WWE SMACKDOWN 01 JANUARY 2004 FULL SHOW

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00:00:00We're going to present the final fate of Hardcore Holly.

00:00:25Because Hardcore Holly's match is all or nothing.

00:00:31The A-Train and Matt Morgan against Hardcore Holly and Shannon Moore.

00:00:40It's simple, folks.

00:00:42Holly wins, he gets a title shot against Brock Lesnar.

00:00:45Holly loses, his career is over.

00:00:49Let's not forget, Cole.

00:00:50Hardcore's partner, Shannon Moore, was set up and destroyed at the hands of Brock Lesnar.

00:00:57Here comes A-Train and Matt Morgan and Shannon Moore.

00:01:01He's left alone in the ring.

00:01:03Was this Lesnar's strategy to have Moore start the match?

00:01:06Hardcore Holly did not want Shannon Moore to start this matchup.

00:01:10Now A-Train and Matt Morgan are beating the hell out of this kid.

00:01:13Hardcore Holly is helpless on the outside.

00:01:15The fate of his career is in the hands of his partner.

00:01:19Shannon Moore is a miracle here.

00:01:21A-Train, 350 pounds.

00:01:23Shannon Moore!

00:01:24Shannon Moore countered!

00:01:26Shannon's only chance to make a 10 call!

00:01:30And it's Hardcore!

00:01:33All or nothing, Holly.

00:01:34All or nothing!

00:01:36Holly has nothing to lose.

00:01:38This could be his last match ever, and he's given it everything he has.

00:01:42But it's everything he had enough.

00:01:44And here's the champion that that steel chair in his head.

00:01:47But a steel chair off the head of Holly!

00:01:51And that's the so-called greatest champion of all time?

00:01:54Holly's done, Cole.

00:01:56Matt Morgan needs to hit one high-impact move, and the story's done.

00:02:00Matt Morgan!

00:02:01There it is, power bomb!

00:02:02A sit-out power bomb!

00:02:03A fundamental!

00:02:04It's over!

00:02:05Holly pulls the shoulder out!

00:02:07That's instinctive, Cole.

00:02:09That's all that was.

00:02:09An instinct to kick out of that.

00:02:11When you're back due to a corner, you're at your most dangerous.

00:02:14And it's a bicycle kick to his own partner!

00:02:17This could be the opening for Hardcore Holly!

00:02:20Look at this!

00:02:21Alabella slam time!

00:02:23Connecting!

00:02:23Can Holly do it?

00:02:25Hooks the line!

00:02:26Shoulders down!

00:02:27Hooks it down!

00:02:29Hardcore Holly does it!

00:02:31Against all odds, Cole, Hardcore Holly has earned a shot at Brock Lesnar's championship.

00:02:37And it was my life, my time, my rights, my rhymes, my grind, my struggle, hustle, sweat, and my blood, too.

00:02:59I'm afraid I smell a spear.

00:03:01I smell a lot.

00:03:02My competitors blitz here.

00:03:04They snuck, I was hot.

00:03:05I want it all.

00:03:06Excess to sex.

00:03:08What's up?

00:03:09Sex, stress, stress, stress.

00:03:10I want it all.

00:03:11No mess.

00:03:11So come on!

00:03:12Happy New Year!

00:03:29And welcome to 2004!

00:03:32This is SmackDown!

00:03:34From Laredo, Texas!

00:03:36Michael Cole and Taz at ringside!

00:03:38And Taz, what a New Year's gift for Hardcore Holly!

00:03:45Oh, big news, big news!

00:03:48WWE Championship on the line at the World Rumble!

00:03:52And Hardcore Holly, the challenger, will face the champion, Brock Lesnar!

00:03:58January 25th, Philadelphia at the Rumble!

00:04:01But now, the Cruiserweight title's on the line!

00:04:04We're the best!

00:04:06We're the best!

00:04:11Yeah!

00:04:11The bowling contest is scheduled for one time!

00:04:17And in this year, WWE Cruiserweight Championship!

00:04:21Proving to ring the challenger from San Diego, California!

00:04:25Weighing in at 175 pounds, Rey Mysterio!

00:04:30Mysterio!

00:04:32Mysterio, the number one contender for the Cruiserweight title!

00:04:36After defeating Jamie Noble two weeks ago in that number one contender matchup!

00:04:42What an opportunity tonight for Rey Mysterio!

00:04:45Tremendous, humongous opportunity for Rey Mysterio!

00:04:49Mysterio, this is gonna be, I'm telling ya, an outstanding contest!

00:04:55Tajiri, the Cruiserweight champion on his way out right now!

00:04:59And being accompanied to the ring by Akio Asakoda!

00:05:04From Japan, weighing in at 206 pounds, is the Cruiserweight champion, Tajiri!

00:05:11Tajiri, perhaps with the advantage of the matchup, because he is flanked by his pinkspin, Akio and Sakoda, what role will they play?

00:05:22I don't know, Cole, those guys, it's shady, no doubt about it, Sakoda and Akio.

00:05:28But put all that aside, man, the champion Tajiri, the Japanese buzzsaw right there!

00:05:32Going against Rey Mysterio right now, he's asking two of the greatest Cruiserweights in the world today, bar none.

00:05:42There is no doubt, a tremendous rivalry has developed between the Cruiserweight champion Tajiri and the challenger Rey Mysterio.

00:05:49It was back in September that Tajiri defeated Mysterio for the title, using, keep in mind, that red mist at the time.

00:05:59Well, you know, Tajiri, once he became WWE Cruiserweight champion, became a national hero in his home country of Japan.

00:06:07But right now, this ain't Japan, this is Laredo, Texas, and you gotta watch the dangerous feet of Tajiri.

00:06:13The striking style, the martial arts Japanese style of Tajiri.

00:06:17Lock up center of the ring, strategy here, first off for the champion, Tajiri.

00:06:22Well, strategy is, again, ground, there you go, ground Rey Mysterio.

00:06:25Tajiri is tremendous, that submission and striking, that's right there, that's a cross arm breaker by Mysterio.

00:06:33With the mat work of Tajiri switching that, but if you've got that Luchador style of Rey Mysterio.

00:06:40Look at this, first cover of the matchup, Tajiri kicks out.

00:06:42That Luchador style of Rey Mysterio, that high-flying, high-risk style, and flashy style, both these Cruiserweights here.

00:06:51This is a toss-up, my man, toss-up.

00:06:53Tajiri's Cruiserweight champion, trying to ground the challenger Rey Mysterio, hence the reason Tajiri working on that, those legs early on in the matchup.

00:07:02Yeah, modified single leg right there, crossing those legs, Tajiri controlling the lower body, preventing Rey Mysterio from doing those high-flying, Luchador moves he does.

00:07:12And look at this, Rey Mysterio up on the shoulders of Tajiri.

00:07:14Rolls through.

00:07:15Champion, shut it down, and a kickdown.

00:07:17What a way to kick off SmackDown 2004 with the Cruiserweight title on the line.

00:07:21And again, Tajiri grounding the challenger.

00:07:23That was a quick victory roll by Rey Mysterio, but Tajiri got out into a side armbar.

00:07:28And right there, Mysterio trying to pick the ankle, but again, the matte technique of Tajiri.

00:07:34You guys are so easily matched.

00:07:36This huge crowd of Laredo expected to make night, but we have a huge surprise for you a little bit later on.

00:07:44Rey Mysterio nailed that high snap there, and then that leapfrog, and then boom, that double chop to the throat by Tajiri.

00:07:50Mysterio whipped into the top turnbuckle, and you saw his head, his neck of Mysterio's snap back as the champion goes on the attack.

00:07:57Cole, that might have been Mysterio's throat that was driven, driven into that top turnbuckle there.

00:08:03A steal under that pad.

00:08:04And here's Tajiri whipped into the corner.

00:08:07Mysterio lands on the second rope.

00:08:09Oh, no!

00:08:09It's balanced by the challenger.

00:08:10Arm drag.

00:08:11Champion's in trouble.

00:08:12Rey Mysterio lands on his feet.

00:08:13It goes to work now on the Japanese buzzsaw as we take another look.

00:08:17The handspring of this.

00:08:18Oh!

00:08:18Mysterio, Kappa, and Tajiri through the second rope.

00:08:22And here we go, Rey Mysterio.

00:08:24That's groups with all style.

00:08:25High risk I was talking about.

00:08:27Oh, my God!

00:08:28Mysterio over the top rope with that huge senton over the top rope.

00:08:32And there's Akio and Sakoda.

00:08:35Rey Mysterio in control of the Cruiserweight Champion here tonight.

00:08:41Cruiserweight Championship's on the line.

00:08:43Rey Mysterio the challenger.

00:08:45Tajiri the champion.

00:08:46And Mysterio has been taking it, Tajiri.

00:08:48All throughout the commercial break.

00:08:50Look at the speed right here of Mysterio.

00:08:52Duck in the clothesline.

00:08:53Oh, my God!

00:08:54Mysterio caught on the second rope.

00:08:55Uh-oh, uh-oh.

00:08:566-1-9 time, baby.

00:08:58Come on, man!

00:08:58But Akio providing interference for Tajiri.

00:09:01Mysterio for the 6-1-9.

00:09:03And Sakoda caught him.

00:09:05You saw Akio distract the referee, allowing Sakoda to get the interception of Mysterio for Tajiri.

00:09:13Well, it's handicapped, 3-1-1 right here.

00:09:15Tajiri utilizing his henchmen, Sakoda and Akio.

00:09:19Here's the cover by the champion, hook on the outside leg, shoulders down.

00:09:22Mysterio kicks out, we talked about it early on in the matchup.

00:09:25What role will Akio and Sakoda play in this title match here tonight?

00:09:29It's safe to say, not a oof, not a fan roll, and there it is, the dangerous feat of the buzzsaw.

00:09:35And Tajiri continues to ground Mysterio.

00:09:41Stinging, striking blows with those feet, those kicks.

00:09:44And Mysterio desperately trying to fight back, but the Cruiserweight champion continues to keep Mysterio grounded in this match.

00:09:52I don't know, Cole, I mean, Mysterio is in a, and there's no sign of Tajiri slowing down his offense.

00:10:00Shoulders down, and Mysterio just rolls the shoulder up.

00:10:03But as we've seen in the past, Rey Mysterio, you saw it a couple of weeks ago in a title match against Brock Lesnar.

00:10:09A tremendous amount of resilience and heart for Mysterio, but Tajiri continues the attack.

00:10:15Rey Mysterio, Cole, is, oh, this sucks, that flip, shoulder's down, he's surprised the champion, but Tajiri just kicked out.

00:10:21Mysterio's loaded with intestinal fortitude, but Mysterio might just be, we might be watching the demise.

00:10:27Rey Mysterio getting picked up on here that leg, close to that early attack by Sukkota and Akiyo.

00:10:34And speaking of Sukkota and Akiyo, you see Akiyo freaking out so close to Mysterio.

00:10:40This crowd all over Tajiri.

00:10:45I don't know if Tajiri understands you the same, but I do.

00:10:47And Tajiri.

00:10:48What a way to kick off New Year's, though, eh?

00:10:50Not for nothing.

00:10:50This is great, great match.

00:10:51Here's your way, title match, and Tajiri drills that elbow into the injured left knee of Rey Mysterio.

00:10:56You gotta point out, though, Cole, the point of the elbow, that just brings all the force and pain right into that thigh, that quadricep of Rey Mysterio.

00:11:05Mysterio literally crawling to the bottom rope to try to buy himself some time.

