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00:00Okay, okay, Doc, well, Stone Cold certainly in the right frame of mind.
00:04And Hunter Hearst Helmsley's gotta be thinking about one thing.
00:07That's becoming the Intercontinental Champion one more time here.
00:11I'm gonna take you back to Thursday, Raw Thursday, folks,
00:14and show you how it all happened.
00:16We were in Lowell, Massachusetts, capacity crowd, it was sold out for days.
00:21When that young man, Rocky Maivia, had the opportunity of a lifetime.
00:25And King, it looked as if to me that Helmsley took this match a little bit for
00:29granted.
00:30Well, why shouldn't he?
00:31Rocky Maivia is no big deal.
00:32Look at this.
00:33Hunter handled him with ease.
00:35And I guess that may have been a slight mistake on the part of Hunter because,
00:39you know, I guess he thought it was gonna be a walk in the park.
00:42But the longer the match went, the more, the more that Rocky Maivia was able to
00:46just hang on by the skin of his teeth.
00:48I guess maybe, maybe Hunter wore down a little bit.
00:51I think Helmsley got overconfident.
00:53I think he's arrogant.
00:54I think he's conceded.
00:55He's a rich guy from Greenwich, Connecticut,
00:58that thinks the world owes him something.
01:00And then you see right here, a good, solid, basic wrestling maneuver.
01:05Inside cradle, as old as they come, great execution.
01:10And look, Rocky Maivia was holding the tights.
01:12Come on.
01:13I saw it.
01:14He wasn't holding any tights.
01:16He's holding the Intercontinental Championship.
01:19Rocky Maivia, the young one of great heritage.
01:23There's Rocky right there.
01:29I can't believe that.
01:33I can't believe that.
01:34What an athlete.
01:35Coming down the aisle, from the South Pacific,
01:40weighing 275 pounds, here is the new World Wrestling Federation Intercontinental Champion,
01:50Rocky Maivia.
01:55What a crowd here in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
01:57Thanks for being with us, everybody, on Pay Per View around the world.
02:00This is the World Wrestling Federation in this contest for the Intercontinental Championship.
02:05And, King, it's your prediction you talked to me about earlier today that Rocky Maivia
02:10is going to be a short-lived Intercontinental Champion.
02:12Intercontinental Champion, you still holding to your guns?
02:14You're not kidding, Ross.
02:15Flash in the pan.
02:16That's what he's going to go down as.
02:18I promise you.
02:19Look at Hunter Hearst Hemsley standing there.
02:20You know, he told me you can improve your posture by walking around with your nose in the air.
02:24It's worked for Hunter, and he will be the Intercontinental Champion in just a very short time.
02:28Check your watch.
02:29Put a stopwatch on it.
02:30It's not going to take long.
02:31I'm sure Hemsley will compete with a little different demeanor here in this contest
02:36compared to what we saw on Thursday night on Thursday, Raw Thursday.
02:39Side headlock by Hemsley.
02:41Hemsley goes about 6'4", Maivia, close to 6'5".
02:46I was appalled sitting there next to you and Vince McMahon talking about,
02:51all you want to do is sing the praises of Rocky Maivia.
02:54Big deal!
02:55Rocky missed a drop toehold, and Hemsley countered a drop toehold of his arm.
03:00And look at this.
03:01Hemsley trying to frustrate, anger.
03:04Rocky Maivia, the young rookie, and I'm sure his mom and dad.
03:08Rocky Johnson and the missus watching back down in Tampa, Florida.
03:13I think they're one of those couples that's only got the rabbit ear antennas too.
03:18They'll probably have to have the results phoned into them.
03:22Side headlocked by Rocky Maivia, grandson of the late high tee, Peter Maivia.
03:26Where's he watching from?
03:28I'm sure in that big arena in the sky.
03:31I bet it's real warm.
03:35Nice counter there.
03:36I doubt it.
03:37Nice counter move there by Maivia.
03:40Whoa, look out.
03:43Nothing of raw power there.
03:44More tight pulling.
03:45Goes upside, upstairs.
03:47Arm drag.
03:49Hair pulling.
03:50Drop kick and then the arm drag.
03:53Look at this!
03:54Another little page out of the Hemsley book of etiquette.
03:57Oh, that little punk is making a big mistake right now.
03:59Little punk, he's 6'5", 275.
04:02Oh!
04:03Oh my gosh!
04:04Hey!
04:05Wow!
04:06What a slap!
04:09Well, it is, to me, it clears the nose on Hemsley's face.
