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WWE SMACKDOWN 06 APRIL 2007 FULL SHOW HD
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00:00:01Yes, sir, we promised you a great video this time, I'm here, Andre, it's a challenge,
00:00:06WrestleMania, is running wild, my God, what the hell, it's not a world that's watching.
00:00:34And I won't be denied, and all I've got left is my pride, and I will rise up, breaking out,
00:00:46breaking down, breaking rules, breaking ground,
00:00:49and all I've got is my pride, and I will rise up, breaking ground, breaking down, okay?
00:01:10We are five nights removed from a spectacular WrestleMania,
00:01:16And tonight, Friday Night SmackDown roars the day for Michael Cole and JV on ringside.
00:01:22And a very special guest this evening, John.
00:01:25More people than watched the last Super Bowl in the very same building
00:01:29watch The Undertaker become the world champion.
00:01:33The era of the Dead Man has begun.
00:01:48Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Mr. Kennedy.
00:01:53Mr. Kennedy this past Sunday at WrestleMania won the biggest match of his career.
00:01:58It was the Money in the Bank ladder match against seven other superstars.
00:02:02But Hornswoggle, Finley's buddy, was placed into the bench before Mr. Kennedy,
00:02:06desperate to win the match, knowing what was on the line,
00:02:10would do this to Finley's Hornswoggle.
00:02:16He got it, and the result of Will Smoggle left no person between Kennedy
00:02:21and a career-altering moment.
00:02:24That is that briefcase, the Money in the Bank.
00:02:28Mr. Kennedy now has a guaranteed championship opportunity.
00:02:32He can cash it in anytime, anywhere, over the next year.
00:02:36Hey, he can even cash it in tonight.
00:02:40Ladies and gentlemen.
00:02:50Once again, actions speak louder than words.
00:03:00That's right, because at WrestleMania 23, I did exactly what I said that I was going to do.
00:03:06I climbed up that ladder.
00:03:10I grabbed this briefcase.
00:03:15I defeated seven, that's right, seven other superstars.
00:03:23I became Mr. Money in the Bank.
00:03:33And as a matter of fact, from now on, you will all refer to me as Mr. Money in the
00:03:43Bank.
00:03:49You, you all know what's inside this thing, don't you?
00:03:53There is a contract that guarantees me a title shot.
00:04:02Anytime, anyplace, over the next 365 days.
00:04:12But I'm going to guarantee you something right now, that when I cash this baby in,
00:04:17I'm going to be exchanging it for championship gold.
00:04:26You've all heard of the Hogan era?
00:04:30You've all heard of the Austin era?
00:04:33Well, the Kennedy era has just begun.
00:04:45Begun.
00:04:50Well, this is somewhat of a surprise from Raw.
00:04:55Jeff Hardy's in the house.
00:05:04The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
00:05:07Making his way to the ring from Cameron, North Carolina.
00:05:09Weighed 225 pounds.
00:05:11He is one half of the World Tag Team Champions, Jeff Hardy.
00:05:16Well, here's somebody who was a part of Sunday's Money in the Bank ladder match in
00:05:19WrestleMania, John.
00:05:20An absolutely death-defying leap of a 12-foot ladder over the ring ropes and
00:05:27through Edge, through another ladder, and took Edge out of the matchup.
00:05:32I called it before the match, Michael, that Jeff Hardy would do something to try to steal
00:05:38the show, and that is exactly what he did.
00:05:41He's lucky to be walking right now.
00:05:44And you see the gold around the waist of Jeff Hardy.
00:05:47Jeff and his brother, Matt, the Hardys are once again Tag Team Champions,
00:05:50holding the World Tag Team titles.
00:05:53Yeah, but what?
00:05:53Won that championship on Raw this past Monday night in the, well, the second 10-team
00:05:58battle royal on Raw.
00:06:02And this is exactly what got him to jump up that ladder, is these fans.
00:06:07His love of these SmackDown fans is what did it, Michael.