00:11:11And Tajiri hanging Mysterio up on the top rope, and Mysterio is in all kinds of trouble here.

00:11:17And a drop kick to the knee, and you can almost see Mysterio come out of his pipe.

00:11:22That's my B.

00:11:23That's my B.

00:11:24Mysterio again rolls out, and Tajiri perhaps beginning to become frustrated here.

00:11:30You saw the look on the champion's face.

00:11:32And you don't want to do that for Tajiri.

00:11:34You don't want to get frustrated with an athlete like Rey Mysterio.

00:11:37He can beat you so quick with a high-risk move.

00:11:40And Mysterio with the right hands, trying to battle back.

00:11:43Mysterio realizes this is desperation time.

00:11:46Knowing Tajiri and the way he is as champion, this could be perhaps Mysterio's final opportunity

00:11:52to regain the Cruiserweight title.

00:11:54You can see that Mysterio standing on one leg, though.

00:11:57Missed right there.

00:11:58Tajiri's shot to the midsection.

00:12:00Look out now, gone for the tarantula.

00:12:01And Mysterio wisely hanging onto the bottom rope.

00:12:03Tajiri tries to roll through.

00:12:05Mysterio rolls through, kick to the face, and the champion's in trouble.

00:12:08No doubt, Tajiri is in a lot of trouble.

00:12:11That drop kick, that low drop kick, all of it was nailed by Rey Mysterio.

00:12:17But how much does Mysterio have left?

00:12:19As Mysterio desperately tries to change the momentum here in this Cruiserweight title matchup.

00:12:24Tajiri top rope, here comes Mysterio from the top rope to Hurricane Rana.

00:12:29That's classic Luzador style.

00:12:31And Tajiri just rolls the shoulder out.

00:12:36What a matchup to kick off SmackDown in 2004.

00:12:41Rey Mysterio is so close to regaining the Cruiserweight title.

00:12:45And the first man to his feet here.

00:12:47Good game, the upper hand in this crucial matchup.

00:12:51Got it Cole, this is the turning point of the match, Cole.

00:12:54Who's gonna get to that, to a vertical base first, the champ or the challenger?

00:12:59Rey Mysterio being wheeled on by this crowd, and Laredo, shot to the midsection, in a right hand.

00:13:04And here comes the challenger, trying to battle back, but again, the quick kicks of the Japanese buzzsaw.

00:13:08Going right to work on that injured left leg of Mysterio.

00:13:11Mysterio in second leg, lateral press, but he won't through.

00:13:15But he's handing on, Mysterio holding that hamstring.

00:13:18Mysterio going for something, got caught, but he reversed it.

00:13:22Face first off, hook in the leg.

00:13:24No!

00:13:25And Tajiri just kicks out, at a count of two.

00:13:28Mysterio so close again.

00:13:29This near fall after near fall here.

00:13:32Deep arm dragging, nice!

00:13:34Look at this!

00:13:35Shoulders down, and Tajiri rolled out.

00:13:38And Mysterio really taking it to the champion.

00:13:41As the Japanese busts off, measures the challenger.

00:13:45Mysterio, the top!

00:13:46Mysterio trying to get a pin, but hanging on there.

00:13:49Mysterio realizes, springboard!

00:13:51Went for, perhaps, the way.

00:13:53And look at Tajiri.

00:13:55And look at Tajiri.

00:13:56And the Miserio's gonna try and handle it.

00:14:01Mysterio's gonna try and handle it.

00:14:02It's a missing maneuver.

00:14:04Mysterio, in trouble, trying to make it desperately to the battle mode.

00:14:08That leg's gonna be killing Mysterio.

00:14:10Come on, are you close to the rope, team?

00:14:12Come on!

00:14:13Mysterio trying to get out of this predicament here.

00:14:14The Cruiserweight title's on the line.

00:14:15He's close, Cole!

00:14:16Mysterio gets out!

00:14:17And versus referee Brian Henker to break Tajiri's hold.

00:14:21Got a five count, got a five count.

00:14:23Tajiri can get the squalif right there.

00:14:25He don't let go.

00:14:26But how much more can Mysterio take, Taz?

00:14:28Tremendous amount of punishment on that left leg.

00:14:30And Inziguri to the back of the head.

00:14:32Tajiri caught up in the corner.

00:14:34But how much of that Inziguri was delivered with the force that Mysterio could

00:14:38usually deliver that wood because of the blood leg.

00:14:40Off the second rope.

00:14:41Mysterio took a little too much time because of the injured leg getting

00:14:44into the corner.

00:14:45Mysterio's just fighting hard.

00:14:47Got to give him a ton of credit, ton of hard here.

00:14:50And Tajiri with the right hand.

00:14:52Mysterio perhaps doesn't know where he is.

00:14:55Let's go.

00:14:56Come on, hey!

00:14:57A lot of trouble because Tajiri might be going for a superplex in the top rope.

00:15:00Headbutt, Tajiri knocked off the top rope.

00:15:02Referee knocked down as well.

00:15:04Rey Mysterio up to the top rope.

00:15:06Oh, the challenger.

00:15:07Mysterio's gonna fly.

00:15:08Oh, man!

00:15:09Top rope by Akio.

00:15:11We gotta get these guys out of here, ref.

00:15:13And Tajiri.

00:15:14Powerbomb coming, running.

00:15:16A running sit-out powerbomb.

00:15:18Shoulders down.

00:15:19And Mysterio kicked out.

00:15:22Akio almost caught Mysterio the matchup.

00:15:25But how did Mysterio kick out?

00:15:28Check it out.

00:15:29Look at the force.

00:15:30A running sit-out powerbomb.

00:15:32The average man would have been pinned on that.

00:15:35How the hell would Rey kick out?

00:15:37And Tajiri believes the end is there.

00:15:39Nezzerine is opponent.

00:15:40Going for the put away kick.

00:15:41Mysterio ducked away.

00:15:43Shoulders down.

00:15:44He could have it here.

00:15:45No!

00:15:46Man, that was close.

00:15:48What a Cruiserweight title matchup to kick off SmackDown here in the year 2004.

00:15:53Up on top, Mysterio maybe going for another 50 more, but punching the hell out of the head at Tajiri.

00:15:58Trying to battle back.

00:15:59Look at this, Tajiri caught up second rope.

00:16:01Mysterio nearly at one point.

00:16:03A 6-1-9 connects.

00:16:06Can Mysterio take advantage?

00:16:08That one nailed, Mysterio nailed that one right across the face of Tajiri.

00:16:14Springboard.

00:16:16Mysterio left for the West Coast.

00:16:18Mysterio with a kick to the face.

00:16:21Mysterio needed one more.

00:16:23The three even couldn't connect.

00:16:24Sakoda is on the hook of the arm.

00:16:27And look at this.

00:16:28The three missed.

00:16:29Mysterio ducked.

00:16:30Sakoda hit with a missed.

00:16:32Aquino knocked off the rope.

00:16:35That's one of the two moves.

00:16:37Look at this.

00:16:38Hurricane Rata.

00:16:39One, two.

00:16:40Mysterio got it.

00:16:41Mysterio's the champion.

00:16:42Here is your winner and the new WWE Cruiserweight Champion, Rey Mysterio.

00:16:55A standing omation for Rey Mysterio.

00:16:58What a way to kick off New Year.

00:17:01A big time Happy New Year for Rey Mysterio.

00:17:05Right here in Laredo, Texas, Mysterio is the new Cruiserweight Champion.

00:17:11defeating Tajiri.

00:17:13A damn near on the handicap match with the henchmen.

00:17:17Of Tajiri getting involved constantly.

00:17:20Sapoda and Aquino.

00:17:24Let's check out the missed here.

00:17:26And Tajiri went for this missed.

00:17:28Mysterio ducked.

00:17:30Sapoda ate the green missed.

00:17:32Tajiri getting right on.

00:17:34You're gonna check out.

00:17:35Here's the finish of the match up.

00:17:37Ducked.

00:17:38Beautiful.

00:17:39Wilton, right up.

00:17:40Boom.

00:17:41On June 3.

00:17:42Your new Cruiserweight Champion 2004.

00:17:49Wow.

00:17:51What a way to kick off the New Year for Mysterio.

00:17:55This rock looks like a winner to me.

00:17:56Come on.

00:17:57Who's that?

00:17:58You're gonna drop the sky like you are.

00:18:00Congratulations, Rey Mysterio.

00:18:07And Rey, Happy New Year.

00:18:09What a way to kick off the New Year.

00:18:12Thanks, Michael.

00:18:13You know, Rey Mysterio, Rey Mysterio has some New Year's resolution.

00:18:19And that was to become the Cruiserweight champ.

00:18:26Now, Cole, I'll be honest with you, doll.

00:18:29I didn't think it was gonna happen tonight.

00:18:35But I'm proud to say, I'm proud to say that I love what I do.

00:18:39And that's performing for all of you.

00:18:42From Memphis to Melbourne.

00:18:47From Tokyo to Texas.

00:18:55And since this is a New Year, I wanna say Happy New Year to everybody around the world.

00:19:03Y para toda mi gente, Feliz Año Nuevo.

00:19:13Woo-hoo!

00:19:17Great moment for Rey.

00:19:20That's Big Show.

00:19:24What the hell's Big Show coming out here for?

00:19:27Well, I guess Big Show's just a small Rey Mysterio's party.

00:19:34And I guess when you're the largest athlete in the world,

00:19:38you can just do that.

00:19:40I'm just a fool about Big Show.

00:19:46It's a great moment for Rey Mysterio.

00:19:48What is special moment?

00:19:49And it's ruined.

00:19:50Ruined by the Big Show out here.

00:19:52United States Champion.

00:19:55What the hell's he doing out here, though?

00:20:00Yeah, yeah, yeah.

00:20:17Congratulations.

00:20:18You're the Cruiserweight Champion.

00:20:19Meanwhile, I've got more important business to discuss right now.

00:20:20How disrespectful is this?

00:20:21The business I wanna discuss is the hottest thing on the market right now.

00:20:38What you're looking at is the newest piece of Big Show merchandise.

00:20:47Hold on a second, buddy.

00:20:51Now, you notice the front?

00:20:53The front says, Chicks Dig It Big.

00:20:55That's one of them there innuendos.

00:20:58You know what I'm saying?

00:21:00That's a good idea.

00:21:03I'll show them the back, too.

00:21:05Now, see, on the back, it says,

00:21:08and it just don't get any bigger than this.

00:21:10Okay, that's one of them innuendos, too.

00:21:13See, kind of a little play on words.

00:21:15Now, you'll notice the size of this shirt.

00:21:18I took into consideration that not all of you are finely tuned athletes like myself,

00:21:24as in shape as myself.

00:21:26And some of you out there are, well, kind of fat.

00:21:30So I figure, why shouldn't you have a piece of WWE merchandise yourself?

00:21:38So don't be the only fan in town that doesn't have the hottest shirt on the market right now.

00:21:44And that's the Big Show's Chicks Dig It Big shirt.

00:21:48Make sure you get yours.

00:21:49We have them in extra large, all the way up to 3X.

00:21:52Just for some of you fans that are a little, well, overweight, is what I would say.

00:22:01Now, look.

00:22:02If you want one, I'll be more than happy to sell you one.

00:22:06That one's mine, please give it back.

00:22:18Right?

00:22:19Give me back my damn shirt.

00:22:20Now, that's my shirt!

00:22:21Give me back my shirt.

00:22:23Give me back my shirt.

