man, I can't either.

01:24:41I mean, what more do these two men have to do to each other?

01:24:44Kurt Angle made it to his feet for a count of ten,

01:24:47and then he collapsed to the mat below again.

01:24:49But he made it to his feet.

01:24:50He made it to his feet.

01:24:51And now where's the champion, guys?

01:24:52I don't know.

01:24:53Watch out.

01:24:54The champion grabbing a steel chair.

01:24:56Kurt Angle's got a steel chair in his hand.

01:24:58Yeah, I can see that.

01:24:59Kurt's got a load of cockiness behind that chair.

01:25:01Steel chair in hand for Angle.

01:25:03And a boot.

01:25:04The chair bounces off Angle's hand.

01:25:06Both men down center of the ring.

01:25:09The chair hit Angle instinctively hit Angle.

01:25:11And a boot.

01:25:12The chair bounces off Angle's hand.

01:25:13And a boot.

01:25:14The chair bounces off Angle's hand.

01:25:15Both men down center of the ring.

01:25:17The chair hit Angle instinctively hit Angle.

01:25:19And now both men are down in a count of two.

01:25:20Three.

01:25:21Now what?

01:25:22Look at Angle.

01:25:23A count of four.

01:25:24Kurt didn't look too good there.

01:25:25A count of five.

01:25:26Angle's not moving.

01:25:27The champion's not moving.

01:25:28The champion's not moving.

01:25:29The champion's not moving.

01:25:30Now what?

01:25:31I think Angle's out too.

01:25:32Well, now what?

01:25:33A count of eight.

01:25:34Angle's starting to move a little bit.

01:25:35Now a count of nine.

01:25:36Kurt's gonna get up, Kurt.

01:25:37Dang.

01:25:38Yeah.

01:25:39Yeah.

01:25:40Both men down center of the ring.

01:25:41Both men down center of the ring.

01:25:42The chair hit Angle instinctively he bounced off the head of Bradshaw.

01:25:43And now both men are down in a count of two.

01:25:44Three.

01:25:45Now what?

01:25:46Who the, look at Angle.

01:25:47A count of four.

01:25:48Kurt didn't look too good there.

01:25:49A count of five.

01:25:50Angle's not moving.

01:25:51The champion's not moving.

01:25:52JBL Bradshaw's out, Cole.

01:25:53I think Angle's out too.

01:25:54Well now what?

01:25:55A count of eight.

01:25:56Angle's starting to move a little bit.

01:25:58Now a count of nine.

01:25:59Kurt's gonna get up, Kurt.

01:26:00Dang.

01:26:01And a count of ten.

01:26:02He didn't make it.

01:26:03Neither man made it.

01:26:04What the hell?

01:26:06Neither man made it.

01:26:08They beat the hell out of each other, I'll tell you that.

01:26:11Thanks, dawg, for giving me the idea for this match.

01:26:14Kurt, JBL, come on, wake up.

01:26:34Get up.

01:26:35Over here.

01:26:36Look over here.

01:26:41Kurt Angle, down and out.

01:26:43JBL, down and out.

01:26:48What was it you guys said a couple weeks ago?

01:26:51What was it?

01:26:52I love it when a plan comes together.

01:26:56Boys, I will be at the Royal Rumble.

01:27:01And believe me, I will be the next WWE Champion.

01:27:06Well, the turnabout is indeed fair play.

01:27:16Will Big Show prove at the Royal Rumble like he did tonight that he's bigger,

01:27:21badder, and smarter?

01:27:23Will Big Show become WWE Champion Sunday at the Royal Rumble?

01:27:28Come on, bring it up.

01:27:30Come on, on the last show.

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