00:00He gets his hands on her.
00:12Check it off SmackDown with Y2J, Chris Tirico.
00:17King of an A, where The Rock meets Kurt Angle.
00:20And The Undertaker, Kane, and William Regal
00:23need to determine the number one contender for the World Wrestling Federation title.
00:27Yeah, but all that tailed in comparison to the fact that
00:31Stone Cold Steve Austin is waiting out fast for Stephanie to arrive in this.
00:35Don't tell us what he'll do to her when she gets here.
00:37Well, Kane, does Stephanie have a death wish as she lost her mind
00:42screwing Stone Cold out of a possible WWF title shot on Raw?
00:47And I can guarantee you there's gonna be hell to pay tonight at the head of Stone Cold.
00:54Wait a minute, did you say Rock and Angle tonight?
00:59Yes.
01:00Oh my God.
01:00Rock made the challenge.
01:02Tonight, in the very first match,
01:06in the very first edition of SmackDown in the year 2001.
01:12Y2J is going to win the Intercontinental Championship.
01:24And I'm gonna...
01:26And I'm gonna win it in front of all of these San Antonio Jericaholics!
01:34And if it wasn't for Lieutenant Commissioner Debra giving me this title shot,
01:47I wouldn't be here tonight.
01:48And if it wasn't for Old Lady Benoit forgetting to take her birth control pills,
01:56Chris Benoit wouldn't be here tonight either!
01:59What?
02:00He can't say that, can he?
02:02Well, here comes the Robin Wolverine, Chris Benoit,
02:06the Intercontinental title on the line here tonight.
02:09Benoit and Jericho to kick us off on SmackDown.
02:12If I were Jericho, I wouldn't wanna provoke a Wolverine.
02:17What's the matter, Jericho?
02:18You're not used to being interrupted while you're talking.
02:21You know, for someone who's constantly telling people to shut the hell up,
02:28you ought to take your own advice.
02:31Your clever lines, your funny pictures, your little catch phrases.
02:38Well, these puppets made it up, but it does absolutely nothing for me.
02:44You know the routine, Jericho, you come out, you make your funny little insults,
02:51I come out, and beat the crap out of you.
02:55You know, the year may have changed, but the fact that you will never prove me wrong has not.
03:03Here we go, King Intercontinental title on the line, the renewal of perhaps one of the most intense rivalries
03:11in the World Wrestling Federation today, Jericho and Benoit.
03:14Nice takedown by Chris Jericho, hammering away on the Robin Wolverine.
03:17Yeah, but there's a lot of truth in what the Wolverine just said.
03:20Jericho comes out, he makes a smart little wisecrack.
03:23And Benoit comes out, beat some crap out of Y2J.
03:26Okay, Jericho trying once again to take another radical out of action here tonight.
03:31Y2J on the walls of Jericho a few weeks back, taking out Eddie Guerrero.
03:36Guerrero out with a lower back injury and also a hamstring injury.
03:40Oh!
03:41Benoit, Jericho is almost like he lands on the back of his head.
03:46And the technician, Chris Benoit, in control of Jericho.
03:50Yeah, it may be a new year, but things are starting to look the same right now.
03:53Chris Benoit, his buddies, the Radicals, in action a little bit later on tonight.
03:57It's gonna be Perry, Saturn, and Terry against Matt Hardy and Lita right here tonight.
04:02Oh my God! Puppies galore! 2001 Puppies!
04:05Woo-hoo!
04:06The crowd of the Freeman Coliseum coming to its feet for Chris Jericho.
04:10Trying to help Jericho gain momentum in this intercontinental matchup.
04:14Let's entitle this tonight.
04:152001 A Puppy Odyssey!
04:17Oh, don't let me!
04:19Oh, there he goes!
04:20Going to the crossface, Chris Benoit, can he lock it in?
04:22He does, but Chris Jericho wisely gets to the bottom rope, forcing Benoit to break the
04:27hole.
04:28Wisely?
04:29You wouldn't consider that cowardly?
04:30No, wisely.
04:31Meanwhile, King, I'll tell you, Stone Cold Steve Austin is still pacing inside the Freeman
04:35Coliseum, awaiting the arrival of Stephanie here tonight.
04:39Oh, look out!
04:41Benoit shoving Jericho into the corner!
04:43It's Jericho with a big forearm.
04:45You know what?
04:46I wish I had the number to her limousine.
04:48I'd call in Warner that that Rattlesnake is waiting for him!
04:52Well, I'm sure you would, King, get another raise, kicked to the midsection by Benoit.
04:57Here's Benoit whipped off the ropes.
04:59Jericho shot to the midsection.
05:00Off the ropes, Benoit!
05:01Oh, there's a bulldog!
05:02Here's the cover by Jericho!
05:03Turn up a new champion!
05:04There's two in!
05:05Benoit just, just gets the shoulder up before a count of three.
05:09Boy, that would really start 2001 off right for Jericho, wouldn't it?
05:12Oh, what a win!
05:13To become the Intercontinental Champion!
05:14Oh!
05:15Big elbow from Jericho to Chris Benoit.
05:17Here he goes!
05:18Goes to the Lions!
05:19Going home!
05:20Benoit had Jericho scouted.
05:23Look at this!
05:24The German suplex by Chris Benoit.
05:26I love it when he does this.
05:28There's one.
05:29Here comes two.
05:30Jericho, wait a minute.
05:31He blocked it.
05:32Benoit now with the shots to the back of the neck and went for another one.
05:35Hey!
05:36Counterbite!
05:37Jericho could have him!
05:38Oh, no!
05:39Setting Benoit up for the walls of Jericho, King!
05:40Don't let him turn you!
05:41If he can knock it in, we're gonna have a new champion!
05:43Hey, hey!
05:44Hey, wait a minute!
05:45It's Perry Saturn!
05:46What's he doing?
05:47Boom!
05:48For the Radicals!
05:49What a shot to the back of the head!
05:50Deliberate attack from behind by Perry Saturn!
05:54And now the Radicals, Benoit and Saturn, continue the attack on Chris Jericho!
06:00I think Jericho actually thought he was gonna be the new Intercontinental Champion!
06:04He thought he had it won!
06:05Well, he did have it won.
06:06If you can lock in the walls of Jericho and Di Malenco looking odd.
06:09My goodness!
06:10As well.
06:11Woo-hoo!
06:12Pick up the Hardy Boys!
06:14Not just into the ring!
06:15What are they doing out here?
06:16I want some more shots of Terry!
06:18Matt and Lena got Perry and Terry later on tonight!
06:21The Hardys and Lena chasing the Radicals from the ring!
06:27I just hope Terry wrestles in that outfit!
06:29Yahoo!
06:30Chris Jericho may have had the Intercontinental Championship won, King, if it wasn't for
06:36Bedouin's Radical buddies, Milenko, Terry, and Perry Saturn!
06:41Well, the year may have changed, but you're still not the champion by today!
06:45That man is!
06:46The Rabid Wolverine!
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