00:22:27Give me back my shirt.

00:22:28Give me back my shirt.

00:22:31If you throw my shirt, and these people do not pay for that shirt.

00:22:41If you throw that shirt over that top rope, I swear I'm going to beat your little ass right here.

00:22:52I'll put my shirt in my hand and quit playing around.

00:22:56Uh-oh.

00:22:57Big Show didn't come out here and spoil Mysterio's party.

00:23:01You can't blame Mysterio.

00:23:02Yeah, I know, but the threat was given out by the Big Show,

00:23:06and Mysterio's given up a ton of size, no pun intended.

00:23:09Man, the Mysterio on the speed, and the new Crucible Champion taking it to the Big Show for a moment.

00:23:16And that flame pin like hand to the chest of Mysterio.

00:23:23Well, the great Mysterio just went through a grueling match with Dejerio and won the two's-away championship.

00:23:28And now, Mysterio is cornered by the Big Giant.

00:23:33Well, oh, what a feel.

00:23:34Big Show stole Mysterio's spotlight, stole his moment here tonight, and now he's about to beat the living hell out of it.

00:23:42Mysterio is gonna be in a world of hurt, he's goozled, Mysterio.

00:23:47Wait a minute, Hardcore, Hardcore Holly with a drop kick to the back of the Big Show.

00:23:53With a shot, 619.

00:23:55A 619, Mysterio to Big Show.

00:23:59Hardcore Holly coming out here, and even in the air, to Rey Mysterio.

00:24:06Holly getting Mysterio out of harm's way.

00:24:10And the double is back.

00:24:12Hardcore is dressed up like one of Mysterio's family members.

00:24:15But I'll tell you what, the Big Show is living.

00:24:18The Giant is irate.

00:24:20I'm telling you, there's gonna be hell to pay, Cole.

00:24:23Hell to pay.

00:24:24This ain't good for somebody tonight.

00:24:27Big Show embarrassed and humiliated by Mysterio and Holly.

00:24:32Hello, my name is Sergeant Duke.

00:24:34I'm from Melbourne, Oklahoma.

00:24:35I'm Specialist Jared Howard from Silverton, Oregon.

00:24:37And I'm Captain Jack Owens from Moore, Oklahoma.

00:24:39And we would like to say...

00:24:40Happy New Year!

00:24:54...which fragmented into my spinal column.

00:24:56Careers ended in an instant.

00:24:58Yes, this is entertainment.

00:25:01But the hazards are real.

00:25:02House even able to stand.

00:25:04Traders, EMTs, referees down.

00:25:06No matter who you are, whatever you do, please, don't try this at home.

00:25:12Moments ago, Big Show being a jerk, spoiling Rey Mysterio's party after Mysterio won the Cruiserweight title.

00:25:21Yeah, well, Rey Mysterio, all right in the world, the new Cruiserweight champion, all right in the world before that shirt into the audience,

00:25:26because he was disrespected by the Big Show, spoiling Rey Mysterio's party.

00:25:30Yeah, but Big Show wasn't through.

00:25:32He warned Mysterio not to throw the t-shirt.

00:25:34He was about to chokeslam Mysterio until Hardcore Holly would even the odds.

00:25:39Shocking moment out of nowhere.

00:25:41Hardcore came out here.

00:25:43Oh!

00:25:44With a 619.

00:25:45Devastating, and Big Show deserved it.

00:26:09Show!

00:26:10Show!

00:26:11Show!

00:26:12Show!

00:26:13Show!

00:26:14Show!

00:26:15Stop!

00:26:16Stop!

00:26:17Please, please listen to me.

00:26:18Please, listen.

00:26:19I know you're frustrated, Show.

00:26:20And I understand your frustration.

00:26:21And you have every right to be frustrated.

00:26:23You were victimized tonight.

00:26:24And nobody should victimize you.

00:26:26You're seven feet tall.

00:26:27You're 500 pounds.

00:26:28You need a piece of meat.

00:26:30Let me give you that piece of meat, Show.

00:26:32Please, listen to me.

00:26:33Tonight, Show, I want to give you a match.

00:26:35I want to give you a match against the man that dropkicked you in the back of the head and victimized you.

00:26:39I want to give you a match against the man that wants to take the WWE title away from Brock Lesnar at the Royal Rumble.

00:26:45Tonight, I want to make the match.

00:26:47The Big Show one-on-one versus Hardcore Holly.

00:26:53Okay?

00:26:54Please?

00:26:55The Big Show, irate, humiliated, and bears get to take it out on Hardcore Holly tonight.

00:27:19Hardcore Holly tonight.

00:27:20Yeah.

00:27:21It's like throwing more meat for life.

00:27:22One-on-one contested schedule four.

00:27:24One fall.

00:27:25Making his weight on his weight at 293 pounds is a member of the APA, Bradshaw.

00:27:33What an experience, what an honor last week's SmackDown.

00:27:36Christmas from Baghdad, much of it the result of the efforts of that man Bradshaw.

00:27:42Bradshaw, the first to follow here.

00:27:44One-one to help orchestrate, Bradshaw helped orchestrate the tremendous trip, the honor for

00:27:49us to go to Baghdad and visit our troops.

00:27:52And Bradshaw has just been outstanding from Afghanistan to Baghdad, supporting our troops,

00:27:57a real proud, great American.

00:27:59That's John Bradshaw.

00:28:00Yeah, Bradshaw spent the weekend at the Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C.,

00:28:04visiting the troops.

00:28:05And from Detroit, Michigan, weighing in at 275 pounds, Rino.

00:28:11Well, this is a rubber match, third match with Bradshaw and Rino.

00:28:14Two weeks ago, Rino knowing Bradshaw went to Iraq early, challenged Bradshaw to a match.

00:28:19When Bradshaw didn't show up, Rino demanded a count out victory.

00:28:23But Farouk, Bradshaw's partner, showed up instead.

00:28:26You see Bradshaw, you see Farouk, but out of nowhere, Farouk showed up and right there,

00:28:31illegal, low blow, and he stepped in there right from the referee.

00:28:36Rino looked like he just wanted to be disqualified with that low blow in front of the referee.

00:28:40And after the low blow, the gore to Farouk.

00:28:42So Bradshaw looks for some retribution here tonight.

00:28:45Rino and Bradshaw each want a match apiece.

00:28:47This is the rubber match here tonight on SmackDown.

00:28:51Lock up center of the ring for Bradshaw and Rino.

00:28:54And you know what? I hate to give Paul Heyman credit,

00:28:56but I guess Heyman knows what he's doing.

00:28:58Back for facing hardcore Holly here tonight for the big show

00:29:01and perhaps a way to take Holly out of the equation

00:29:04for that match versus Brock Lesnar at the Lino Rumble.

00:29:08I'm sure that's the situation.

00:29:10Oh! And Bradshaw...

00:29:11Here's the cover.

00:29:12Shoulders down and a kick out by Rino.

00:29:14And just a reminder tonight, a huge surprise.

00:29:17Cut off your way on SmackDown in just a little bit

00:29:20as Bradshaw delivers the right hands to Rino.

00:29:22Whipped into the corner!

00:29:24Wow!

00:29:28Rino kicked to the midsection!

00:29:29Oh!

00:29:30And Bradshaw off the DDT.

00:29:31Nice DDT too.

00:29:32Rino nailed all of that right there on Bradshaw.

00:29:34It's a cover.

00:29:36Down and Bradshaw just gets the shoulder up.

00:29:39That's a mistake. You gotta hook a leg

00:29:40for a big dude like Bradshaw.

00:29:42We mentioned earlier tonight that at the Royal Rumble

00:29:44it's gonna be Hardcore Holly and Brock Lesnar.

00:29:46And General Manager Paul Heyman

00:29:48only seems to be protecting the champion Brock Lesnar

00:29:51trying to do so again tonight

00:29:52by putting Big Show into that matchup with Hardcore Holly.

00:29:55Sometimes I wonder who the hell's in charge

00:29:57if Lesnar was at Heyman.

00:29:59Oh.

00:30:00The way things have worked as of late

00:30:01over the past few weeks

00:30:02it seems to be the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar.

00:30:05Well right now Rino's in charge of Bradshaw!

00:30:07Oh!

00:30:08The big suplex.

00:30:09Big vertical suplex there.

00:30:10Rino, Rino can't capitalize, but there's a cover!

00:30:14Cover shoulders down and Bradshaw rolls the shoulder up.

00:30:17Don't quite know why Rino's not hooking that leg.

00:30:19You got to, you got to hook a leg with a man like Bradshaw.

00:30:23See, now here comes Bradshaw with that awesome.

00:30:26Bradshaw from Texas right here tonight.

00:30:28We're in Loreno for SmackDown kicking off the new year.

00:30:31Got caught.

00:30:32And Rino got caught.

00:30:33Last call might be coming up, Cole!

00:30:35Got caught, last call!

00:30:37Fall away slam, the last call as Bradshaw likes to call it.

00:30:41And Rino's in trouble.

00:30:43The man beast from Detroit, Michigan.

00:30:45As Bradshaw makes it to his feet.

00:30:48Well if Rino gets nailed.

00:30:50Oh!

00:30:51With another big boot

00:30:52or possibly the clothesline from hell.

00:30:54That could be it, but then again

00:30:55if Rino nails that gore on Bradshaw.

00:30:57Thumb to the eyes.

00:30:58Thumb to the eyes.

00:30:59Thumb to the eyes perhaps.

00:31:00By the 275 pounder.

00:31:02Well folks, first man hit that high back move.

00:31:05Might be the winner.

00:31:06And there it is!

00:31:07There it goes!

00:31:08Clothesline from hell!

00:31:10That's gotta be it!

00:31:11Bradshaw wins the rubber match!

00:31:14What a shot!

00:31:17Here is your winner, Bradshaw!

00:31:21What a win for the big Texan Bradshaw!

00:31:25Here tonight, on SmackDown!

00:31:28Take another look and you talked about that one high impact move.

00:31:33Providing one of these men with a victory.

00:31:35Yeah, and this was it.

00:31:36That fuggish, dangerous, clothesline from hell.

00:31:40By that very tough, proud American Bradshaw.

00:31:43Tough to get out of that one.

00:31:45Well later on tonight, tag team action.

00:31:47Most Guerreros from right here in Texas.

00:31:49Yeah.

00:31:50You know what I'm looking at?

00:31:51Yeah.

00:31:52The Lowrider magazine.

00:31:53That's what I was getting at.

00:31:54Latino heat, baby.

00:31:55Eddie Guerrero right there.

00:31:56Normally on the Lowrider magazine, you got these hot girls on the cover.

00:31:59Eddie Guerrero, the first man to ever race the cover.

00:32:02A couple little hot tomatoes on the cover along with Guerrero.

00:32:05Earlier today, Eddie and Chavo invited by a local radio station to take part in a Lowrider parade.

00:32:11A total of 30 Lowriders involved, and Eddie and Chavo checking things out.

00:32:19Cool, man.

00:32:21Check this out.

00:32:22I wasn't gonna find it.

00:32:23It's not tight with the Guerrero.

00:32:24Eddie and Chavo having fun.

00:32:27Are they gonna have fun later tonight when they take out the world's greatest tag team?

00:32:36Smackdown, first win of the new year, coming your way from the Entertainment Center in Laredo, Texas.

00:32:41And tonight, Hardcore Holly takes on the big show and could be hell to pay in that one.

00:32:48I gotta keep thinking back to last Thursday night, Christmas from Baghdad here on SmackDown.