04:13Hey!
04:14Now all Hemsley's trying to do is get Rocky Maivia so upset that Rocky forgets the basics.
04:20That he deviates from his game plan.
04:21Now let's quit talking about Hunter's nose.
04:23You and Big Man always do that.
04:25So it's a little large.
04:26So he makes Pinocchio look like a cat.
04:28That's no big deal.
04:29That has nothing to do with his athletic ability.
04:31He's great!
04:32Knee to the midsection.
04:35I've told you before, all great men down through history have had prominent proboscuses.
04:39You ever seen George Washington?
04:41Proboscis.
04:42Oh, proboscis.
04:43That's why, uh, don't worry about the details.
04:45Oh!
04:46Hard knife, it's chopped there.
04:47Come on!
04:48Oh!
04:49Oh, yeah!
04:50Another one!
04:51Look out!
04:52Irish whip's gonna be reversed.
04:54Oh, my.
04:55And a high-back body drop.
04:57Oh!
04:58Miami with a great counter there.
04:59Arm drag takeover.
05:00Shades of Rocky Johnson, former WWF Tag Team Champion, was this young man's father.
05:07And, uh, Helmsley, who, uh, had a wrestling tutor at the age of five.
05:13Right.
05:14That's right.
05:15His parents afforded him with all the best.
05:18You know he's got so much money, he takes taxi cabs to drive in movies.
05:22I did not know that.
05:23Yes.
05:24You're so informative.
05:25Well.
05:26It's shoulder block by the former Miami Hurricane defensive lineman.
05:31Ah-ha!
05:32Look at that!
05:33Oh, Rocky going over the top rope.
05:36To the floor.
05:37That's what his tutor taught him.
05:39That'd be elimination in the Final Four matchup.
05:42Not so in this Intercontinental title contest.
05:46Oh, Rocky's head just bounced off the security railing.
05:53That's the double whammy.
05:54Hey, Hunter, you better be outside.
05:57Three!
05:58Helmsley in control here.
05:59One!
06:00Three!
06:01Boom!
06:02Slam on the outside!
06:03Nice!
06:04Very nice!
06:05You're the best!
06:07Helmsley certainly has manners.
06:17Oh, yeah.
06:18He's very refined, all right.
06:20The blue blood.
06:21We understand the Nation of Domination and some of their adversaries, including Bart Gunn,
06:28but the Nation of Domination on the Superstar Line.
06:31Don't forget about the Superstar Line, folks.
06:33Watch this.
06:34And Helmsley measuring Rocky Maivia.
06:37And that elbow in four are certainly finding its mark.
06:41Helmsley trained by WWF Hall of Famer Killer Kowalski.
06:45So, Helmsley learned from one of the toughest men to ever wear tights.
06:51Slingshot.
06:53Look out!
06:58Very rough on the vocal cords.
07:00You can stand a move like that or two, Ross.
07:02I'll pass.
07:03I like my seat right here.
07:05These two guys in great shape.
07:06Certainly indicative of the direction that the WWF is going with these young athletes
07:11in magnificent conditions with their careers ahead of them.
07:16Yeah, except for Shawn Michaels.
07:18Well, we don't know that his career is over.
07:21We'll know more about that tomorrow night.
07:23After Shawn sees Dr. Andrews tomorrow.
07:25And there's a slupex.
07:26A what?
07:27A suplex.
07:28I could have sworn you said slupex.
07:29I might have said that.
07:30I'm a little excited.
07:31Yes!
07:32Oh!
07:33Hard knee right to the head.
07:34Lateral press.
07:35That's not a lot.
07:36Come on, ref.
07:37Shades of Thursday night when Rocky Maivia in all sorts of jeopardy just would not give
07:50up, continue to compete, continue to get that shoulder off the canvas no matter what it
07:54took.
07:55And then he finally emerged victorious no matter what it took by pulling the tights.
08:00Well, you're the only person that's seen that.
08:03I might ought to be refereeing that, shouldn't I?
08:06Yeah, we could probably arrange that.
08:09I'll talk to Monsoon for you.
08:11He's looking for a few good men.
08:14Helmsley with the unfair advantage.
08:16Helmsley with a very basic chin lock.
08:19But when you get that leverage advantage, it turns it into an entirely different ballgame king.
08:24I think his tutor taught him that, too.
08:29Put the squeeze on him.
08:32Got to wonder what's going through the minds of a Bret Hart, Stone Cold The Undertaker, Vader right now,
08:39knowing that they're gonna be competing for the WWF title.
