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(2 out of 3 falls match)
[Royal Rumble 1988]
[Royal Rumble 1988]
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00:00Ladies and gentlemen, the following stand-team attraction is scheduled for the best two out of three balls.
00:09Approaching the ring area at a total supplying weight of five hundred pounds from the South Pacific,
00:19Haku and Tama the Islanders!
00:23Haku and Tama the Islanders, their manager, Bobby the Brain, Heenan, many of you will recall,
00:33are indeed directly responsible for the ill health, I suppose you would say, of Matilda.
00:42Now, how can you say that? Do you have proof?
00:46Not exactly, no.
00:47Does anyone have proof?
00:48And their opponents had a total combined weight of four hundred and fifty-nine pounds.
00:57Here are Carl Roda and Jim Howard, the young stallion!
01:05All right, yeah!
01:07You know, getting back to the Matilda situation, you can't as a broadcaster, Matan, come out and make assumptions if you don't have facts.
01:19Why not?
01:20You do not for one minute, they do it all the time, you don't for one minute have proof that the Islanders and Bobby Heenan did anything to Matilda.
01:28Now, wait a minute.
01:29When we last saw Matilda, she was in the hands of the Islanders and Bobby Heenan, correct?
01:36From there, she was missing for several weeks, correct?
01:39Right.
01:40From there, the Islanders were suspended, correct?
01:42Right.
01:43They were told that their suspension would not be lifted until Matilda's whereabouts were known.
01:48Right.
01:49Matilda's whereabouts were known, thanks for a call to, apparently, Bobby Heenan.
01:54Jack Coney then got on the phone, established her whereabouts, the Islanders are back in the ring.
02:00Matilda has been suffering the consequences.
02:03She's been a little disconsolate, she's lost weight.
02:06I mean, we're not talking about just an ordinary dog here, we're talking about a very, very special dog.
02:13I can't believe that.
02:15You heard what he said?
02:16What was that?
02:17Some criticism of Matilda, who, of course, is the mascot of the British Bulldogs.
02:24And the Bulldogs have not taken too kindly to the actions of the Islanders.
02:31Nice maneuver by Powers.
02:33Well, you know what's unique about this?
02:35Bobby Heenan right now, I got word, is in Barbados watching this via the satellite courtesy of the Million Dollar Man.
02:43Yeah, I understand that, too.
02:45As far as I'm concerned, he can stay in Barbados.
02:47I'll tell you what, certainly we've had our share of excitement thus far, and this is bound to be a very exciting tag team matchup here.
02:54Of course, excitement in the past, we saw, what a matchup, that Royal Rumble.
02:59Hatchball Jim Duggan coming out on top.
03:01And then the signing of what, unquestionably, is the most important rematch, I think, of maybe a decade.
03:09Andre the Giant and Hulk Hogan.
03:11I would go farther than that.
03:12I would say it's the most important rematch signing in the history of professional wrestling.
03:17The only thing tonight, I think thus far, that's been absolutely dull and almost went to sleep during the attempted bench press record of Dino Bravo.
03:26I thought you guys were boring.
03:27Well, I would expect that from you, McMahon.
03:31A little Twinkie, like he's never done anything athletic in his life.
03:36If we'd have been up there reading prose or poetry, you would have been ecstatic about that.
03:41But being it's physical competition and strength, you know nothing about that.
03:46Listen, I thought it was boring.
03:48Did you ever get the official weight on that bar?
03:52Have they weighed the bar yet?
03:53The last, the word that I heard, and this is still unofficial, I heard the bar weighed out at 712.
03:59You know, because some of those big plates can be off by a half a pound or so.
04:04But I heard it weighed out at 712.
04:06Well, Jesse, with your assistance on the bar, I think maybe...
04:09I did not assist.
04:10With your assistance, I think maybe it'll go down in the record books.
04:14Yes, as a record, but for a tag team record.
04:17You and Bravo lifting 712.
04:19They don't have tag team weight lifting.
04:22I think we just saw it.
04:23I don't think so.
04:25Order blocked by Islander Haku.
04:28Haku, a real tank in there.
04:30Nice maneuver by Roma.
04:32And again.
04:33Right back at him.
04:34Yo.
04:35How about back reversal?
04:37There's very good.
04:38You know, McMahon, if you keep making these assumptions, these unfounded assumptions,
04:42you might be involved in a Royal Rumble right here at the desk.