00:06:11He's stupid.
00:06:12He's dumb.
00:06:13He's a freaking lunatic.
00:06:15He could have won Money in the Bank.
00:06:17He had it.
00:06:18He's the top of the ladder.
00:06:20But no, he's got to take up for his brother and defend himself against Edge.
00:06:24He's got to do something to steal the show at WrestleMania.
00:06:27Well, he is one half of the World Tag Team Champions, Mr. Kennedy, clean break.
00:06:31This matchup underway.
00:06:33Mr. Kennedy, again, is Mr. Money in the Bank.
00:06:36A career-changing moment this past Sunday at WrestleMania.
00:06:39And there is the arm drag by Mr. Kennedy.
00:06:42So, John, let's talk strategy, I guess, so to speak.
00:06:45What type of strategy do you employ when you are guaranteed a title opportunity?
00:06:50And an opportunity to use it whenever you want, wherever you want, for a year.
00:06:53The same strategy that Kennedy had in the Money in the Bank ladder to match is the same
00:06:57strategy he needs for the next 12 months.
00:06:59You've got to pick your spots.
00:07:01That's what he did to win the match.
00:07:03That's what he's got to do.
00:07:04Just like Edge, just like RVD before him.
00:07:06You've got to pick your spots.
00:07:08Use that certificate carefully.
00:07:10And when you got the chance, come home with the gold.
00:07:14It's almost like a get-out-of-jail-free card when you play Monopoly.
00:07:17You've got to use the right time to cash it in.
00:07:20I don't think I can compare something won at WrestleMania to Monopoly, but if you want to do that, that's
00:07:24fine.
00:07:25And there's a shoulder knocked down by Jeff Hardy.
00:07:29Jeff Hardy up over the top.
00:07:31It's hip-tossed to Mr. Kennedy.
00:07:34And Jeff Hardy in control of Mr. Money in the Bank thus far.
00:07:39These SmackDown fans are jacked here tonight on Friday Night SmackDown.
00:07:43Perhaps still a hangover from WrestleMania.
00:07:46How could they not be, Michael?
00:07:48You saw WrestleMania.
00:07:50Over 80,000 record-breaking attendance there at Ford Field.
00:07:54That lives with you for quite a while, Michael.
00:07:57These fans are still in that same euphoria that all these competitors are on.
00:08:01More fans at Ford Field.
00:08:03Over 80,000 in the Super Bowl.
00:08:05Oh, and that stadium is city-hosted at the Super Bowl a couple of years ago.
00:08:10And Mr. Kennedy up through the ropes.
00:08:12Jeff Hardy right out in front of us.
00:08:16And Jeff Hardy measuring his man, taking out Mr. Kennedy.
00:08:21Jeff Hardy is flying high, but can Mr. Money in the Bank get back in the matchup when he return?
00:08:27Oh, God!
00:08:30Off that snapmare takedown.
00:08:32Jeff Hardy with a dropkick to the back of the neck.
00:08:34We are back on Friday Night SmackDown.
00:08:36It is Mr. Money in the Bank, Mr. Kennedy against Jeff Hardy.
00:08:39And there's the cover by Hardy.
00:08:41And a kickout.
00:08:42Hardy, of course, won half of the new World Tag Team Champions with his brother, Matt.
00:08:50Jeff Hardy, John, really controlling the pace in this matchup, which is odd because I figured Mr. Kennedy would be
00:08:56the one controlling the pace.
00:08:59Jeff Hardy is talented as they come.
00:09:02The problem with Jeff Hardy is the fact that right now, instead of staying with what's working, Mr. Kennedy, he's
00:09:08got to go up.
00:09:09He's got to get these fans out of the race.
00:09:11And he's got to do some death-defying moves.
00:09:13And Mr. Kennedy back to his feet.
00:09:15And Jeff Hardy's going to the top rope.
00:09:19He got caught by Mr. Kennedy.
00:09:22Mr. Kennedy doing here.