08:42One of them will definitely leave here as the WWF champion.
08:46And that's gonna officiate him.
08:48I will get up there and snatch that black and white shirt off him.
08:53Gerald Hedner.
08:54Made a good call right there.
08:56Case Cookens here.
08:57Helmsley cannot find his mark.
08:58Put it down there.
08:59I knee right to the jaw.
09:01It could be over here.
09:02Helmsley, lateral press.
09:04And Maivia is just too strong and too resilient and will not stay down.
09:09Helmsley had two strikes on him, but he hit a home run on the third one.
09:12Come on, put him away.
09:15Looks like Helmsley's getting a little bit frustrated to me, King.
09:18What?
09:19Wait a minute.
09:20Right there.
09:21One more time.
09:22One, two.
09:23No.
09:24Did he get it?
09:25No.
09:26Oh, half a count away.
09:27And I don't think Helmsley can believe it.
09:28He got away from the grip that Rocky Maivia had on Helmsley's tight.
09:32Ficious kicks to the head by Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
09:35That's being serious.
09:36There you go.
09:39Let your hair down, brother.
09:41Looks like he needs a haircut to me, but that's another story.
09:44Yeah, speaking of haircuts, look at Rocky Maivia.
09:46Backbreaker.
09:47Where do you think he gets his haircut?
09:48And a letter of press right there.
09:50Hard backbreaker.
09:53Look at Helmsley.
09:54He's gotta be thinking, what in the heck do I have to do to pin this young man?
09:58Come on, he's playing with him.
10:00Listen to these idiots now.
10:01Rocky, Rocky.
10:03Shut up.
10:08Helmsley, if he's playing, then he's not very smart, and he's a very smart athlete.
10:13What does that expression tell you?
10:17I want my daddy.
10:20Rocky Maivia said it many times in the early part of coming to the WWF.
10:26He wants to make it on his own.
10:28Stand on his own feet.
10:30Cast his own shadow.
10:31The big kids back up.
10:34One, two.
10:38Out of near fall.
10:41He's quickens here, Irish whip.
10:44Wow.
10:45Helmsley saw that one coming.
10:47Just like good old Western Union, the fastest way to send money worldwide.
10:51Yeah, when I show you what my mom got me for Valentine's Day.
10:56And I wired her some money, Western Union.
10:58Helmsley went for the knee.
11:01He wanted to drive it right into the face of Rocky Maivia, but found Candace instead.
11:08It's all right, he recovered.
11:10Grab that hair.
11:11I think Maivia's a big kid to play fan, don't you?
11:14Starting to look just like him.
11:16No, you don't know who they are, do you?
11:18What's that have to do with anything?
11:21His hair.
11:22Uh-oh.
11:23Helmsley trying to go downstairs, it would seem to me.
11:28Rocky caught it.
11:29Good move.
11:31Helmsley showing a distinct advantage in experience and seasoning here.
11:38Right.
11:39I can feel that belt slipping away from Rocky Maivia right now.
11:45It's headed back around the waist of Hunter Hurst Helmsley.
11:49Where it belongs on my dad.
11:51Look at this.
11:52Oh!
11:53Oh, man.
11:54Oh, I hate it when that happens.
11:56Come on, Hunter.
11:57Maivia drove the right hand deep into the abdomen.
12:00Inverted atomic drop.
12:02How do you do, Hunter?
12:04And The Rock hammering away.
12:08Maivia's right hands finding their marks.
12:11Get away, get away.
12:12Helmsley upside down, lands on his head.
12:17Hard right hand.
12:19Maivia building up the momentum here.
12:22The Rock defending the Intercontinental title.
12:25The young man so thankful for his opportunity to compete in the WWE.
12:30Helmsley with a power slam.
12:34The Rock don't waste any time.
12:36He's hotdogging now.
12:37It's gonna cost you.
12:38What's he gonna do?
12:40Well, Rocky may be making a rookie mistake here.
12:43One, two.
12:44Going up top.
12:45Look at his balance.
12:46He's 6'5".
12:47Three.
12:48Look out.
12:49First body.
12:50He hit it.
12:51He hit it.
12:52And he got, no, he didn't get three.
12:55I can't believe it.
12:56I can't either, but let's sing the praise to Hunter Hurst Helmsley now.
12:58Absolutely.
12:59How great is he to be able to kick out of that?
13:02Helmsley showing a tremendous, tremendous resolve.
13:07Uh-oh.
13:08Come on, Reb.
13:09Come on, Reb.
13:10One, three.