04:46When's the last time you had a missed sandwich?
04:50A two in!
04:51Whoa, almost three.
04:55Powers and Roma.
04:57Hoping to obtain victory here over the Islanders.
05:00Roma and Powers in fabulous physical condition.
05:04Taking nothing away from the Islanders.
05:06Nice double team.
05:09Powers in there now.
05:10Of course, you know, McMahon, I really should not mind you so much.
05:14You being an Ivy Leaguer, you know.
05:16The biggest thing in sports in the Ivy League was probably goldfish eating.
05:20You know, that's top of the line for the Ivy League.
05:23You think so?
05:23We got high school teams where I come from to beat them.
05:26Really?
05:27Yeah.
05:28Bag is made.
05:29And Tomahan, the high flyer.
05:32Tomahan was maybe the most, one of the most devastating leaps in all of the World Wrestling Federation.
05:37Well, that's what makes the Islanders so good.
05:40You've got the power man in Khanhu, and then you've got the speed man in Kama.
05:45And that's the style you need, I think, in wrestling.
05:48You need two guys that, in a way, contradict each other.
05:52And that leads to success.
05:54Where you looked at the case of the young stallions, Roma, and Powers.
05:59I mean, look at them.
06:00They think they're Sylvester Stallone look-alikes or something.
06:04I don't know about that.
06:06Oh, mile on an elbow.
06:07A cover here.
06:10We get two and no.
06:12Tama and Haku hoping to wear down these young stallions.
06:17Powers and Roma.
06:18The advantage is with the Islanders, because the young stallions are young.
06:22They're climbing the ladder.
06:23They've made some great improvements over the last year.
06:26But I really don't think they're championship caliber yet, where I think the Islanders are.
06:34Well, we'll see here in this matchup.
06:35Double headbutt.
06:38And that's Powers in there right now, suffering the consequences of the assault of the Islanders.
06:44I'm anxious to see Haku in that kick.
06:48I love that kick he does.
06:49That's a sensational maneuver.
06:51Oh, my.
06:53Haku ran into the knee of young Jim Powers.
06:56Powers needs a mental tag.
06:57He will.
06:58Won't make it, I don't believe.
07:03You know, the unique thing about a tag match, when it's two out of three, it allows you to make a mistake.
07:12It does?
07:12Oh, yeah, definitely, because if you drop a fall, you're not out of it.
07:15You've got other chances for wearing a one-fall tag match.
07:18Wait a minute.
07:19Let's go back.
07:20Did you see those feet?
07:21Did you see those toes?
07:22What about him?
07:23That man can hang upside down from the top rope.
07:28Now, wait a minute, McTain.
07:30I find that a bit of a racist remark.
07:32Definitely not.
07:33I'm simply trying to describe the man's toes.
07:35Coming in right now.
07:37Who should be fresh here.
07:39Roma.
07:40And Paul Roma going to work on Islander Kama.
07:45You know, if I'm getting back to it, if Jimmy Degrees can be replaced, so can you.
07:51You remember that.
07:52Right.
07:52Next thing you're going to tell me, it's because of breathing.
07:57No.
08:02In control of things right now.
08:05It's Paul Roma.
08:06Nice maneuver.
08:07Roma.
08:09Leading house.
08:10Well, you know, the young stallions are surprising me.
08:13I really didn't think they would give the Islanders this much trouble.
08:17Kama.
08:18Drop.
08:19Drop kick.
08:19Just hitting the side of the head.
08:21A cover.
08:22Oh.
08:23He caught him, but not good enough with that drop kick.
08:25You didn't stun him like you should have.
08:30Uh-oh.
08:32Islander Kama now.
08:34Oh, look at that.
08:35That was a hack.
08:36Whoa.
08:36That was a hacksaw Jim Duggan move.
08:39Taken right out of the Royal Rumble there.
08:41Pulled them ropes down.
08:42And gone.
08:43Paul Roma.
08:45May have hurt his, uh.
08:47Looks like his left knee.
08:48He took a nasty, nasty fall.
08:51Over that top rope.
08:52Nasty fall.
08:54Could be a count out.
08:55If Morella.
08:59If, if Morella was capable of counting to 10.
09:03We might get a count out here.
09:05Why hasn't Morella counted?
09:07He's counting them now.
09:08Oh, now.