00:09:24Oh, my.
00:09:26Oh, dumping Jeff Hardy with a backdrop from the top rope.
00:09:31And you talk about picking his spot.
00:09:33And this is where Mr. Kennedy is so dangerous, John.
00:09:36When he gets in control of the matchup, he can pick a part of body part.
00:09:41It looks like he's working on that bat.
00:09:42And you look at Kennedy.
00:09:43Since he came out here, he knew one thing.
00:09:45All he had to do was weather the storm.
00:09:46There is no possible way that Jeff Hardy is at nor even near 100% after what happened at WrestleMania.
00:09:53Here's the cover for him in the face.
00:09:55Jeff Hardy kicks out at two.
00:09:56You know, the special issue, the yearbook special issue of WWE Magazine.
00:10:01John says that, well, in an interview with Mr. Kennedy, he claims that he never phones it in or mails
00:10:06it in.
00:10:07And Mr. Kennedy showing just that here tonight.
00:10:13Well, how about Jeff Hardy?
00:10:15Look, I get on to him the fact that he loves defying death, basically.
00:10:19But he comes out here.
00:10:20There's no way he's 100%.
00:10:21But he's willing to put his body on the line tonight because one reason, he loves these SmackDown fans.
00:10:27Yeah, but what makes you think that Mr. Kennedy's 100%?
00:10:30Mr. Kennedy, you saw what he did to Hornswoggle in that act of desperation near the end of the Monday
00:10:35to make matchup.
00:10:36Now, Mr. Kennedy with a clothesline and short arm clothesline into the cover.
00:10:42His shoulder wasn't down.
00:10:43Now it is.
00:10:44Referee Mickey Henson doing a tremendous job.
00:10:47Perfect position for the referee.
00:10:54The thing that Mr. Kennedy has now, Michael, number one, we've seen him mature as a wrestler this year.
00:11:00He's become a tremendous thinker inside that ring.
00:11:04That same thinking that brought him Money in the Bank means he can cash that Money in the Bank in
00:11:08any time in the next 12 months for a world championship.
00:11:13Doesn't matter if the champion had just competed in a one-hour-long match any time, any place.
00:11:20That's what Kennedy has in his back pocket.
00:11:25How can he compete with that?
00:11:26I mean, if you are a champion, you'd have gone through a one-hour match, like you say.
00:11:30I mean, if Mr. Kennedy cashes it in, I mean, obviously, 100% odds in the favor of Mr. Kennedy.
00:11:36That's why, Michael, the last two guys who've won it have gone on to become world champions.
00:11:40I mean, the perfect example is what Edge did when he cashed in at Armageddon after the, I'm sorry, at
00:11:45New Year's Revolution after the champion went through the Elimination Chamber match.
00:11:50Edge cashed in, came down, and won the title.
00:11:52Perfect use of that opportunity.
00:11:54And here's Jeff Hardy with the right hands to the gut.
00:11:56Bounces off the ropes, ducks under the clothesline.
00:11:59And again, Mr. Kennedy with a knee to the midsection, and quickly to the cover, hooks the leg, shoulders down,
00:12:05and a kick out at two.
00:12:11And Mr. Kennedy, John, with this, he just has an innate ability to be able to slow the match down
00:12:17when he wants.
00:12:18To be able to take a high flyer, like a Jeff Hardy, off his game, and continues to work on
00:12:23the back.
00:12:28Knee driven to the spine, forearm in the face, a kick out again, another near fall for Mr. Kennedy.
00:12:34Do you realize how smart Kennedy is?
00:12:36The one thing that was hurt on Jeff Hardy, he was carried off on a stretcher board, is that back.
00:12:43Kennedy's going after it.
00:12:45Kennedy is using a perfect game plan.
00:12:48Kennedy's dominating.
00:12:52SmackDown fans chanting for Hardy again, trying to wheel Jeff back into the matchup.
00:12:59And what you see here is typical Mr. Kennedy.
