00:03i've lived my whole life off pure emotion that's what allows me to fail and get back up
00:11jeff hardy is obsessed in winning the ww title give me one more chance to face triple h at
00:17survivor series and i'll become wwe champion you don't have what it takes to be wwe champion
00:24no jack you don't got what it takes you're not even that extreme anymore you're never
00:29gonna be the champion jeff hardy has never won the big one vladimir and i do have a deal
00:35can the undefeated moscow mola get the gold at survivor series oh i don't have the takes
00:41i'm sorry jeff close but no cigar but then again that's the story of your life
00:52the official contract signing for the wwe title
00:59i've got what it takes
01:03jeff hardy going extreme on the number one contender
01:08and now hardy's tearing up the contract was that extreme enough for you vicky
01:15let us come over jeff hardy
01:18i live in a world of gray and that's what allows me to do things others just can't do
01:24jeff hardy walking on the psychotic fringe
01:28i have nothing to lose the ultimate risk taker
01:37gosh jeff hardy going extreme
01:42very good jeff i am quite impressed i'll tell you what next week you face triple h one-on-one
01:50and if you win then i'll make it a triple threat match at survivor series for the wwe title
02:04wait a minute koslov koslov got drilled got nailed
02:12hardy falls behind
02:14there's a roll up there's a roll up
02:16got him
02:17holy god
02:19the winner of this match jeff hardy
02:23oh
02:26no more games
02:28vladimir koslov will be champion
02:33pure power the intimidator himself
02:44are we looking at the next to be champion in vladimir koslov
03:07the challenger for the wwe title is one of the most impressive newcomers that we've seen
03:14in the wwe in many many years and approximately six feet six inches tall jazz this man is
03:21around the 300 pound mark and his has trained essentially his entire life in combat sports
03:28well he's also referenced koslov is as the moscow mower
03:33i'll tell you what to maul someone is to bludge it or pound or pummel them
03:38and that's what koslov does so well dangerous after the man is undefeated
03:48can't say enough about that
03:50if he wins the wwe championship tonight
03:53he will be the first man in wwe history
03:56to win this prestigious title
03:58in his wwe pay-per-view debut
04:02but you're standing here this man in person it's not a fun experience
04:08how will he react in this big match environment
04:11could be the undefeated champion after this match is over
04:18koslov making his pay-per-view debut
04:22here tonight in boston
04:34time to play the game
04:49it's all about the game
05:00the 12 time wwe champion
05:06triple h is
05:08no doubt the most prepared champion
05:11perhaps i've never been around in my career as far as knowing what he wants to do
05:18against every opponent that he steps to the ring with
05:21oh i agree wholeheartedly
05:24student of the game is triple h impeccable work ethic
05:28triple h comes into a match more prepared than anyone
05:31to your point jr
05:35first time the wwe title was defended at survivor series
05:39was 1991 when the undertaker defeated hulk hogan
05:57and as far as mr koslov chances in boston the wwe titles changed hands twice in bean town
06:05stone gold at wrestlemania 14
06:08the rock and the 2000 king of the ring
06:14you're looking at the confidence of triple h the wwe champion
06:19what are the ingredients in my opinion
06:21that makes the game
06:22so good
06:26i'm very interested in the strategy that both men will employ in this match
06:31the game knows what it's like to be in a big match environment
06:35a man that has headlined wrestlemania
06:39again
06:41the undefeated number one contender
06:44is making his pay-per-view debut
06:46you know jr i wonder i wonder if koslov can handle the pressure here
06:50his first match ever in survivor series
06:52and he's going for the wwe title
06:58this contest set for one fall
07:00is for the wwe championship
07:05introducing first the challenger
07:07from moscow
07:09weighing 302 pounds
07:13vladimir koslov
07:17and his opponent
07:19from greenwich connecticut
07:21weighing 255 pounds
07:23he is the current wwe champion
07:27champion
07:29triple h
07:45referee scott armstrong holds up the richest prize in all the wwe
07:49the wwe title
07:52and you can imagine
07:54you can only imagine the
07:56the celebration and the reaction
07:58that koslov would receive in his homeland
08:02if he became the wwe champion
08:04here tonight
08:06well i'll tell you they won many a gold medal in the olympics
08:11we've heard triple h we heard triple h early tonight say
08:14koslov is big bad tough
08:16and undefeated but
08:18koslov
08:19for the triple h
08:22and we are in boston we are in the usa
08:25so i guess you got to give the uh
08:27whole field advantage to the champion
08:29nice waistlock takedown
08:30yeah i would assume that
08:32not a lot of fans in russia made the trip over
08:38so did the
08:39thanksgiving beginning the thanksgiving tradition here at
08:42survivor series and we hope all of you that
08:44celebrate thanksgiving this week will
08:46have a wonderful one
08:48triple h trying to he did it they broke the grip of koslov
08:53nice basic side headlock takeover
08:56the game doesn't put himself in a danger zone very often
09:00as far as taking unnecessary chances
09:03no he does not and and what i was
09:05getting to saying earlier was how triple h mentioned