00:32:54What an incredible, what an incredible show.

00:32:57Cole, no doubt about it, man.

00:32:58It was an honor and a privilege, you know, for us in WWE SmackDown to perform for our brave men and women in the Armed Forces in Baghdad.

00:33:05It was great.

00:33:06It was great.

00:33:07We just had a great time there, and it was great visiting with them.

00:33:09Salute to the Armed Forces.

00:33:10Happy New Year.

00:33:11The WWE is actually going to be performing for the troops in Iraq.

00:33:23It's about one thing.

00:33:24It's about our brothers and sisters, our men and women over there supporting them and showing them that we love them.

00:33:28Appreciate what they're doing.

00:33:29Your life breaking through the rain.

00:33:42And I feel so alive again.

00:33:52All your colors washing over me.

00:34:01I've never felt so completely free.

00:34:08Cause I'm alive again.

00:34:13And I'm seeing through the rain.

00:34:17And I'm alive in you.

00:34:22I'm seeing sky again.

00:34:48The light is pouring through the broken sky.

00:34:58Grace pours out and your light floods my eyes.

00:35:07With everything in me, I worship you.

00:35:16You never let go.

00:35:18You never let go.

00:35:19Your love pulls me through.

00:35:23Cause I'm alive again.

00:35:28And I'm seeing through the rain.

00:35:33And I'm alive again.

00:35:38And I'm seeing sky again.

00:35:43I'm crazy and I'm crazy and man.

00:35:46And I'm crazy and man.

00:36:18Now, I know this is a little bit out of character for me, but I have to come clean.

00:36:32I have to tell you people what an honor and a privilege it was for all of us here on SmackDown

00:36:37to support the fighting troops of the United States of America, the brave men and...

00:36:41You don't.

00:36:49Slim, you need to dig the needle off the record.

00:36:52You talking about how much of an honor it was to perform in front of the troops?

00:36:56You talk about it.

00:36:58We be about it.

00:36:59You see, I was over in Baghdad.

00:37:01I was over there supporting our men and women who hold the M-16 every day, putting their

00:37:06lives on the line for people like me and scum like you.

00:37:12You need to check yourself, bro.

00:37:14Who the hell were you?

00:37:16Mr. SmackDown GM, Mr. All That and a Bag of Chips?

00:37:20I was your...

00:37:21You a skirt.

00:37:24You know what?

00:37:26I see through all your crap, your phony smiles and your speeches.

00:37:30You ain't nothing but a big...

00:37:32Fat...

00:37:34Coward.

00:37:38Bro.

00:37:38You know, John, I've been called a lot of things in my life.

00:37:41I've never been called a coward.

00:37:42Do you know why?

00:37:44Because I, sir, am a leader of men.

00:37:46I would lead my SmackDown troops into battle because I, John, would fight for my country.

00:37:51Because I believe in my country, John.

00:37:53I believe in the land of opportunity.

00:37:57You don't believe that, John?

00:37:58I got news for you.

00:37:59Let me demonstrate you.

00:38:00Just like, for example, the top of my head, how much I believe in opportunity.

00:38:04Let's talk about all the Royal Rumble.

00:38:06The opportunity for 15 SmackDown superstars to compete in a 30-man battle royal for the

00:38:11mere opportunity that makes this land great to wrestle for the WWE title.

00:38:18See, John, I control that opportunity for 15 SmackDown superstars, and so far, you're not

00:38:23in the Royal Rumble.

00:38:25But I'll give you the opportunity to be in it because, John Cena, if you win your match

00:38:29tonight, you, sir, will be in the Royal Rumble.

00:38:33So, aren't you?

00:38:34Ready?

00:38:35Let's go.

00:38:35Tonight, John Cena and a partner of his choice versus all three members of the FBI.

00:38:44Oh, I didn't mention that it's a hand-by-cap match, now did I, John?

00:38:49The good news is, though, if you and your partner win, the two of you enter the Royal Rumble,

00:38:55and you have plenty of time to find a tag-team partner, John.

00:38:58As a matter of fact, the match is next, so on your way to the ring, maybe you'll bump into

00:39:03somebody who wants to take that risk.

00:39:05risk, because the risk, John, is that if you lose, both you and your partner don't get into

00:39:15the Royal Rumble.

00:39:17The Royal Rumble, and John, Happy New Year!

00:39:21We are back on SmackDown.

00:39:28Following handicap matches, they go for one fall, in the ring, and a combined weight of 731 pounds,

00:39:35Nungio, Chuck Palumbo, and Johnny Stamboli, the full-blooded Italian FBI!

00:39:44The FBI is set for a handicap match versus John Cena, and a partner, if Cena can find one.

00:39:51And from Westview, Maryland, Massachusetts, weighing in 248 pounds, John Cena!

00:39:59The whole life!

00:40:00This is basically the economics!

00:40:02Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, it's way out of the lines, way out of the way.

00:40:09Me fighting the FBI?

00:40:11There's no way that I can do this!

00:40:15Now to get to the Royal Rumble, I gotta beat the Three Stooges!

00:40:20That's not all.

00:40:23I heard your door swings the wrong way, bro.

00:40:26Not me.

00:40:28I hit on chicks like drunk Broadway Joe.

00:40:31Hey, enough of that talk about John Cena being a man.

00:40:37Let me tell you people what FBI really stands for.

00:40:40Forget your greased-up hair and that stupid cigar, Chuck.

00:40:47That F means that you guys are stupid as...

00:40:51Oh!

00:40:52Oh!

00:40:53Oh!

00:40:54Oh!

00:40:55Oh!

00:40:56Yeah, that's right.

00:40:58What you gonna get when you step to me?

00:41:01Dude, I seek you out with straight ESP.

00:41:04You try to come at me, bring another hit.

00:41:09You not full-blooded, you full of bull.

00:41:12Yeah!

00:41:13And the doctor of Thuganomics about to take you to class.

00:41:19Because that I stands for I'm about to kick your...

00:41:23But who is John Cena's partner gonna be?

00:41:27Yeah, there's three very credible, tough people in that ring.

00:41:30John Cena better watch himself here.

00:41:32John Cena didn't have any time to get a partner.

00:41:34Perhaps the steel chain around his fist is his partner.

00:41:38Wait a minute!

00:41:40Benoit!

00:41:41Chris Benoit!

00:41:42And Chris Benoit and John Cena don't even really like each other.

00:41:48Well, John Cena's as surprised as we are, everybody in this arena.

00:41:55Chris Benoit!

00:41:57Whoa!

00:42:00You know, I've got absolutely nothing to lose.

00:42:04I'm sick and tired of Heyman's crap.

00:42:08I'll be your partner tonight.

00:42:12Wow.

00:42:13And Nate, these tap were right.

00:42:20Wow.

00:42:23Benoit doing a little rap, but that's not the big picture.

00:42:26I don't know where Chris Benoit coming off the matchup.

00:42:30And it is a handicap matchup.

00:42:31It is three out of two.

00:42:34And let's set the stage.

00:42:36There is so much at stake in this matchup.

00:42:38If John Cena and Chris Benoit can somehow win,

00:42:41they'll both be one of 30 men or two of 30 men in the Royal Rumble match.

00:42:47If Cena and Benoit lose, they cannot enter the Royal Rumble matchup.

00:42:51And John Cena starts things off with Johnny the Bull.

00:42:56Well, I'll tell you what.

00:42:57You gotta remember what.

00:42:58There you go.

00:42:59You gotta remember what Paul Heyman said.

00:43:04He's back.

00:43:05Maybe the FU.

00:43:06Yeah, look at this.

00:43:07It pulled over the shot to the head, knocking John Cena down.

00:43:10It's a three-on-two advantage right now.

00:43:12And here's the cover.

00:43:14And a kick out by John Cena.

00:43:16Well, John Cena almost got beat again.

00:43:18Three-on-two advantage here.

00:43:20And John Cena, there's no strategy for Cena and Benoit,

00:43:23because John Cena and his partner's gonna be here.

00:43:26Benoit and Cena, just a little opening to get a chance at the WWE Championship.

00:43:31You know what I'm saying by that is, if they could win, meaning Cena and Benoit,

00:43:34they go into the Royal Rumble matchup.

00:43:36If you win that, you get a shot at the champion.

00:43:39And Palumbo in off the tag, going to work on John Cena, trying to isolate him from his corner and Chris Benoit.

00:43:44Chris Benoit basically said that he had nothing to lose anyway.

00:43:48It is starting to dawn on me a little bit here.

00:43:50Chris Benoit wasn't gonna get the Royal Rumble match anyway.

00:43:54Paul Heyman was never gonna allow Benoit to get another WWE title shot.

00:43:59But remember, Heyman and his face, after his manhood was insulted by John Cena,

00:44:05never thought of Benoit, and Benoit scored a set of the FBI.

00:44:09It is an opportunity now to get into the Royal Rumble matchup.

00:44:13Well, John Cena, all that being said, that's true, but Cena and Benoit.

00:44:18Off the suplex cover hook of the leg, and Chris Benoit saves the matchup for his team.

00:44:22And Kaz, remember, Paul Heyman made a promise a few weeks ago that Chris Benoit

00:44:26would never, ever get a shot at the WWE Championship.

00:44:31Well, it could be a long shot, but it could all be thrown out the window.

00:44:34Because Cena and Benoit won this matchup.

00:44:36Benoit would have a hell of a chance to win that Royal Rumble match on January 25th

00:44:41and meet the WWE Champion.

00:44:43That is all true, but John Cena and Chris Benoit have to defeat three men.

00:44:48It still is.

00:44:49What a right hand by one of the best right hands in the business.

00:44:53Big time right hand by a very credible Chuck Palumbo.

00:44:56And speaking of Palumbo, we saw Palumbo and Benoit a couple weeks back go at it,

00:45:01and Palumbo gave Benoit one hell of a fight.

00:45:04And John Cena battling out of the corner, trying to make it to Chris Benoit,

00:45:07and Palumbo caught him in the middle, and continues to isolate the doctor of Thuganomics.

00:45:13Big time strength right there by Palumbo, but look at this.

00:45:16There's the double team, Benoit coming to Cena's aid.

00:45:20Using the post into the crotch, the groin of Cena, illegal maneuver.

00:45:25It is a handicap match, but that wasn't legal.

00:45:27And here's Nunzio now in on the attack on John Cena.

00:45:30The FBI have done a tremendous job isolating Cena from his corner and Chris Benoit.

00:45:35And remember, Cena and Benoit's opportunity to enter the Royal Rumble matchup hangs in the balance.

00:45:41Well, that very powerful Johnny the Bull Stamboli with that rear chin lock, rounding John Cena,

00:45:47keeping Cena near the corner, cutting the ring off, cutting the ring in half.

00:45:52And do not let Cena near Benoit, that's a great strategy, three-on-two situation.

00:45:57And did you see the color of the face? You get a close-up there of John Cena,

00:46:01turning red off the pressure from Johnny the Bull.

00:46:04Johnny the Bull strong as an ox, or maybe strong as a bull, hence the name Bull.

00:46:07Look at that Cena, quickly rolls Bull up, and almost had him.

00:46:10A small package there inside.

00:46:12And a big a close line.

00:46:13Right across the throat.

00:46:15There's a cover coming right here, hooking the leg might have it.

00:46:18And the shoulder rollout by John Cena.

00:46:20We talked about all the possibilities of the matchup and the fact that Benoit got into this thing with nothing to lose.

00:46:25Do you think the general manager of SmackDown, Paul Heyman, realized what he did here?