00:13:02The referee is blinded by Jeff Hardy, and look at the leverage Mr. Kennedy gains in his abdominal stretch maneuver.
00:13:12And talk about dominating, Michael.
00:13:15Think about WrestleMania, what we witnessed when we saw the dead man, the phenom, go 15-0 to become the
00:13:23new world champion.
00:13:25And we will hear from the new world champion here tonight on SmackDown.
00:13:29Jeff Hardy off the hip toss, trying to make it back to his feet.
00:13:40And if Jeff Hardy can pick up the pace, quicken the pace, the match is going to turn in his
00:13:45favor.
00:13:46Oh, and short arm clothesline to Mr. Kennedy.
00:13:50And Jeff Hardy.
00:13:52Oh!
00:13:53Spinning kick knocks Mr. Kennedy down.
00:14:00And John, this is where Jeff is so dangerous.
00:14:03When Hardy gets on a roll, he builds momentum, he builds momentum.
00:14:07Cover, hook of the leg, shoulders are down, and a kick out at two by Mr. Kennedy.
00:14:14Jeff Hardy is the guy that if you ever give him an edge, he will take as much as he
00:14:20possibly can.
00:14:25Oh, and a straight.
00:14:27Mr. Kennedy may have missed with that kick.
00:14:29I thought he blasts the side of the head.
00:14:32Well, Jeff Hardy, whispering the wind from the top rope, knocking Mr. Kennedy down.
00:14:38And Jeff Hardy, you can still see, nowhere near 100%, hurting on every move, but still heart and soul in
00:14:44this matchup.
00:14:47Top rope, went for the swanton.
00:14:49Mr. Kennedy rolled out of the way.
00:14:53And Mr. Kennedy stalking Jeff Hardy up the Miss Swanton, kick to the back of the knee.
00:14:58Mr. Kennedy playing Jeff Hardy off the DDT.
00:15:01Here's the cover, forearm in the face, and Mr. Money in the Bank cashes in a victory.
00:15:12Think about this, Michael.
00:15:13Seven world champions Kennedy has defeated in the past 12 months, or three world champions at the Money in the
00:15:20Bank ladder match.
00:15:21And now, he is the owner of the Money in the Bank.
00:15:26We are looking not only at the future of sports entertainment, but Mr. Kennedy is also the future world champion.
00:15:35And again, he can cash in that, wait a minute, Hornswoggle, it's Hornswoggle.
00:15:43That little guy's got some, hey, Finley from behind, with a shaleling.
00:15:49Little guy's got some back up.
00:15:54You listen to me, Big Mark, if you ever put your hands on Hornswoggle again, you'll be watching Wrestlemania sitting
00:16:08in a wheelchair.
00:16:10Yeah, you got it.
00:16:13You got it.
00:16:17Get on to that.
00:16:22Message sent.
00:16:25Wow.
00:16:28Well, ladies and gentlemen, still to come tonight on Friday Night SmackDown, the Deadman Cummings.
00:16:36The new world champion makes his intentions known in this ring tonight on SmackDown.
00:16:47A night of celebration, a night of athleticism, a night of champions.
00:16:52Wrestlemania this past Sunday, witnessed by the second largest crowd in Wrestlemania history.
00:16:57A fourth field attendance record of over 80,000 WWE fans.
00:17:02And Wrestlemania made headlines everywhere, including the Battle of the Billionaires and the fact that Mr. McMahon is now bald.
00:17:12Wrestlemania 23, the most successful Wrestlemania in history and the most spectacular of all time.
00:17:18And a big thank you to Saliva for, ladies and gentlemen, the official theme song of Wrestlemania.
00:17:24Big thumbs up for a wonderful job on Wrestlemania.
00:17:28That's a great time.
00:17:31Did you have a great time in the last minute?
00:17:33Oh, it was phenomenal and romantic.
00:17:35Well, the best time I had was the time that you and I spent together after the show.
