00:00Kurt, in just a few minutes, you are going to be facing Chris Jericho.
00:06Do you have anything to say about this?
00:09Yeah, I've got something to say.
00:11Look at these gold medals.
00:13I'm an Olympic hero.
00:14An American Olympic hero.
00:17And tonight, I should be facing a Canadian Olympic hero.
00:21But the most famous hero, Olympic hero, that Canada has ever had was Ben Johnson.
00:26Sure, he won a gold medal, only to have it taken away, because he had to cheat to win, just like every other Canadian.
00:35And tonight, I'm going to beat not an Olympic hero, not even a Canadian hero.
00:41Tonight, I'm just going to beat a Canadian, Chris Jericho.
00:45And after tonight, they're going to rename Gretzky Boulevard, Angle Boulevard.
00:51Oh, it's true.
00:53It's true.
00:53And one more thing, I hear that Shane McMahon's limo, his WCW limo is circling the arena.
01:02Well, I want Shane McMahon to try to come in and interfere in my match.
01:06I dare Shane McMahon to try to come in and interfere in my match.
01:11As a matter of fact, I double dare him.
01:12To interfere in this next match, involving Kurt Angleton.
01:20Getting in on the rumors, they said that there's a limo circling in the arena with WCW-1 license plates on it.
01:29There ain't got to be a rocket science, let's check it out, Alex.
01:31You know it's got to be Shane O'Mac.
01:34Troy's got some of the stuff, he's with him.
01:36The first time, Kurt Angle goes one-on-one with Chris Jericho tonight.
01:59But what a wild time, it's going to be Sunday night on Heat, Taz, and MTV.
02:02Live from WWF New York, Kurt Angle, the special guest host.
02:07Our Olympic hero comes into Taz's house.
02:10Heat, Sunday MTV, check it out.
02:13And Taz, Kurt Angle will also be on Fight This on WWF.com, 4-3 Central, tomorrow.
02:20Taz, Kurt Angle, the special guest host.
02:50Taz, Kurt Angle is going to need to play a call.
02:52Come on, who can pick a call?
02:53Are you American?
02:55Yes.
02:55Then you better be picking Angle.
03:00He's American.
03:01I'll tell you what, Taz, Chris Jericho, as we said earlier, has been through a hellacious, yet very rewarding,
03:09couple of weeks, tables, ladders, and chairs, packaging championship matches.
03:13How about Monday night on Raw?
03:15Chris Jericho defeated Big Show for the hardcore title,
03:18hoping to be gored almost through the field stage by Rhyno, losing the title.
03:23No doubt about all that, but how do you now pick Kurt Angle?
03:27You're an American.
03:28Kurt Angle wearing the Stars and Stripes crowd, the red, white, and blue crowd, and we're in Canada.
03:33Come on, Angle.
03:34There's nothing to do with patriotism.
03:36It's not an election, Taz.
03:37Two great athletes going at it.
03:39In fact, Kurt Angle, in two days, will be inducted into the National Amateur Wrestling
03:44Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
03:46Love Kurt Angle or hate him, he was a great amateur wrestler.
03:51And Kurt Angle could perhaps put on a clinic with Y2J here tonight in Edmonton.
03:56Well, I'll tell you what, if you're Chris Jericho, that's the one thing you don't want to do.
04:01You don't want to straight up wrestle Kurt Angle.
04:04I mean, Jericho, no doubt.
04:05Nice arm drag by Chris Jericho.
04:07Can't doubt the skills of Y2J, but we're talking about Kurt Angle here.
04:12Don't wrestle him, Chris, fight him.
04:14This matchup's set up by Mr. McMahon and Chris Jericho's tag team partner, Chris Benoit,
04:19in the back preparing for the biggest match of his career,
04:22meeting Stone Cold in his hometown tonight.
04:25Backslide by Kurt Angle.
04:26He may have him in a kickout by Jericho.
04:28Angle bridged out of that into a backslide.
04:30Beautiful stuff by Kurt Angle, and Jericho firing right up.
04:35Angle ducks underneath the right hand, up over the top.
04:37Kurt Angle flies off the big back body drop.
04:40Imagine what Chris Benoit is thinking of the back, Taz.
04:43He's gonna come out here tonight for the thousands in his hometown of Edmonton,
04:47a place where he spent his childhood.
04:49His family's here.
04:51Friends he grew up with her here tonight to see Chris Benoit
04:53take on Stone Cold for the World Wrestling Federation.
04:56No doubt, Cole, no doubt, no doubt.
04:58Bam!
04:58What a success by Jericho.
04:59Like you said, Benoit's family, his friends, his next-door name
05:02and a garbage man, the guy who runs the gym.
05:05Everybody's here to watch Benoit.
05:08And what do you know?
05:09Benoit gets a shot at Stone Cold Steve Austin in the WWF Retire.
05:12You see the extra security in ringside,
05:14ordered by Mr. McMahon,
05:17making sure Shane McMahon doesn't interfere here tonight
05:19as Jericho climbs to the top rope.
05:22Big pistol dropkick, but Angle had it scouted perfectly.
05:24And wait a minute, Jericho is favoring that left leg,
05:28and Kurt Angle's smelly blood goes right to work on the injured Chris Jericho.
05:33You know, it's as we've been talking about this obsession that Kurt Angle has had with Shane McMahon,
05:39who's been obsessed ever since a couple of weeks ago.
05:42Shane McMahon interrupted Kurt Angle's reenactment of his Olympic gold medal ceremony.
05:48And then, of course, it was Shane McMahon perhaps costing Kurt Angle the Intercontinental title against Kane.
05:56This obsession is just built with Kurt Angle towards Shane.