00:46:30You know, Paul Heyman, what a boot.

00:46:33Heyman might have outsmarted himself here, Paul, if Benoit and Cena can win this.

00:46:36But right now, not looking too good.

00:46:38And Benoit saving the matchup, because remember,

00:46:41just Benoit's fate is in the hands of John Cena as well.

00:46:45And Benoit realizing that, he saw Cena was in trouble.

00:46:48He's got to be careful, don't get disqualified yet.

00:46:50I know he's trying to save Cena, but look at this one for Cena.

00:46:52Paul Rumbo bounced off the top turnbuckle.

00:46:54John Cena, look at that.

00:46:56Spinning bomb, they go for a back suplex.

00:46:59Spinning look like a power bomb position there.

00:47:01And this could be the opening John Cena needs.

00:47:04He desperately needs to make a tag to Chris Benoit.

00:47:07Both men's shot to get into the Royal Rumble match.

00:47:10That's it.

00:47:11She's in the balance.

00:47:12She is about six, five, seven feet away from Benoit.

00:47:15There it is.

00:47:16And here's Chris Benoit off the tag.

00:47:18Johnny DeVolce can pull me as well.

00:47:19And Chris Benoit, who's desperately, wow.

00:47:21Shot for WWE title.

00:47:23Another snap suplex.

00:47:25Laying it on the line.

00:47:26The Wolverine's on the hook.

00:47:28Running back elbow forearm.

00:47:30Another punch to the face.

00:47:32Chris Benoit wants to be in a Royal Rumble match.

00:47:36And he's taking it out of the FBI.

00:47:38Yeah, but Chuck Columbo.

00:47:40Power again.

00:47:41Back suplex German.

00:47:42And Benoit connecting.

00:47:44Nunzio.

00:47:45Nunzio.

00:47:46The German suplex as well.

00:47:48Three times a challenge.

00:47:50Happy New Year FBI.

00:47:52Wow.

00:47:53A must win situation for Benoit and Cena.

00:47:57And Benoit trying to go in for the kill here.

00:48:00Wolverine's got wings and they're gonna fly.

00:48:02Can Benoit do it?

00:48:04And he connects.

00:48:05Benoit connects to the bowl.

00:48:07Got a cover, Chris.

00:48:09Here's the cover.

00:48:10Hook to the leg.

00:48:11Oh, man.

00:48:12Bencio just breaks up the three count.

00:48:14That's that numbers game.

00:48:15That's the difference maker here.

00:48:17This is desperation time.

00:48:18This is punch time.

00:48:20And there's the double team by the FBI.

00:48:24Talk about innovative.

00:48:26Cover by the bull.

00:48:27Hook to the leg.

00:48:28Shoulders down.

00:48:29There's two.

00:48:30John Cena just saving the match up.

00:48:32John Cena saving an opportunity for himself and Benoit to enter the Royal Rumble match.

00:48:38And Chris Benoit.

00:48:39Johnny the Bull.

00:48:40Jump shooter.

00:48:41Jump shooter.

00:48:42Jump shooter by Benoit.

00:48:43The shot.

00:48:44Shooters locked in.

00:48:45But the referee busy with Cena.

00:48:46Palumbo back into the ring.

00:48:47Palumbo.

00:48:48And Chris Benoit just got whacked.

00:48:51Palumbo.

00:48:52Looking good in this match.

00:48:53That's gotta be it.

00:48:54The shoulders down.

00:48:55The cover.

00:48:56That's a good one.

00:48:57That's a good one.

00:48:58Benoit just got the shoulder up.

00:49:00Benoit and Cena almost were not going to the Rumble match.

00:49:04Tons of heart and toughness by the rabid Wolverine kicking out of that.

00:49:08Look at the power of this kid Johnny the Bull.

00:49:10Yeah, look at that.

00:49:11Crossface.

00:49:12What a counter.

00:49:13Crossface.

00:49:14Crossface.

00:49:15Locked in.

00:49:16Cena cut the ring off.

00:49:17Get Palumbo in that FU situation.

00:49:20There it is.

00:49:21FU.

00:49:22Ball tap down.

00:49:24Benoit.

00:49:25Cena.

00:49:26And the Royal Rumble.

00:49:27They did it.

00:49:30Here are your winners, Chris Benoit and John Cena.

00:49:35Against all odds, Cole.

00:49:37John Cena, Chris Benoit.

00:49:39In a three-on-two situation, victorious.

00:49:42And they're going to the Royal Rumble.

00:49:44The bottom line is the general manager, Paul Heyman.

00:49:48After having his manhood insulted by John Cena,

00:49:52was outsmarted tonight by Chris Benoit and John Cena.

00:49:57Benoit, Cena, the first two men to be entered in the Royal Rumble match.

00:50:03January 25th from Philadelphia.

00:50:05Somewhere backstage, Paul Heyman's got a big old lump in his throat right now.

00:50:10Never thought of this possibility.

00:50:12This is great.

00:50:13This footage was from Baghdad from the Royal Rumble.

00:50:14This is great.

00:50:15This is great.

00:50:16This footage was from Baghdad from the Royal Rumble.

00:50:17Ladies and gentlemen, Happy New Year to the Armed Forces, not only in Iraq, but all over the world.

00:50:24Look at that.

00:50:25Look at that.

00:50:26And check this out.

00:50:27A line a mile long.

00:50:28Look at the faces.

00:50:29Look at the look on these proud men and women.

00:50:32Those are the real superstars right there.

00:50:34We salute our troops.

00:50:35We are so proud.

00:50:36We love them.

00:50:37And Happy New Year to all of them.

00:50:38This is great.

00:50:39This footage was from Baghdad from Christmas in Baghdad.

00:50:43Look at this.

00:50:44The men and women of the armed forces lined up to get autographs from the WWE superstars.

00:50:48But as you mentioned before.

00:50:49That's right.

00:50:50Do you want to talk about superstars?

00:50:52These people are the real superstars.

00:50:54They are the real heroes.

00:50:55The men and women.

00:50:56That's right.

00:50:57Who are protecting all of us.

00:50:58Protecting our freedoms throughout the entire world.

00:51:01That's why we get to live like we live in the greatest country in the world.

00:51:05Because of men and women like this.

00:51:07Happy New Year.

00:51:08We love you.

00:51:09A slice of Americana.

00:51:11No doubt.

00:51:12And speaking of Americana.

00:51:15Oh baby.

00:51:17Kurt Angle is back.

00:51:19Check it out.

00:51:30Talk about Americana.

00:51:32Please welcome Kurt Angle.

00:51:35Talk about Americana, Kurt.

00:51:39Olympic gold medalist.

00:51:41One of the proudest Americans I've ever got to meet.

00:51:43That man right there.

00:51:45Kurt Angle.

00:51:46Look at this.

00:51:47We talked about a huge surprise all night long.

00:51:50And here it is.

00:51:51Kurt Angle gets wrapped and unwrapped for the New Year 2004.

00:51:56Kurt Angle back on SmackDown.

00:51:58And Kurt as usual looks phenomenal.

00:52:00Great shape.

00:52:01Great big smile on his face.

00:52:03Happy New Year.

00:52:04You're an Olympic hero is back baby.

00:52:16And after spending a well deserved break away with my family, I have to admit quite frankly,

00:52:33it's great to be back.

00:52:35But after watching Christmas in Baghdad last week on SmackDown, I felt this enormous sense of pride.

00:52:48And it was this pride that brought me out here tonight.

00:52:51to say to each and every one of those troops over there in the Middle East who are defending our liberty,

00:52:56I want to say thank you.

00:53:12That's what I want to hear.

00:53:17that's what I want to hear yeah you know I had the rare opportunity to go

00:53:27overseas to the Middle East about three weeks ago and it was an opportunity of

00:53:34a lifetime I got to know these soldiers soldiers people just like you and me

00:53:40over there fighting for our freedom and I have to admit I was overwhelmed with joy

00:53:49with pride I was proud to be an American

00:54:00and getting to know these soldiers there was young man in particular a young

00:54:04soldier about 22 years old and he's been over there for about a year and before

00:54:11he left to go over to fight for his country his wife was eight months pregnant

00:54:15and after six weeks six weeks went by being away from his wife his family his

00:54:23wife gave birth to a newborn baby a little baby girl and it was this girl he was so

00:54:34excited about because every day he was over there all I could think about is

00:54:39he wanted to live just long enough to see his baby girl for the first time all you

00:54:46want to do is get to know his little baby girl and what was tearing him up inside

00:54:53is each and every day he spent over there each and every day he spent he knew he

00:54:59was missing out on that precious time with his little girl he wasn't able to

00:55:03to hold her in his arms to get to know her to love her to see her first steps he

00:55:12wasn't able to hear her speak for the first time to say daddy because he was

00:55:17over there fighting for all of us

00:55:26he was 10,000 miles away and when he finally gets a chance to get back to see

00:55:32his little baby girl the one he loves more than anything in the world she will

00:55:37know him as nothing more than a mere acquaintance see this is what our soldiers

00:55:42do they sacrifice they sacrifice time away from their families they don't

00:55:47only sacrifice their lives but they sacrifice that time away from their

00:55:51families I have a little baby girl myself and I can't imagine being away from her

00:55:57for a full year never getting that precious time back never getting to know

00:56:02my little baby girl like we all do spending all that time over there thinking

00:56:08about when do I get a chance to see my little girl but that's what our

00:56:13soldiers doing sometimes I wish I could do what our soldiers do and that's kick ass

00:56:18right here in this ring

00:56:37but I'm not a soldier I'm a wrestler but what I can't do is I can kick ass right

00:56:44here in this ring

00:56:49and since this is the new year I have a new year's resolution I'm gonna enter

00:56:56myself in the 2004 Royal Rumble right now

00:57:03and I'm not just gonna enter I'm gonna throw 29 other superstars right over that

00:57:11top rope and win the Royal Rumble for the first time in my career

00:57:19but your Olympic hero isn't gonna do for himself oh no he's gonna do it for every

00:57:24one of those soldiers those young brave men and women that are over there that

00:57:28are fighting for our freedom and I just want to say this one last time everyone

00:57:34over there thank you for what you do and God bless you

00:57:42and a functional speech from Kurt Angle tonight as he joins John Cena and Chris Benoit in the Royal Rumble match

00:57:54I've seen Kurt Angle come out here for a long time and get on the microphone and say some things

00:57:59Kurt's very entertaining at times Kurt can be very serious at times

00:58:03but right there Kurt was speaking from the bottom of his heart and I'll tell you what it was touching to hear Kurt say that

00:58:10it was great to see a true American hero like Kurt Angle talk about the real heroes

00:58:14our troops big time respect for that

00:58:17Kurt Angle visited the troops in Iraq with the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff General Myers

00:58:25Kurt Angle very proud to be there giving all he could give to the U.S. Armed Forces in the Middle East

00:58:32coming up next Hardcore Holly meets the 500 pound Big Show indexed on Smackdown

00:58:41He's seven foot tall 500 pounds the largest athlete in the world today

00:58:54He's not in a good mood I guarantee

00:58:57Look at his face

00:58:58Look at that stomp down that aisle way

00:59:04For a non-title contest this table for one ball approaching the ring weighing in at 500 pounds

00:59:12He is with WWE United States Champion The Big Show

00:59:19Embarrassed and humiliated earlier tonight

00:59:21This is gonna get ugly

00:59:24Big Show irate after what happened earlier tonight

00:59:31This jerk the Big Show would rain on Rey Mysterio's parade after Mysterio won the Cruiserweight Championship