00:17:39Teddy, you know, just to show how much I appreciate you, I got you a little something.
00:17:42You got me something?
00:17:43A little something, yes.
00:17:44All right, what is it?
00:17:47You got this for me?
00:17:48Yeah.
00:17:48Well, let me open it.
00:17:49Oh, no, no.
00:17:50Can you wait till later?
00:17:51Because I'm a little shy.
00:17:53All right, I promise.
00:17:54Later.
00:17:54Excuse me.
00:17:55Teddy, I need to talk to you.
00:17:56Talk to me about what?
00:17:58Excuse me?
00:17:58I don't believe I heard you knock.
00:18:00Well, knock, knock.
00:18:00I need to talk to you about something.
00:18:02I'll just talk to you later.
00:18:03Okay, Crystal.
00:18:04See you later.
00:18:05Now, what can I do for you?
00:18:06I want to.
00:18:07You want who?
00:18:08He wants to interfere in my matches.
00:18:09I want him.
00:18:10Okay, who do you want?
00:18:13Hornswoggle.
00:18:15Hornswoggle?
00:18:16That's right.
00:18:17He wants to interfere in my matches.
00:18:18He can have me.
00:18:19You want Hornswoggle?
00:18:20That's right.
00:18:22Okay, tell you what.
00:18:23You got it.
00:18:25How about next week?
00:18:26Right here on Friday Night Smackdown,
00:18:28Mr. Kip.
00:18:29My bad.
00:18:30Mr. Money in the Bank versus Hornswoggle.
00:18:34Yeah.
00:18:35You like that?
00:18:36I like it.
00:18:38You're a good guy.
00:18:39And there's one other thing.
00:18:40I like it.
00:18:41Hornswoggle's partner will be Finley.
00:18:44Now, that's Tavernack.
00:18:46Now, if you'll excuse me, Mr. Money in the Bank,
00:18:49I've got a shoulder on.
00:18:51Look.
00:18:53The teddy.
00:18:53Excuse me?
00:19:03Let's see if I can't hear him.
00:19:07What if I can't?
00:19:09Oh, man.
00:19:12This is amazing.
00:19:13Let's see.
00:19:16Woo.
00:19:18Mm.
00:19:19Mm-mm.
00:19:23Hey.
00:19:24Nice to meet you.
00:19:26Hey.
00:19:26Let's see you on your phone.
00:19:28Looking for you?
00:19:29Hey, I'm looking for you.
00:19:30Hey, you did good on Russell, man.
00:19:32Let me tell you that.
00:19:33Thank you so much.
00:19:34You know what?
00:19:35I got an album out.
00:19:37I know.
00:19:37I heard.
00:19:38Did you really?
00:19:39Yeah.
00:19:39I can't wait to hear it.
00:19:41I can't wait to hear it.
00:19:41You should have heard it.
00:19:42It's been out.
00:19:43You got to go get it.
00:19:44Oh, gosh.
00:19:44I'm looking for you.
00:19:45Where's my copy?
00:19:46Where's my copy?
00:19:47I sent it to you in the mail.
00:19:48Okay.
00:19:48Okay.
00:19:49But anyway, I've got a new video from it.
00:19:51I'm shooting a new video.
00:19:53Oh, my God.
00:19:53Oh, my God.
00:19:54Tim B.
00:19:55Can I call you that?
00:19:57Oh, my gosh.
00:19:57Hi.
00:19:58I'm Jillian, but I'm sure you know that, right?
00:20:00No, I don't know nothing.
00:20:01You don't know that?
00:20:02I don't know.
00:20:03Okay, seriously.
00:20:04Ashley, he doesn't know why.
00:20:05We were just having a conversation.
00:20:06But anyway, I sing.
00:20:07I sing.
00:20:08I'm a really good singer.
00:20:09Uh-oh.
00:20:10And I heard that you're a really good producer.
00:20:12Because, I mean, we've got Justin Timberlake.
00:20:15Oh, my gosh.