09:09Yeah.
09:0930 seconds has gone by.
09:11Wait a minute.
09:11The Islanders were standing in the way.
09:14And everything else here, unfortunately.
09:17McMahon, you always got an excuse when you favor.
09:19Simply calling it as I see it.
09:21That's what you say you do all the time.
09:23Uh-oh.
09:23The guy's been outside the ring for 40 seconds.
09:26Why isn't he counted out?
09:28Look at Morella.
09:29That's it.
09:30For the first ball.
09:33Gee, Morella counted the champ.
09:37Let's take a look at that replay, if we have it now.
09:40Oh, oh, Roma.
09:42Take a look at this, Jesse.
09:43There it is.
09:44Look at the smart move.
09:45There it is.
09:45Boom.
09:46Oh, wow.
09:46Haku pulling the ropes down.
09:48Roma going out, hitting the ring apron.
09:50Down onto the floor.
09:52And fortunately, Joey Morella was able to use his toes and count to 10.
09:56We'll be right back after a brief word from your local cable systems for the next fall.
10:01I think the cat next door has a crush on my Nisha.
10:07I don't blame him.
10:09She's such a little flirt.
10:11Whenever I...
10:12The young stallions back in the dressing room area.
10:15The young stallions are.
10:16Hopefully, they'll come back for the second fall.
10:18Little damage done to the knee there on Paul Roma.
10:21But earlier on, ladies and gentlemen, we saw the signing of the matchup between Andre the Giant and, of course, Hulk Hogan.
10:29Here is the way that we saw the official signing.
10:33The match has been signed at this point.
10:35And DiBiase is saying, put the official seal of approval on it.
10:39And there you saw.
10:40You saw Hogan take a swing at DiBiase.
10:42And the Giant do nothing but defend his manager and mentor.
10:47Ted DiBiase, the million dollar.
10:48With that in mind, let's take you now to Craig the Jards.
10:52Earlier tonight, as we saw, after a long deliberation, by the way,
10:57the contract was officially signed between this man, the challenger, 7'5", 525-pound Andre the Giant,
11:06and World Wrestling Federation heavyweight champ Hulk Hogan,
11:10for that major title matchup on February the 5th.
11:14First of all, Mr. DiBiase, it appeared that you were trying to make some sort of statement
11:18in taking so much time.
11:20Was that the idea?
11:21Statement.
11:22Statement, little man.
11:23We didn't want to make a statement here tonight.
11:25We painted a picture.
11:27We showed you a picture.
11:29We showed you a look into the future.
11:31We showed you Hulk Hogan, as you will see him on Friday night, February the 5th in Indianapolis, Indiana.
11:38Flat on his back, in the middle of the ring.
11:41But it won't be a solid old table covering it.
11:44It'll be this man right here, Andre the Giant.
11:47That's right.
11:49Tonight, you saw, you witnessed the signing of a contract that is the beginning of the end of Hulkamania.
11:58That's right.
11:59I've told you people, ever since I came here, you've all got a price for the million dollar man.
12:04Each and every one of you.
12:06You, Hogan, you say that we've got to beat all the Hulkamaniacs.
12:11Well, that's what we're going to do when Andre puts you down in the middle of the ring.
12:17I've told you time and time again, Hogan, I always get what I want.
12:23And I want that belt around my waist.
12:26And through this man right here, on February the 5th, it's going to happen.
12:30Andre, please tell me one more time, how are you going to do it?
12:35That DBS, just like I said before, Hulkamani, many times, I'm undefeated and I'm still undefeated.
12:47I'm still undefeated and on February the 5th, Hulkamani, we will make it going.
12:56You don't know why, Hulkamani, because when I say why, it's myself, Mr. DBS and Virgil.
13:05And Mr. Hulkamani, the way I'm going to make this story is because I'm going to destroy Hulkamaniac.
13:13Alright.
13:14I'm going to try.
13:16Don't ever stop me.
13:19And you know why, Hulkamani, when I will destroy Hulkamaniac,
13:26yeah, Hulkamaniac we will burn.
13:29I know you say Hulkamaniac we will burn.
13:32But we will have a new world champion, because I will deliver the world champion belt from Mr. DBS in, Hulkamaniac.
13:43Remember that, February 8th.
13:48Can you see it, Hogan?
13:50Here it is.
13:51It's right about it.