00:59:38Mysterio would toss a t-shirt into the crowd and this is what happened

00:59:41Disrespecting Big Show disrespecting Rey Mysterio

00:59:45Spoiling Rey Mysterio's moment

00:59:49His moment of new Cruiserweight gold

00:59:51And that just out of nowhere

00:59:53Hardcore Holly

00:59:54Blasting from behind

00:59:57With that rocket

00:59:58Hardcore Holly

00:59:59And the new Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio

01:00:02Embarrassing

01:00:04Humiliating

01:00:05The Big Show

01:00:06General Manager Paul Heyman

01:00:09Throwing the red meat

01:00:11To the carnival

01:00:12Rumblefield Alabama

01:00:13Weighing in at 29, 34 pounds

01:00:16Hardcore

01:00:18Holly

01:00:19January 25th

01:00:21Holly

01:00:22Lesnar

01:00:23For the title

01:00:23At the Rumble

01:00:24We'll smack down and roll

01:00:26For the WWE

01:00:27Roll Rumble

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01:00:31Comes to you live

01:00:32Sunday

01:00:33January 25th

01:00:34At the Rumble

01:00:35Center

01:00:35In Philadelphia

01:00:36Exclusively on paid purview

01:00:39And Big Show

01:00:41He wants Hardcore Holly

01:00:43Here we go

01:00:44Here we go

01:00:44A little time

01:00:44Now jumps underway

01:00:45Holly with the right hands

01:00:47Hardcore Holly returning to action

01:00:50A couple of weeks ago

01:00:51After having his

01:00:52No broken last year

01:00:53Oh look out

01:00:55I should say in 2002

01:00:56By Brock Lesnar

01:00:59Hardcore Holly's back

01:01:00He has a title shot

01:01:02At the Rumble

01:01:02January 25th

01:01:03Oh and what a clothesline

01:01:08Did you feel that impact?

01:01:09I mean Hardcore Holly's got some heavy hands

01:01:12He's a heavy hitter

01:01:13He hit a bunch of right hands

01:01:15On Big Show

01:01:16Damn near not affecting show

01:01:18Clothesline followed up

01:01:19By a big old elbow drop

01:01:21It takes so much energy

01:01:23Just to knock this big man

01:01:24Down as he delivers that huge right paw

01:01:29To the chest of Holly

01:01:30Hasn't been a happy new year

01:01:33For Hardcore Holly thus far

01:01:34You think?

01:01:36Oh I know it

01:01:37Hardcore Holly

01:01:42One of the toughest men

01:01:43Probably ever to enter a WWE ring

01:01:46And that head paw

01:01:47Right to the back of the neck

01:01:49Or maybe the back of the head

01:01:50That surgically repaired neck

01:01:52On Hollywood

01:01:53Big Show's no dummy

01:01:54Multiple time WWE Champion

01:01:56Realizes the weakness

01:01:58Of Hardcore Holly's in the neck

01:01:59And the big man

01:02:00Is exploiting that weakness

01:02:02As we speak

01:02:03We showed you the heart

01:02:07I should say Hardcore Holly

01:02:08Showed us his heart

01:02:10Resilience a couple of weeks ago

01:02:11When he won that tag team match

01:02:13Wow it is that hog lock

01:02:14Wow

01:02:15500 pounds

01:02:17Cover

01:02:17There's two in Big Show

01:02:19Well now I think we're starting to get the picture a little bit

01:02:22That wasn't my opinion

01:02:24That was not too smart by the Big Show

01:02:26You get a chance to get a victory over an athlete

01:02:29A tough dude like Hardcore

01:02:31You get the win

01:02:32Pick his head up

01:02:33And what a knee to the midsection

01:02:35Hardcore began to mount some offense

01:02:37He was cut off by the 500 pounder

01:02:40One, two, three

01:02:42That is unique

01:02:42Yeah using the bottom rope

01:02:44And it's 500 pounds the Big Show is

01:02:46One, two, three, four

01:02:50Again working the neck area

01:02:54The injured neck of Hardcore Holly

01:02:56That's 500 pounds

01:02:58Leaning on to a surgeon

01:02:59And now driving the elbow

01:03:02Into the base of the spine

01:03:04No matter how much you train

01:03:05That surgery repaired neck

01:03:07I don't know

01:03:08Too many athletes who train harder

01:03:09Than Hardcore Holly

01:03:11And that's the truth

01:03:12You damn near never really fully recover

01:03:15From that neck surgery

01:03:17And Hardcore

01:03:18Hardcore is getting a tar whipped out of him

01:03:20By the largest athlete in the world

01:03:22And whoa

01:03:23Taking that knee out

01:03:24Bringing him down

01:03:25A couple of knackings

01:03:26That's the dental instinct

01:03:27To Hardcore Holly

01:03:28Knocking the big seven footer

01:03:29Down to the mat

01:03:30Bringing him down to your size

01:03:31He's picking Holly

01:03:32Take advantage

01:03:33Right now both athletes

01:03:35Well Hardcore's up to a vertical base

01:03:37Now Big Show is

01:03:37And Hardcore

01:03:38A few punches

01:03:40And trying to go for a goozle

01:03:42Big Show

01:03:42But Hardcore blocked it

01:03:43Well he knows that could be the end right there

01:03:45Into the corner goes Hardcore Holly

01:03:47Big Show

01:03:47Rolling out of the way

01:03:49Is Hardcore Holly

01:03:49Bouncing off the top

01:03:50Turnbuckles the big show

01:03:51Hardcore Holly

01:03:52Hanging the big show

01:03:54And this could be the opening

01:03:56That Hardcore Holly needs

01:03:58Right across the neck

01:03:59Now Hardcore

01:04:00Climbing up to the top rope

01:04:02Which you don't see Hardcore highly do often

01:04:03Iris

01:04:04Taking the big man down

01:04:06Here's the cover

01:04:07Just one, two, one

01:04:08Big Show kicks out

01:04:10Maybe if Hardcore could have hooked that leg

01:04:12A little earlier

01:04:13But Big Show's body's so thick

01:04:14Hardcore couldn't get across his body

01:04:16Quick enough to hook the leg

01:04:17No

01:04:18Slam connects

01:04:19Trying to hook the leg

01:04:20Of the Big Show

01:04:21It's like grabbing one of those

01:04:22Redwood trees around its face

01:04:24You ain't kidding

01:04:24And Hardcore's down now

01:04:26Hard from that side slam

01:04:28Which again is usually like a three foot drop

01:04:31From an athlete

01:04:32Like the Big Show

01:04:34A side slam is like a six and a half foot drop

01:04:36Big Show embarrassed and humiliated earlier tonight

01:04:39Taking out his anger

01:04:40On Hardcore Holly

01:04:42In the end could be near

01:04:44Yeah Hardcore is in trouble now Paul

01:04:47Oh look at this

01:04:48Is he gonna play him on that surgically repaired neck here

01:04:50It's a good

01:04:50Oh

01:04:51It's ringing into the knee

01:04:53That shoulder break which affects your neck

01:04:55And that sting has gotta be shooting through the vertebraes

01:04:59And the spinal cord of Hardcore Holly

01:05:01You heard Big Show yelling

01:05:02I wanna break his neck

01:05:04As he measures and stalks Hardcore Holly

01:05:07Who reaches back

01:05:08Trying to make it to his feet here

01:05:10But how much does Holly have left

01:05:12Hardcore's tough as hell

01:05:14But that's a full Nelson

01:05:15Trying to break that neck

01:05:18Trying to break that neck of Hardcore Holly

01:05:20With that power

01:05:22The power of the

01:05:23Wait a minute

01:05:24Rey Mysterio

01:05:25Mysterio

01:05:26Right into a right hand

01:05:29By the Big Show

01:05:31Can you believe that?

01:05:33Well Rey Mysterio put the chair in the ring

01:05:35Trying to get a measure of revenge

01:05:37But Big Show spoiling

01:05:38And Rudy Mysterio

01:05:40Disrespecting

01:05:41And a low blow

01:05:43And referee Brian Hepner calls for the bell

01:05:45A blatant low blow

01:05:47An obvious disqualification

01:05:48And a steel chair

01:05:50Of the skull

01:05:52Of the Big Show

01:05:53My God

01:05:55Those vicious chairs

01:05:56Hits to the head

01:05:57And Hardcore Holly

01:05:59Earning his name

01:06:00Hardcore Holly going hardcore

01:06:03In a steel chair

01:06:07My God

01:06:08In a chair of the skull

01:06:10Big Show has been busted open

01:06:12And a vicious pep

01:06:14And a vicious pep

01:06:15Hardcore Holly has completely lost it

01:06:19Hardcore snap

01:06:20Cold screen up

01:06:21I'll tell you what

01:06:24Hardcore Holly does that

01:06:25At the World Rumble for the championship

01:06:27Against Lester

01:06:28He won't be champ

01:06:29Because he'll be disqualified

01:06:30This is a steel chair

01:06:31But Big Show is hurt

01:06:33Down and out

01:06:34At the hands of Hardcore

01:06:35Let's take another look

01:06:37And Hardcore Holly exploding here

01:06:40Now Hardcore exploded

01:06:41But Rey Mysterio

01:06:43There's a disqualification

01:06:45Rey Mysterio

01:06:46He introduced

01:06:47That steel chair

01:06:48To the match

01:06:49And then Holly

01:06:50Introduced that steel chair

01:06:53To that big head

01:06:54Of the Big Show

01:06:56Well Holly had sensed

01:06:57The Big Show

01:06:57Tried to break his neck

01:06:59Imagine what Holly will do

01:07:01To the man

01:07:01Who really broke his neck

01:07:02Brock Lesnar

01:07:04At the Royal Rumble

01:07:05I love to love him

01:07:19I love to kick him

01:07:21I love to shove him

01:07:23I love to stick him

01:07:26Love to blow him

01:07:27I love to watch him

01:07:29I love to pick him

01:07:31And I'm gonna kick him

01:07:33Paul, when are you gonna give me

01:07:42The cover of that

01:07:43Smackdown magazine

01:07:44Like you promised?

01:07:51Dawn, take a walk

01:07:53Now

01:07:54I suppose you're proud of yourself

01:08:01Well, for someone

01:08:04Who wasn't even supposed to be

01:08:06In the Royal Rumble

01:08:07Well, you may be looking

01:08:10At the next winner

01:08:11Of the Royal Rumble

01:08:13No

01:08:13No, in fact

01:08:14You're looking

01:08:16At the next

01:08:18WWE

01:08:19Champion

01:08:20Is that a fact?

01:08:23Well, that's a fact

01:08:24See, Chris

01:08:24I think this

01:08:25This is the time

01:08:27That you and I

01:08:27Should have a man-to-man talk

01:08:28Man-to-man?

01:08:29Because you see

01:08:29There is a difference

01:08:31Between me

01:08:32And everybody that comes

01:08:33To see Smackdown live

01:08:34Oh, I'd say

01:08:35Yeah

01:08:35They're working grunts

01:08:37Me

01:08:38I'm management

01:08:40You

01:08:41Have

01:08:42Nothing

01:08:43Nothing that differs you

01:08:45Between you

01:08:45And everybody that comes

01:08:46To Smackdown

01:08:46Because you're just like

01:08:48Everybody else, Chris

01:08:49You're a working stick

01:08:51You're a common working man

01:08:53You're a working grunt

01:08:54For a management like me

01:08:56See, Chris

01:08:57People like you

01:08:58They get stopped

01:08:59Getting in their tracks

01:09:00By people like me

01:09:01Sometimes you get stopped

01:09:03Because of injury

01:09:03Sometimes you get stopped

01:09:05Because of fate

01:09:05Well, my friend

01:09:06At the Royal Rumble

01:09:07You get stopped

01:09:08By management

01:09:10Oh, you can scratch

01:09:12And you can claw

01:09:13And you can work

01:09:14Your way to the top

01:09:15Like everybody out there

01:09:17Pursuing the American dream

01:09:18But you know what happens, Chris?