00:20:15Nellie Furtado.
00:20:17Pussycat Dolls.
00:20:19Jillian.
00:20:20Oh, my gosh.
00:20:21You have to hear this.
00:20:23Do you want to hear it?
00:20:24Well, you're going to hear it.
00:20:24Let's hear it.
00:20:25Anyway, I call it hot bread.
00:20:27I wrote it myself.
00:20:28Ready?
00:20:28You know you want me.
00:20:31Oh, you can't take your eyes away from me.
00:20:36Oh, I'm the hottest thing since sliced bread.
00:20:40I'm really embarrassed.
00:20:41Oh, when the boys see me, they turn red.
00:20:45Oh.
00:20:45No.
00:20:46Oh.
00:20:47Oh.
00:20:48No.
00:20:50No.
00:20:51No.
00:20:51No.
00:20:52No.
00:20:52No.
00:20:53No.
00:20:53No.
00:20:54No.
00:20:54No.
00:20:54I don't think even you are going to go that hot.
00:20:56No.
00:20:57No.
00:20:57No, I'm going to ask you, don't go away.
00:20:59Hot bread.
00:21:01No.
00:21:01We're out of here.
00:21:03See you later, Jillian.
00:21:04What?
00:21:08What?
00:21:12Well, here's the hottest producer in the music industry today.
00:21:14Did Jillian really think she was going to impress Tim?
00:21:17I've heard cats, when they get shoes thrown at them, that sounded better than Jillian.
00:21:21You know, Timbaland is a huge WWE fan.
00:21:24He told me earlier today that he cannot stop thinking about WrestleMania this past Sunday.
00:21:28Well, who could, Michael?
00:21:30The entire world was enthralled with the Battle of the Billionaires, the World Championships.
00:21:35It was WrestleMania after all.
00:21:37Let's take it back to WrestleMania.
00:21:52It happens every time you stop and close your eyes.
00:21:59You can't deny what lives inside you.
00:22:05Well, I know it's hard to see, but what is meant to be, when yesterday is so far behind you.
00:22:15Deep inside your soul, you know, I'm always there.
00:22:23You made me believe, but did you surrender to me?
00:22:30A memory where I'll never die.
00:22:35You made me believe, but did you surrender to me?
00:22:42A memory where I'll never die.
00:22:57Only one way to win.
00:22:59That's to take the ladder, climb it, and retrieve that repeat.
00:23:03They're going to be carrying them off like cord would.
00:23:09Ladies and gentlemen, please, would you bring your attention to me?
00:23:14For a feast for your eyes to see, an explosion of catastrophe.
00:23:20Like nothing you've ever seen before.
00:23:24Watch closely as I open this door.
00:23:26Your jaws will be on the floor.
00:23:29After this, you'll be begging for more.
00:23:33Welcome to the show.
00:23:39Please come inside.
00:23:43Ladies and gentlemen, do you want it?
00:23:46Do you need it?
00:23:47Let me hear it.
00:23:49Ladies and gentlemen, one billionaire is going to go bald tonight.
00:23:54The God don't hold up the Samoan strike.
00:23:57This cannot happen here.
00:23:59Hey, McMahon, coast to coast.
00:24:02What is this?
00:24:03Look out.
00:24:03Hey, look at this.
00:24:05The hostile takeover.
00:24:07We're going to have the bald billionaires.
00:24:09Ladies and gentlemen, good evening.
00:24:11You've seen that seeing is believing.
00:24:14Your ears and your eyes will be bleeding.
00:24:18Please check to see if you're still breathing.
00:24:21Hold tight, because the show is not over.
00:24:23If you will, please move in closer.
00:24:26You're about to be bowled over by the wonders you're about to behold here.
00:24:33Welcome to the show.
00:24:36Welcome to the show.
00:24:39Please come inside.
00:24:43Ladies and gentlemen.
00:24:44Do you want it?
00:24:46In the end, you'll let me hear it.