09:10that koslov is entering uncharted waters tonight
09:13you know the butterflies the nerves and the pressure
09:16is on the challenging here let's be honest
09:24i tell you what from my observations of that man vladimir koslov
09:28it doesn't seem like he gets too rattled
09:30there could be ice water running through that man's veins
09:34you never know he could have a quick poker face too jr you know you don't know
09:38again nice to take over
09:40and koslov in here in the early going
09:43uncharacteristically for koslov being out in that wrestling
09:46well and i think that's a side that koslov is seeing in triple h's that he's never seen before
09:54koslov the nice throw into the wrist
09:59and talking about koslov's background
10:01i think essentially discovered as a young elementary school
10:06kids he's been so big and so athletic that he was trained as a youngster
10:14and you know some of our wwe fans
10:16here are chanting that they want hardy and we can sympathize i mean i'd love to see hardy here also
10:23well that's a matter out of everyone here's control quite frankly
10:27and nonetheless this is a one fall matchup wwe title on the line
10:32and a pinning combination applied by triple h who is keeping his game plan not
10:37really playing much of a hand here oh that's what
10:40oh nice light brought you to a fireman's carry by koslov
10:44but so triple h does so well i mean that's why i've referenced the game
10:48as the measuring stick in the wwe in my opinion he's always one step ahead of his opponent we're
10:54talking about the game studying the greats the harley races the jack briskos the the rick players
11:00and so many and taking something good from all of their games you know it's just something simple
11:06john let me interrupt you from a sit-out before into a hammerlock by triple h a basic fundamental
11:10maneuver but effective
11:16koslov may step off from trying to use some power
11:21and you know that may be an indication as you would know price better than i
11:25but that one half step this may be the the fact that koslov is thinking too much about his next
11:31maneuver in instead of acting he's he's he's he's not reacting quickly in that regard i think yeah i
11:38absolutely absolutely agree i think that's what koslov is doing he's thinking now which means
11:43kotwood has made koslov undefeated and so successful in dominating is that he just reacts right now he
11:49might be taking a little bit if he remembers to get into it
11:52koslov giving him giving him basic now using the power those warm shots very effective
12:03nothing fancy about this contest thus far but impressive how much was that knee
12:10harley race like knee by the game and now triple h drills koslov back into the corner
12:18oh man follows it up for good measure
12:24the game has reasserted himself as he had in the early going
12:30he's lost a beautiful by the champion koslov setting early the game
12:36we got the prize and the ddt uh impactful ddt we've never you know jr correct me if i'm wrong
12:45i don't
12:46think we've ever seen uh koslov put put to the test to this level thus far on smackdown
12:53koslov's got to make an adjustment here for his uh first attempt to become ww
12:58champion is not going to be very successful he's taking the punches is koslov by triple h
13:13and referee armstrong got a two count
13:17near fall the game has established a very deliberate pace but yo koslov's got to give it up to the
13:25man he
13:25is tough no doubt oh nice poslov was standing everything that the game provided and maybe that i
13:34spoke too soon the double-a spine buster connects with authority this is where you got to be careful
13:42if you're the challenger well here we go baby triple h looking for the pedigree
13:51oh battering rim powered out of pedigree counters with his battering ram right to the sternum
13:59in both the game and in koslov let's take another look watch the amount of quickness built up in a
14:05short distance boom right there the battering ram effective but it also dropped koslov again let's see
14:12it let's see who can make the the first adjustment and the game beating koslov not known to be a
14:20striker
14:25and the powerhouse from moscow the undefeated moscow mauler
14:32sending the wwe champion statement seems to be now uh koslov picking his spot taking his time here
14:41trying to get his head together koslov smart move can't win the championship on a count out
14:48he's got triple h in a weakened state getting the game back between the ropes this should be koslov's
14:55number one concern well the overly aggressive and intense moscow mauler supposed to be on the prowl right now
15:11in the game retaliation oh man look look at the strength here jr of just koslov
15:16oh my god koslov's fall away slam putting more focus on the back
15:24nice cradle by koslov got a near fall in this contest for the wwe title
15:31which we pointed about out about koslov as a young athlete a youth athlete
15:36koslov was bred to be a champion since he was a young boy growing up in russia
15:48and the sternum of the wwe champion that will affect your breathing i'm i'm telling you
15:57and oh no running power slam the hook of the leg and hand coming down for three
16:07it was a two count well look that was a near fall and i do mean a near fall
16:12only takes three seconds challenge is smart knows he might be affecting the champions breathing with
16:18shots to the sternum and he goes for a reverse gut wrench talk about affecting your breathing