01:09:20People like me

01:09:21Stop people like you

01:09:23You give up time

01:09:24With your family

01:09:25You take time away

01:09:26From your wife

01:09:27And your children

01:09:27To be number one

01:09:28Well, Chris

01:09:29I'm gonna make you number one

01:09:30But not the number one

01:09:32Of being the WWE champion

01:09:33No, my friend

01:09:34I'm gonna make you number one

01:09:35Because you

01:09:36Are the number one entrant

01:09:38Into the Royal Rumble

01:09:39You're number one

01:09:41You're the first guy

01:09:42That will be in the Royal Rumble

01:09:4329 other people

01:09:45Come after your ass

01:09:47Do you understand me?

01:09:49Do I understand you?

01:09:52Do I understand you?

01:09:54You're fucking

01:09:55My wife

01:09:55My kids

01:09:56My sacrifices

01:09:58Do I understand you?

01:10:00You understand me?

01:10:03I will

01:10:04Win the Royal Rumble

01:10:06I will

01:10:07Be the next WWE champion

01:10:09You won't

01:10:11You'll never

01:10:12Break my will

01:10:14I will

01:10:15I will

01:10:16I will

01:10:16For you

01:10:29For your family

01:10:30For the Races of Providence

01:10:32Come on

01:10:33That's it man

01:10:36That don't look good on you

01:10:38Holmes

01:10:38You know what man

01:10:39We gotta change the plate

01:10:40We gotta put Rey Mysterio

01:10:42In our homes

01:10:42Oh yeah

01:10:43Put a little mask right now

01:10:44100%

01:10:45Mexicano

01:10:46What do you say?

01:10:48Chicano

01:10:49Holmes

01:10:49Chicano

01:10:49Yeah

01:10:50Yeah

01:10:51Yeah

01:10:52Yeah

01:10:52That don't look sweet man

01:10:54Makes me want you gold on my own

01:10:55Maybe I'll put my bid in

01:10:56At the Royal Rumble too

01:10:58What do you think about that

01:10:59Just like you guys

01:11:00Can I talk to you bro?

01:11:03Hey look

01:11:04Hey

01:11:04Congratulations

01:11:06You just win the

01:11:07Jacket's a moment

01:11:08Come on

01:11:09I need to talk to you

01:11:10What's the matter

01:11:11Give me a hug

01:11:12What's the matter

01:11:13What's up

01:11:14What are you going about

01:11:15What's going on with you?

01:11:20What's going on with me?

01:11:21Nothing

01:11:21Can I hear you correctly?

01:11:24Did you say you were going to join the Royal Rumble?

01:11:26No

01:11:26I just said I might put my bid in man

01:11:28But how selfish can you be?

01:11:32Selfish?

01:11:33This is not about Eddie all the time bro

01:11:35This is about you and me

01:11:37This is about us

01:11:38I was just mentioning the Royal Rumble

01:11:40You remember we're a tag team right?

01:11:42We're Los Guerreros

01:11:43Yeah

01:11:43We're Los Guerreros

01:11:44You remember our family goal

01:11:45Is to bring home the WWE Tag Team Championship

01:11:48Right?

01:11:49It's any goal

01:11:50Forget about the Royal Rumble

01:11:52We got a match tonight

01:11:54You focused?

01:11:55You with me?

01:11:56See I'm always focusing

01:11:57You're right man

01:11:57It's about us

01:11:58Royal Rumble

01:12:00Come on

01:12:00Get ready for your match

01:12:01I'm just

01:12:01Come on

01:12:03Finish this before you go home tonight

01:12:08I'm gonna go home in time too

01:12:10Boss being bossy

01:12:13Go ahead

01:12:15Smack your TV

01:12:18This is unbelievable

01:12:22Someone's going for a big ride

01:12:24What is going on around here?

01:12:26Wow

01:12:26WWE Smackdown on UPN

01:12:30Well

01:12:30Here comes the pain

01:12:32Viva La Raza

01:12:38Look at that shit

01:12:47Look at that

01:12:48Look at that

01:12:49Whoa

01:12:49Look at that

01:12:50Looks like a monster

01:12:52What's going on around here?

01:12:53Oh

01:12:54Color and Tag Team Contest

01:12:54We scheduled for one fall

01:12:56Making their way to the rank

01:12:58From El Paso, Texas

01:12:59At a combined weight of 441 pounds

01:13:03Chavo and Eddie

01:13:05Moose to Ruro

01:13:07I'd like to point out the film material

01:13:09And the color of it is orange

01:13:10In memory of me

01:13:12Well we saw Eddie and Chavo earlier today

01:13:15Having a lot of fun

01:13:16In the Lowrider Parade here in Laredo

01:13:19Total of 30 Lowriders involved

01:13:21Look at that

01:13:22But I'm still trying to figure out

01:13:23What's going on a few moments ago

01:13:25Between Eddie and Chavo

01:13:26Eddie said that he was

01:13:27Thinking about getting involved

01:13:29In the Royal Rumble matchup

01:13:30Chavo did not take too kindly

01:13:32To that comment

01:13:34Yeah

01:13:35Some tension there

01:13:36It's a soft

01:13:37Fucking lowriders

01:13:38And that's nothing new

01:13:39For the Guerrero family

01:13:41Welcome to these Smackdowns

01:13:43Being brought to you by

01:13:44The Power of Armed and Heaven

01:13:45And by PlayStation 2

01:13:48And by Taco Bell

01:13:51Where you can spice up tonight

01:13:53Tremendous reaction

01:13:58For Los Guerreros

01:14:00And that is a combined weight of

01:14:04489 pounds

01:14:06Charlie Haas and Sheldon Benjamin

01:14:08The self-proclaimed

01:14:10World's greatest

01:14:12Take team

01:14:13The rivalry continues

01:14:15Between Sheldon Benjamin

01:14:17Charlie Haas

01:14:17And Eddie and Chavo Guerrero

01:14:19Here on Smackdown

01:14:21And we see some outstanding matchups

01:14:24By these four athletes

01:14:25Charlie Haas and Sheldon Benjamin

01:14:28Have raffled

01:14:29Have wrestled

01:14:30Have fought

01:14:31Los Guerreros

01:14:32Many times

01:14:33And every match

01:14:34Has been

01:14:34A Donnybrook

01:14:35As they say

01:14:36Well the chant that has

01:14:38Seemed to drive

01:14:39Chavo Guerrero

01:14:40Crazy in recent weeks

01:14:42The Eddie Guerrero

01:14:43Chant

01:14:43Fill the entertainment center

01:14:44Here in Laredo

01:14:45And Eddie Guerrero

01:14:48Setting to lock up

01:14:49With Sheldon Benjamin

01:14:51Center of the ring

01:14:52Guerrero's from

01:14:52Just down the road

01:14:53Well actually

01:14:54In Texas

01:14:55It's just down the road

01:14:55For the rest of the country

01:14:56Is about 500 miles away

01:14:58But the Guerrero's

01:14:59From El Paso, Texas

01:15:00As Eddie goes to work

01:15:01On Sheldon Benjamin

01:15:03El Paso

01:15:04Is 500 miles from here?

01:15:05Yeah pretty much

01:15:05Wow that's fall

01:15:06And Chavo Guerrero

01:15:07Went off the tag

01:15:08There's the snapmare

01:15:08Takedown by Eddie Guerrero

01:15:09And Chavo and Eddie

01:15:10Working well as a team

01:15:11Early going

01:15:12On this matchup

01:15:13Early on

01:15:14How Eddie

01:15:14Taz

01:15:15Talked about possibly

01:15:16Throwing his hat into the ring

01:15:18For the Royal Rumble matchup

01:15:19Royal Rumble really starting

01:15:21To take shape

01:15:21We learned tonight

01:15:22That Billy Gunn

01:15:23John Cena

01:15:24Kurt Angle

01:15:25Chris Benoit

01:15:26All going to be a part

01:15:27Of the Royal Rumble matchup

01:15:28January 25th

01:15:30In Philadelphia

01:15:30Remember

01:15:3136 stars will be a part of this

01:15:3315 from Raw

01:15:3415 from Smackdown

01:15:35The winner

01:15:36Will get a title shot

01:15:37Look at this

01:15:39Chavo Guerrero

01:15:39Nice drop kick right there

01:15:41Looks like Charlie Haas

01:15:42Was going for a backdrop

01:15:43But no

01:15:44Cover hook of the leg

01:15:45And Charlie Haas

01:15:45Just kicks out

01:15:47What about the news

01:15:49We heard earlier on

01:15:50Tonight Taz

01:15:50Paul Heyman

01:15:51Sticking it to Chris Benoit

01:15:54Naming Chris Benoit

01:15:55The first entry

01:15:57Into the Royal Rumble match

01:15:58Meaning Benoit

01:15:59Has to overcome

01:15:5929 other superstars

01:16:01To win the thing

01:16:02And look at this

01:16:04Tag made

01:16:05And I don't think

01:16:06Chavo saw it

01:16:07Heyman doesn't like

01:16:09Benoit

01:16:09In my view

01:16:10Because Benoit

01:16:11Is all the things

01:16:12Made up of all the things

01:16:14That Heyman is not

01:16:15He's a winner

01:16:16Nice

01:16:16Wow

01:16:17And the cover hook to the leg

01:16:21And a kick out

01:16:22Just barely by Chavo

01:16:23Paul Heyman is not

01:16:24Made up of the same

01:16:25Ingredients as a man

01:16:26Like Benoit

01:16:27A hard work ethic

01:16:29Honesty

01:16:30A blue collar guy

01:16:32A tough guy

01:16:33Here's the cover

01:16:34And another thing Paul Heyman doesn't like about Chris Benoit

01:16:45Is the fact that Chris Benoit

01:16:47At one point in time actually made the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar tap out

01:16:53And it seems in recent weeks Heyman has been in the pocket of the WWE Champion

01:16:57Right now Haas is in control of a Chavo Guerrero

01:17:00Ooh

01:17:01Chavo in the face

01:17:02Yeah running right into that boot there

01:17:03Ooh another one

01:17:04Chavo battling back again

01:17:06Might not wanna run again, Charlie

01:17:07Chavo Guerrero

01:17:08He saw him look at the corner

01:17:10Thinking about whether to make a tag and he probably should have

01:17:12Yeah

01:17:13And Charlie Haas all puffed up

01:17:15And the arrogance of Charlie Haas caught him as Eddie got it from behind

01:17:22Eddie Guerrero bit Charlie Haas in the back of the head

01:17:25Look at Eddie

01:17:26Now Nick Patrick explaining you gotta grab the tag rope before you make a tag

01:17:30Eddie don't wanna hear it

01:17:31And Chavo crawling toward the ropes

01:17:35Chavo needs to get a tag over Eddie Guerrero

01:17:38Daniel real close Chavo make that tag, kid

01:17:40Look at Eddie

01:17:42Make the tag, Chavo

01:17:44Why isn't Chavo making a tag?