13:11One.
13:12Oh.
13:13Straight south where Rocky Maivia.
13:16This one is over.
13:17Helmsley feeder on the ropes.
13:19And what?
13:20Maivia kicked out.
13:22I'm not so sure the referee didn't see that anyway.
13:25Look at this.
13:26Look at this.
13:27Look at this.
13:28Unbelievable height.
13:29Unbelievable woman.
13:30That hits you like a train.
13:31But what was more impressive was that Hunter Hurst Helmsley kicked out.
13:346'5", 275.
13:35He was flying.
13:36Look at this.
13:37Oh.
13:38Oh.
13:39Oh, the snap.
13:40Counter into a DDT by Rocky Maivia.
13:45I think the ref's checking.
13:46He may be completely out.
13:48Off of the cover.
13:49And Helmsley.
13:50I'll tell you, this is a tough matchup.
13:51The stakes are high.
13:52The Intercontinental title on the line.
13:54Oh, the cover.
13:55And Helmsley.
13:56I'll tell you, this is a tough matchup.
13:57The stakes are high.
13:58The Intercontinental title on the line.
13:59Uh-oh.
14:00He's wanting to go for the shoulder breaker, but Helmsley is unbelievable.
14:04Yeah, he got a thumb in the eye.
14:05That's what happened.
14:06Good.
14:07That's a good counter.
14:08Yeah.
14:09Reversal of the whip.
14:12The Rock lowered his head and paid for it.
14:16Rookie mistake.
14:17Wait a minute, there's Goldust.
14:22We both Goldust and Helmsley despise each other.
14:26There is total disdain.
14:28Get him out of here.
14:29Between Goldust and Helmsley.
14:30What you doing?
14:31I told you I was right about him.
14:33Look.
14:34Helmsley better look out.
14:38No, no.
14:39It might be with a suplex and a bridge and a victory.
14:44The winner of this vote, and still,
14:49World Wrestling Federation, Intercontinental Champion, Rocky Columbia.
14:56Unbelievable.
14:57Wait a minute.
14:58Come on, Rob.
14:59Get the telephone music.
15:00Get Gorilla Monsoon out here.
15:02You gotta make a decision on that.
15:03That can't stand.
15:04You know that can't stand.
15:05Well, Marlena.
15:06Earl Hebner.
15:07Earl Hebner.
15:08Earl Hebner.
15:09What's wrong with you?
15:10Did you not see that?
15:11There's nothing illegal, King.
15:12There's no contact made.
15:13I don't care.
15:14It's Helmsley's fault that he broke his concentration.
15:17Helmsley got the problem with Goldust.
15:19Helmsley tried to put the moves on Marlena, and she didn't go for it.
15:24So, in essence, it looks to me like Goldust has cost Helmsley the Intercontinental title.
15:29You're exactly right.
15:30That's not right.
15:31Get him in there, Helmsley.
15:33Let her fight.
15:34Let's go.
15:35He's like his head is yelling.
15:36He won't get in there.
15:37Uh-oh.
15:38May get in there.
15:39How much she would?
15:40Get him, Hunter.
15:41Who the hell is that?
15:42Who is that?
15:43What in the world?
15:44Was that a woman?
15:45Security taking that lady away.
15:48Good grief.
15:49I want you to have a good time, folks, and that may be taking a little bit overboard.
16:01I should have done that.
16:02Oh, King, stop.
16:03This is not funny.
16:04Well, no, no, no, no.
16:05I'm not making a joke about it.
16:06But, I mean, everybody in here is upset.
16:07That wasn't right for him to come out here and distract anybody.
16:08Fans didn't have a good time, but that lady got a little overzealous, to say the least.
16:11I don't want I just.
16:13Going to hell.
16:14Well, I'm not making a joke about it.
16:15But, I mean, everybody in here is upset.
16:17But that wasn't right for him to come out here and distract anybody.
16:19Fans didn't have a good time, but that lady got a little overzealous.
16:23To say the least.
16:25Go in jail!
16:26Well, that's where you ought to be, too.
16:30She'll have to charge his file owner.
16:31I can guarantee you that.
16:32That's a little bit, uh—
16:34Marlene having trouble breathing.
16:36Marlene was choked out by this lady.
16:40That lady just trying to choke Marlena out.
16:50There you see the security doing a good job.
16:53I have no idea what this is about.
16:56Other than it's unnecessary and this can't happen.
17:01Well, it did happen.
17:04Ladies and gentlemen, Kevin Kelly will defy the odds.
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