16:24now koslov has the advantage koslov the aggressor controlling the wwe champion
16:32vladimir koslov has reasserted himself in this contest one could only imagine the grip strength
16:39of the challenger for all his years as an amateur athlete in wrestling and sambo and martial arts just
16:47your power the game intelligently gets back to a vertical base of that shot to the lower back
16:54and kidney area will affect the champion and strategically followed up for the backbreaker
16:59will this be enough it's almost almost as this as if every offensive move by koslov
17:09much does it look like it just oh it just hurts and designed to maim and put you out amazing
17:14strength
17:15and another pinning predicament and again koslov
17:22using very basic strategy but very effective
17:28well that's a low bridge gut wrench roll that's a greco-roman maneuver
17:33takes a lot of your oxygen out of your body
17:39a mat wrestling match something we don't see that often with a wwe title but that is koslov style
17:48he isn't a high flyer he's not going to take any unnecessary risks
17:58that game with that all-american right hand
18:02well triple h there's no back down in the champion nothing but fight
18:07uh-oh oh and the game caught in midair his own momentum working against him there's a cover here we
18:13go this could be oh oh hey
18:20koslov can't believe he only got a two count yep i thought koslov might have had a his cover a
18:25little low
18:25moscow moller getting a tad frustrated there
18:29again though smart strategy jr right back to the maneuver that that that could possibly bring him the wwe champion
18:37koslov has had four near falls in the last few minutes utilizing this basic strategy
18:42why would he do anything other than this hey look this is great strategy by koslov he is wearing the
18:49champion down
18:49tremendous strategy here
18:56you can see that what you know when you're caught in reverse gut wrench and your opponent the guy who
19:04has you in a hole putting all your weight on your back that makes the hole that much more tighter
19:12look at the placement of the hands those well you got out those big mitts and that's what triple h
19:18is
19:18doing attacking the grip as it's called you attack the grip break the grip this is the beginning of
19:22getting out of the hole at least the game lowering the hands where he can get a breath
19:27you can inhale and exhale somewhat here and the hand the grip has been broken there you got big right
19:34there that is a big move no doubt by the wwe champion who just got plugged in the back look
19:41at this
19:43that high belly to belly of the throw by kozlov and now kozlov is in a very dominant position
19:52against the wwe champion hey i'm gonna go on wreck it and tell you that kozlov is gonna win the
19:58wwe
19:59championship right here tonight bold prediction that just may come true and kozlov found the top
20:08turnbuckle not the champion on that exchange on the game oh god he hit it pedigree the game counters
20:18that quickly with a pedigree both men are down and the referee begins his 10 count out of nowhere comes
20:28the pedigree the pedigree shocking i promise this will be a triple threat match
20:37a triple threat match ladies and gentlemen he's here he's here
20:52you think you know me
20:57what
21:04you've got to be kidding me
21:31this is like a nightmare coming true
21:37oh my god
21:38oh my god oh my god
21:40the spear on the champion
21:43by the returning edge
21:49wait wait wait what the
21:51oh my god
21:51is
21:52jeff hardy
22:01what a man
22:03what a man
22:03what a man
22:05what a man
22:06what a man
22:17It's chaotic!
22:19Wait a minute! Wait a minute! Wait a minute!
22:22They've just covered the game!
22:25My God! We've got a new WWE Champion!
22:29The winner of this match!
22:30And new WWE Champion!
22:33The Rear Superbar!
22:36In!
22:38The Ultimate Opportunist!
22:40Strikes again!
22:43I cannot believe what just happened!
22:45What in the Good Lord's name is going on here!
22:50Edge became the third man
22:51and the Triple Threat Man!
22:54How did that happen?
22:56In any event?
22:59We've got a new WWE Champion!
23:05Now that's shocking!
23:16I'm speechless!
23:19I mean, where did Edge come?
23:21This is where the Pandemonium just began!
23:23Boom!
23:25I mean, you're talking about an awful opportunist!
23:29Jeff Hardy's opportunity
23:32was ended on a...
23:33in a stairwell!
23:36As he went right for... for Edge!
23:38And... and...
23:39Jeff Hardy coming in!
23:41Straight up for the fences!
23:42Mayhem and chaos everywhere!
23:43And then...
23:45Somehow... someway...
23:47in a shocking moment!
23:49Oh!
23:50We end up crowning...
23:51a new WWE Champion!
23:54Edge pinning the game!
23:57After that two-shot!
23:59And there's a two-shot from Jeff Hardy!
24:05I gotta tell you, JR,
24:07I smell set-up somewhere!
24:09Somehow!
24:09That is a picture...
24:11I thought I would never see again...
24:13in my life!
24:15Edge with his arm around...
24:16Vickie Guerrero!
24:18A husband and wife...
24:19general manager...
24:21and champion!
24:24What's up with that?
24:33We've got bodies thrown all over the ring!
24:36What a bombshell!
24:37I mean, what...
24:47We can all try to decipher...
24:49what has happened...
24:51in the last 24 hours!
24:53This is the bottom line!
24:56Tonight...
24:58Sunday...
24:58November 23rd...
25:002008...
25:02Edge has returned...
25:03and shockingly become...
25:05the WWE Champion!
25:29The WWE Champion!
25:29We'll be back!
25:30No!