01:17:46I don't know what's happening

01:17:47The tag is now

01:17:48Chavo had the opportunity to make the tag to Eddie Guerrero

01:17:51And you hear Eddie saying, Chavo, what are you doing?

01:17:54Here's the cover by Charlie Haas and a kick out by Chavo

01:17:57I don't quite know why Chavo Guerrero is doing that

01:18:00Eddie, Eddie, Eddie

01:18:02Twice in this matchup Chavo had a perfect opportunity to tag his uncle

01:18:06Eddie into this match and he didn't do it

01:18:09Chavo with a right hand to Charlie Haas again

01:18:11Chavo very far from a dumb wrestler

01:18:13Very smart in that ring, Chavo Guerrero

01:18:15I don't know what Chavo's doing here

01:18:17Fighting back right now with Charlie Haas

01:18:19I don't know why he didn't make a tag to his uncle Eddie Guerrero

01:18:21Up over the top goes Charlie Haas

01:18:23Oof!

01:18:24Punkman knocked down center of the ring

01:18:25First man to his feet here

01:18:27Could change the momentum of the matchup

01:18:28And Chavo Guerrero gets to his feet

01:18:30And he's to make a tag to Eddie

01:18:31Look at that, Eddie I thought was coming in legally

01:18:34But where's Eddie going?

01:18:36That's not his corner

01:18:37Eddie Guerrero trying to draw Shelton Benjamin into this matchup

01:18:40Doing a good job of it

01:18:41The veteran instincts of Eddie Guerrero

01:18:42Eddie Guerrero into the ring

01:18:44He's gonna try to roll Chavo to the corner

01:18:46He does, Eddie grabs the tag rope

01:18:48Chavo's close to the corner

01:18:49Famous addition

01:18:50Cold, light, heat, and steel

01:18:51And now Eddie makes the tag

01:18:53And here comes Eddie Guerrero

01:18:55One way remote

01:18:56Eddie Guerrero was getting to this matchup

01:18:58And Latino fights

01:18:59He's all fired up

01:19:00Great extension on that drop

01:19:02Big time backdrop on Shelton Benjamin

01:19:04Back so flash by Eddie Guerrero

01:19:07And Eddie Guerrero

01:19:08With a shot to Shelton Benjamin

01:19:10Eddie Guerrero going to the top

01:19:12Check this out

01:19:13Balance

01:19:14On drag head scissors

01:19:15Two for a price of one in year 2004

01:19:18Uh oh

01:19:20Turn around House

01:19:21He's caught

01:19:22This is why Eddie Guerrero

01:19:23Is one of the best in the world

01:19:25Check out the hat trick

01:19:26The triple verticals

01:19:28Big Deach

01:19:29Eddie Guerrero

01:19:30Spinning those hips for the momentum

01:19:31Charlie House

01:19:32Third time to Chuck

01:19:36And I think Eddie's getting ready

01:19:38We got La Rossa

01:19:39Perhaps for the Fox

01:19:41Rock Splash

01:19:42But wait a minute

01:19:43Chavo just take him

01:19:44What are you talking about?

01:19:45I like the tag

01:19:46Oh

01:19:49Oh

01:19:50Shelton with a shot

01:19:51To Eddie

01:19:52Well yeah

01:19:53And the compulsive

01:19:54Well I was arguing there

01:19:55And Chuck Bedley

01:19:56Can't blame the guy

01:19:57Took advantage of

01:19:58And now

01:19:59Chavo going to the top road

01:20:00How's Chavo doing here?

01:20:02This is what his uncle Eddie does

01:20:04Setting up for a Fox Splash

01:20:05Chavo's taking a lot of time though

01:20:07Fox Splash

01:20:08And Charlie House countered

01:20:10Knees to the midsection

01:20:11Chavo was legal and

01:20:13Oh my God

01:20:14And what a shot by Shelton Benjamin

01:20:16Oh my God

01:20:17That's gotta be it

01:20:18Cole

01:20:19Shoulders are down

01:20:20Eddie Guerrero

01:20:21Tried to get in

01:20:22Couldn't make the save

01:20:24Eddie and Chavo lose this win

01:20:26Here are the winners

01:20:27Charlie House and Shelton Benjamin

01:20:29They're self-proclaimed

01:20:30World's Greatest

01:20:32Tech Team

01:20:33I don't know who

01:20:34Chavo Guerrero's thinking here

01:20:36Well let's just recap this

01:20:37Just for a moment

01:20:38Eddie Guerrero

01:20:39Looked like he was

01:20:40Setting up to go for the

01:20:41Frog Splash

01:20:42Chavo tagged himself

01:20:43Into the matchup

01:20:44Wanted to do the

01:20:45Frog Splash himself

01:20:46And it cost him

01:20:48Now Chavo's manned Eddie

01:20:50You know what?

01:20:51Eddie took some shot

01:20:52With that kick by Benjamin

01:20:54I'm sorry Chavo did

01:20:55Oh man

01:20:56Whatever Chavo's strategy was it backfired

01:21:09Eddie was closing in on a victory

01:21:11And Chavo may have cost his team the matchup

01:21:15This is a very public thing

01:21:19So I'm gonna say it in front of all of these people

01:21:23Do you know why we lost the match tonight?

01:21:30It was because of you!

01:21:39Yeah, I'm sick of it

01:21:42I worked just as hard as you did in this tag team

01:21:45Just as hard

01:21:46But night in and night out

01:21:49Are there Chavo chants?

01:21:51No

01:21:52No

01:21:53No

01:21:54No

01:21:55No

01:21:56No

01:21:57No

01:21:58No

01:21:59No

01:22:00No

01:22:01No

01:22:02No

01:22:03No

01:22:04No

01:22:05No

01:22:06No

01:22:07No

01:22:08No

01:22:09No

01:22:10No

01:22:11No

01:22:12No

01:22:13No

01:22:14No

01:22:15No

01:22:16No

01:22:17No

01:22:18No

01:22:19No

01:22:20No

01:22:21No

01:22:22I'm sick of you.

01:22:27What the hell has gotten into Chavo?

01:22:36That's Chavo's uncle right there, and Chavo looked up to Eddie.

01:22:39What the hell is Chavo Guerrero doing here?

01:22:42That's not a good look by Eddie.

01:22:47He looks hurt for a moment, but it looks like he's boiling.

01:22:52That Latino temper is beginning to boil in Eddie Guerrero.

01:22:56Look at the eyes on Eddie Guerrero.

01:22:58Look, Eddie's just disappointed in his nephew.

01:23:02He should be disappointed.

01:23:04I wanna know what's gotten into Chavo.

01:23:05Eddie's gonna play.

01:23:06Eddie's gonna play.

01:23:06Wait a minute.

01:23:07Kurt Angle.

01:23:08Kurt Angle's out here.

01:23:09He's playing peacemaker as Kurt Angle.

01:23:13You hear Kurt Angle saying, come on, your family, guys, and thank God for Kurt Angle.

01:23:33Who knows what would've happened between Eddie and his nephew if Kurt Angle didn't come out

01:23:37here.

01:23:38Absolutely, I agree, explosive situation.

01:23:42Angle helping cooler heads prevail.

01:23:44Well, hopefully when we come back for break, we're gonna get a word from Eddie about what

01:23:50the hell's going on here?

01:23:51Moments ago, bizarre behavior out of Chavo Guerrero.

01:23:57Eddie Guerrero looked like he was closing in on a victory here.

01:24:01Eddie Guerrero going for the frog splash, and for some reason, Chavo Guerrero would tag himself in.

01:24:07I believe, to steal the spotlight for himself.

01:24:10You might be right, partner, a catastrophic mistake by Chavo Guerrero, as you see here.

01:24:17He crashes, and bam, right there.

01:24:20And then illegally, Shelton Benjamin illegally comes in and bingo, knocks out Chavo.

01:24:28Shelton Benjamin taking full advantage of the five count.

01:24:32And then this.

01:24:33I'm sick of it.

01:24:35And I'm sick of you.

01:24:42Chavo Guerrero slapping his own Uncle Eddie, and then Latino Heat would reach a boiling point.

01:24:52Latino Heat about to explode, but then Kurt Angle came out.

01:24:57Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on.

01:25:00Calm down, hold on, calm down.

01:25:02Calm down about what?

01:25:03Hold on, hold on a second.

01:25:04My nephew just slapped me on national TV, and you're telling me to calm down.

01:25:08Listen to me.

01:25:09Listen to what, man?

01:25:10That's my family.

01:25:11I can't believe this.

01:25:12Listen, just listen to me.

01:25:13Eddie, be rational.

01:25:14After everything I've done for Chavo.

01:25:16Oh, wait a minute.

01:25:17He's your family.

01:25:18You're supposed to do for him.

01:25:19That's right, Eddie.

01:25:20You're supposed to do for Chavo.

01:25:21I'm supposed to do for him.

01:25:22Listen to me.

01:25:23I don't know why you're entering the Royal Rumble.

01:25:24Listen.

01:25:25I don't know why you're entering the Royal Rumble.

01:25:26Not because I have to.

01:25:27I'm entering the Royal Rumble because I want to win it for my country.

01:25:29Yeah.

01:25:30Yeah.

01:25:31You want to win?

01:25:32You want to enter the Royal Rumble?

01:25:33Why?

01:25:34Because you're selfish, Eddie.

01:25:35I'm selfish.

01:25:36Chavo is your family.

01:25:37He's your flesh and blood.

01:25:38Wait a minute.

01:25:39Talk about family, flesh and blood.

01:25:42Who the hell are you to me, I said?

01:25:45You ain't my blood.

01:25:46You're right.

01:25:47You ain't my family.

01:25:48You're right, but Chavo is.

01:25:49Get out of my space.

01:25:50Chavo is.

01:25:51This has nothing to do with you.

01:25:52Chavo is your family.

01:25:53Listen to me.

01:25:54All right, all right.

01:25:55You know what the problem is, Eddie?

01:25:57What is the problem, Kurt?

01:25:58It's about the American family values.

01:26:01You want to know what the problem is?

01:26:02I want you to go in the mirror.

01:26:03I want you to go in the mirror, look into the mirror, and you'll see what the problem is, Eddie.

01:26:08You know what?

01:26:09This may not be a popular point of view.

01:26:11What?

01:26:12What?

01:26:13But Chavo is right.

01:26:14That's right.

01:26:15That's the bottle I see.

01:26:16Chavo is right.

01:26:18Look in the mirror.

01:26:19Wow.

01:26:20Not a good situation.

01:26:21Kurt Angle, he's level-headed.

01:26:24I mean, Eddie Guerrero is hot-tempered, and so is Chavo Guerrero.

01:26:27There's a lot of tension between uncle and nephew.

01:26:29I mean, Eddie being the uncle and Chavo being the nephew, and Kurt just trying to be level-headed,

01:26:33and he's a family man trying to calm things down.

01:26:36It's explosive, man.

01:26:37Kurt Angle playing peacekeeper here tonight, and at least he was trying to explain, trying

01:26:41to make some sense out of Chavo Guerrero's mindset and trying to explain that to Uncle

01:26:45Eddie, perhaps trying to preserve this relationship between Eddie Guerrero and his nephew, Chavo Guerrero.

01:26:51Explosive situation here tonight.

01:26:53Well, Cole, it's 2004.

01:26:55Happy New Year, everybody.

01:26:57For Taz, I'm Michael Cole, and the rest of the WWE, have a great New Year.

01:27:02We'll see you next week on SmackDown.

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