13:51On February 5th, on for the Giants against Hulk Hogan.
13:56Hulkamaniac.
13:57You know what, McMahon, I've got to make this statement right now.
14:01I have never in my life seen Andre the Giant look any better shape, bigger, badder.
14:08Did you see the confidence in his eyes?
14:11Yes.
14:11The animalistic look in his face tells me that Andre is not going to be stopped by any force in this universe, let alone Hulkamania.
14:21That remains to be seen.
14:23Well, we can see right now where we are indeed going to have the resumption of our tag team matchup.
14:27The Stallions on their way back to the ring, and we'll be right back after a break word.
14:30Second fall here, and it looks like Roma is indeed going to have to, oh yeah, the Stallions are trying to pull a fast one here.
14:42They're trying to get powers in the ring when Roma's the man who lost the fall, and by WWF rules, the loser and winner of the falls must start the next fall.
14:52Uh-oh, you can see the left knee of Paul Roma all taped up what a nasty fall he took heading into the rope.
14:58And, of course, we saw earlier on the replay where Islander Baku, oh, look at that, come on, Kama goes right away for the leg.
15:06Well, hey, it's up to referee Joey Morelli.
15:08If he figures that Roma can't defend himself, he can step in and stop the match.
15:14Referee's discretion, he can stop it.
15:17A scoop and a slam, Kama.
15:20I really didn't, I really didn't.
15:22That Stallions had come back out.
15:25There's a lot of guts to come back out.
15:26It looks like more damage was done to the left knee of Paul Roma right now.
15:30Or maybe a lot of stupidity.
15:33Tag your partner.
15:34Powers tagged him.
15:37Powers now.
15:39Against Big Haku.
15:40Powers trying to set up the big man off the rope.
15:42Drops the back.
15:43Nice maneuver.
15:44Whoa.
15:45Was that a nice back body drop?
15:46That was beautiful.
15:47He better try for a quick hit here.
15:49He didn't get it.
15:49You know, I think Roma's physically unable to compete in this match.
15:53It's going to be two against one on Powers.
15:55I have a question for you.
15:57What is Giant-A-Mania?
16:01What is Giant-A-Mania?
16:03What is Giant-A-Mania?
16:04Giant-A-Mania are all the real people out there who aren't caught up in this fantasy Hulk-A-Mania.
16:11It's the realists out there.
16:14Powers with a cover, too, and though he can't quite get him.
16:17Or maybe a better way to put it, you know, Hogan stands for the moral, what's called the moral majority.
16:24You think so?
16:24Giant, maybe, I would say, would come from the immoral minority.
16:29That sounds like more like your speech.
16:31Yeah.
16:31All right.
16:32I'm from the immoral minority.
16:36And another nice maneuver by Jim Powers, who has really been asserting himself the fourth attempt on a pin here on the part of Jim Powers.
16:47I guess the difference would be this.
16:49If you look at Hulk-A-Mania, you're going to find people like Jerry Fowlwell.
16:54If you look at Giant-A-Mania, you'll find people like Abby Hoffman.
16:58Abby Hoffman?
16:59He's one of my heroes.
17:00Really?
17:01Yep.
17:01Maybe Jim and Tammy are in there, too.
17:05Well, they'd be Hulk-A-Maniacs.
17:07No, I don't think so.
17:08Oh, yeah.
17:08I don't know.
17:10Whoa, what a shot to the abdominal area.
17:12See, they're supposedly for the good of mankind.
17:15Uh-huh.
17:16Just like you are.
17:18No.
17:18I've never advocated either of that.
17:22You're for one thing that I know of and only one thing, and that's Jesse.
17:28Islander Thomas.
17:28Can you think of anything else for me to be for?
17:32Yes, a lot.
17:35Different discussion.
17:37It's now both on a double headbutt.
17:40Come on, Sam.
17:40It looks to me now they're trying to set up Jim Powers, much like they did Paul Roma earlier on.
17:46Oh, yeah.
17:46You know what's unique, though, about February 5th?
17:49Oh, go get him!
17:49Oh, pocket!
17:50One, two, get him!
17:52Oh, my.
17:53What's unique about February 5th in Indianapolis, Indiana, is I truly believe this colossal matchup, pre-match between Hogan and the Giant,
18:02is going to make all them people in Indianapolis forget totally about that go-kart race they got there.