06:01And who the hell is this weird storm that come running in here?
06:04He don't work here.
06:05Come running out here.
06:06But he is a WCW star, which means he works for the WCW owner,
06:11who happens to be Shane McMahon.
06:13And look at Jericho.
06:14This crowd coming alive in Jericho's home country.
06:17Elbows to the midsection.
06:18And Y2J with a rake of the eyes by Kurt Angle,
06:21and that wasn't too Olympic like.
06:23You got to look out about Jericho.
06:25Jericho never quits.
06:26He's always fighting back.
06:27Always fighting back.
06:28He's got a lot of heart.
06:30And like I said about Lance Storm,
06:32to go back what you said,
06:34Lance Staggielder on ringside, bro,
06:35that WWF logo there.
06:37He ain't no WCW logo.
06:39He don't work here.
06:40Both men down, center of the ring.
06:43Kurt Angle struggling to get through the ropes.
06:45Chris Jericho struggling to get up as well.
06:48And a very physical matchup here on SmackDown.
06:52You got two physicals from the ring.
06:53You see that a straight shot right to the forehead.
06:57Wow.
06:59Now look at Jericho.
07:00Shot to the midsection.
07:01Another shot to the chest of Kurt Angle by Jericho.
07:04This crowd coming alive.
07:05Jericho up off the ropes and knocks Kurt Angle down.
07:08You know you're talking about Kurt Angle earlier.
07:09It's ironic, isn't it,
07:10that Chris Jericho is more loved
07:12in Kurt Angle's home country of America
07:14than Kurt Angle is?
07:16Oh, look at Jericho.
07:18He's got Romenes Venutum.
07:19He's got him in a kickout.
07:21After two by Kurt Angle.
07:23That's a good point you got there, boy.
07:24I mean, there ain't no doubt
07:25Angle's hated everywhere,
07:27but no one, everyone respects Kurt Angle.
07:29You got to respect what this man has done.
07:31And Jericho's loved.
07:32Uh-oh.
07:33Look out.
07:33Kurt Angle's in trouble.
07:34Here it comes.
07:36Jericho trying to sell it.
07:37It wasn't Jericho.
07:38He just caught.
07:38I don't believe it.
07:39He's got it locked in.
07:40He's gonna tap.
07:41Angle's gonna tap.
07:42It wasn't Jericho locked in.
07:44Kurt Angle struggling and makes it to the ropes.
07:46The match sense of Kurt Angle.
07:48The ring presence of Kurt Angle.
07:50That's what makes him an Olympic gold medal.
07:53That's what makes him a former WWF champion.
07:55Well, the difference there,
07:56unfortunately, for Jericho Angle.
07:57It's coming home.
07:59Jericho felt it coming.
08:00And there's the Bulldog Angle.
08:02Uh-oh.
08:05And Chris Jericho going for the Lion's thumb.
08:08Oh, wait a minute.
08:09Came up late.
08:10Favoring that same left leg.
08:12Uh-oh.
08:13Oh!
08:14Went for the Angle slam.
08:16Missed with the right hand.
08:17Chris Jericho counted in a blatant low blow by Kurt Angle to Y2J.
08:21And here it comes.
08:22Wait a minute.
08:22What the hell?
08:23The ankle lock's in.
08:24There's Shane.
08:26Shane McMahon.
08:27Shane McMahon.
08:28Angle's got the ankle lock.
08:29But Shane McMahon's here.
08:31He threw him as hell here.
08:32What did he get him out of here?
08:34Security grabbing Shane McMahon.
08:36But Kurt Angle was distracted.
08:39Security separating Shane McMahon and Kurt Angle.
08:42Shane McMahon is living.
08:44And so is Angle.
08:45Angle pulled him out here.
08:47And I'll tell you what.
08:48Shane McMahon's here.
08:48He can't wait to get his hands on Angle.
08:56The owner of WCW.
08:57He got no business here.
08:59Kurt Angle's got business in the ring.
09:01But Matt's up with Chris Jericho.
09:04Wait a minute.
09:06Spike Dudley.
09:07Spike Dudley.
09:10Dudley doll.
09:11Spike Dudley doll.
09:12To Kurt Angle.
09:14Spike Dudley is struck.
09:16Escapes to the crowd.
09:18Can Jericho capitalized?
09:21I don't believe what the hell's going on here.
09:25Alliance soft.
09:26Jericho covers Angle.
09:28He's got it.
09:29And Shane McClane.
09:33Chris Jericho.
09:36Was in a set up.
09:37Shane McClane running here.
09:39Barrett is a compliment tonight.
09:41You're damn right.
09:42It was a set up.
09:43It was obvious.
09:44Anybody could see that.
09:45Spike Dudley just taking his spot.
09:47They said Shane McMahon made for him.
09:50That was a set up.
09:51Was Spike Dudley being opportunistic?
09:54Or were Shane and Spike on the same page?
09:58Chris Jericho defeats Kurt Angle.
10:01Let's take another look.
10:02Angle had the ankle lock locked in on Jericho.
10:05And Shane McMahon came from out of nowhere.
10:07They've got it came from out of nowhere.
10:09Completely distracted.
10:11Kurt Angle.
10:11To the point that Kurt Angle hops out of the ring.
10:14And they go at it.
10:15And they wanted Shane in the ring.
10:19But it was Spike Dudley from behind.
10:22And the Dudley dog to Kurt Angle.
10:25And the damage was done.
10:26And Y2J Chris Jericho would take advantage.
10:29And every day you see it.
10:31Jericho gets the two.
10:33Thanks to Spice and Shane O'Malley.
10:34Thanks to Shane and Spike, Jericho has defeated Kurt Angle.
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