18:09Okay, it's called the Indianapolis 500, you know, where they race around in them things and go-karts.
18:16Yes, I know what you mean, Jesse, they're hardly go-karts.
18:20I'd love to see you drag behind one of them at top speed.
18:23Stop with your violent adjectives, McMahon.
18:27Oh, my.
18:28Look at this.
18:29Come on, sucker, get up, man!
18:31Come on, sucker, is that what he said?
18:33I think so.
18:34What advantage do you obtain by talking to your opponent like that?
18:38The advantage is a psych-out advantage.
18:40You'll see it in boxing, you'll see it in football, you'll see it in wrestling.
18:44If you can get your opponent to think about what you're saying to them,
18:48well, then obviously they're not going to react so well to the heat of the battle.
18:53Highlander, Haku, the big man, the big powerhouse back in there.
19:01Whoa, what a drop kick.
19:02Incredible maneuver.
19:03Standing drop.
19:04Yes.
19:06Nope, nope, nope.
19:07See, and Jimmy Powers is essentially by himself because Roma's knee's obviously blowing out.
19:13He's going to need medical attention, and he can't get back in the ring.
19:18The cover.
19:20Listen, it's not over until it's over, Jesse.
19:22So you've said that yourself many times.
19:25Gee, that's an original quote, McMahon.
19:27No, it's not, but it's something that you need to be reminded of from time to time.
19:31Well, I'd say it's getting close to over right now.
19:35I mean, Jimmy Powers right there looks like a beaten man.
19:39Look at this.
19:51Well, what Powers has got to do, he's got to unhook that leg and he's doing it.
19:55There he goes.
19:56Remarkable.
19:57I didn't think he had it in it.
19:59Reaching to tag his partner.
20:03Now, if you're Haku, would you want Powers to tag out or not?
20:08No, at this point in the match, no, because Powers is pretty beaten.
20:11Oh, my, look at that.
20:14Islander, Haku, missing with a maneuver that definitely would have polished off of Jim Powers.
20:20Haku needs to get over and tag Tama.
20:24Get the fresh man in there.
20:25I don't know why Powers is even bothering the tag, because what is Roma going to do on one wheel?
20:32I don't know, but nonetheless, he may tag just out of instinct.
20:35I mean, here now, the big man, the big tank in there right now.
20:38Islander, Haku, trying to set up Powers off the rope.
20:42Nice maneuver by Powers.
20:44Very nice maneuver.
20:46I think maybe he's hurt.
20:47His back must be terribly hurt.
20:53Haku making a mistake.
20:54He should have tagged Toma.
20:55Oh, what a shock!
20:58Woo!
21:00That's Toma, not Toma.
21:02Toma means something unsavory, something unspeakable.
21:05Oh, missed dropkick!
21:09Hey, listen, look at Roma.
21:10He's trying to tag in.
21:12Roma wants to tag in.
21:13This will be interesting.
21:14I kind of hope he makes the tag.
21:17I want to see what Roma's got left in him.
21:21With one wheel.
21:22There we go.
21:23There's a tag.
21:24A gallant effort on the part of Paul Roma.
21:31Look, look, look, goes right after the leg.
21:34Leg sweeping right on the leg.
21:35Oh, yeah.
21:36Oh, yeah.
21:38I mean, look at Roma's withering.
21:40Oh, my.
21:41The only thing that I feel bad about, McMahon, that's not your knee.
21:47I thought you were part of it.
21:48That's the only thing that I feel really bad about.
21:51Look at this!
21:52Oh!
21:53Referee should stop it.
21:55Referee should stop it.
21:57Look at this.
21:58Into the grab.
21:59He's going to get a submission.
22:00Yeah, that's it.
22:01Yeah, that's it.
22:05Powers and Roma, the young stallions.
22:07And to show you, McMahon, I'll even say, truly a gallant effort by Roma, but to no avail.
22:13Certainly prove what these men are made of.
22:18The winners of this contest in two straight balls, the Islanders!
22:26Islanders victorious.
22:29We'll take you back now and show you that leap if we have it.
22:32The way the Islanders polished off, well, we'll show you that win-rebeet turn.
22:42Yes, there it is.
22:44Oh!
22:45What a devastating, devastating maneuver right down across the knee.
22:51And that was the final thing behind the referee's back that did in.
22:55Powers and Roma.
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