00:25:13Tombstone 15-0 at Wrestlemania.
00:25:17Welcome to the show.
00:25:21Welcome to the show.
00:25:24Please come inside.
00:25:28Ladies and gentlemen.
00:25:29Do you want it?
00:25:31Do you need it?
00:25:32Let me hear it.
00:25:34Ladies and gentlemen.
00:25:35Do you want it?
00:25:37Do you need it?
00:25:38Let me hear it.
00:25:57And now, the WWE Smack of the Night is brought to you by the auto parts experts at AutoZone.
00:26:05Get in the zone, AutoZone.
00:26:07This is for the United States Championship.
00:26:10Look at MVP, the lights on bright at WrestleMania.
00:26:14He's ready to walk out of here, United States Champion.
00:26:17MVP has done his homework tonight, the guy that was ready for prime time.
00:26:23Benoit caught MVP, and MVP countered.
00:26:27Benoit ducks underneath the right hand, German suplex.
00:26:30Benoit going to the top rope, the United States Champion, cut out deep.
00:26:34Shoulders down, he got him, Chris Benoit retains the United States Championship.
00:26:44And it was one of the toughest battles that this champion has ever had to rage in his career.
00:26:50I cannot believe the way that MVP stepped up to the plate at Mania.
00:26:58This body set for one fall, a fortune ring first from Atlanta, Georgia, weighing 234 pounds.
00:27:04He is the United States Champion, Chris Benoit.
00:27:11It seems like everything that Chris Benoit, to go after MVP, with MVP would counter and turn the tables.
00:27:18Chris Benoit, one of the greatest wrestlers of all time.
00:27:21You mentioned top ten wrestlers, he belongs in the top ten in there somewhere.
00:27:25MVP matched him move for move last Sunday night.
00:27:29Introducing this, from Cleveland, Ohio, weighing 231 pounds, The Miz.
00:27:35And where would you rate this?
00:27:37My God, you've got a guy right here, Chris Benoit, who broke in in Stu Hart's dungeon.
00:27:43A madman, a monster, stretch, goes to Japan, works his butt off to get to where he is, former world
00:27:49champion.
00:27:50And you've got a cross from him right now, the biggest debacle in the history of sports entertainment.
00:27:55Looks like a rodeo clown, broke in by cockroaches on reality television shows.
00:28:00So let me see this, you get a cockroach eater versus one of the greatest of all time.
00:28:04Non-title matchup, Chris Benoit goes one-on-one with Miz here tonight on Friday Night SmackDown.
00:28:08And you see Miz's hair, perhaps Miz should get that hat that Mr. McMahon was wearing on Raw this past
00:28:15Monday night to cover that haircut up of his.
00:28:18Mr. McMahon, he looks sort of like Kojak, you know, the hat.
00:28:22He had a lollipop and says, I love you, baby.
00:28:24Nonetheless, Mr. McMahon embarrassed at the hands of ECW champion Lashley this past Monday on Raw.
00:28:30And Michael, quite frankly, I would be careful what you say about Mr. McMahon.
00:28:32He is on a warpath, and quite frankly, we share the same barber.
00:28:35I think he looks very dignified, Paul.
00:28:38You would say that.
00:28:39And here's the collar and elbow tie-up.
00:28:41Would you disagree?
00:28:42Center of the ring.
00:28:42No, I don't disagree with anything, but I do agree that Mr. McMahon is going to be on the warpath.
00:28:47There is going to be hell to pay at the hands of the boss, I'll guarantee you that.
00:28:50Bobby Lashley made his decision, and it's a plan he's going to have to lie in for a very long
00:28:56time.
00:28:57Let's talk about the United States champion, John Chris Benoit.
00:29:01Never looked better in there against a rodeo clown.
00:29:04MVP had a great strategy Sunday.
00:29:06Take out the arm.
00:29:07Take out the shoulder.
00:29:09Take the cross-facing sharpshooter away from Benoit.
00:29:11And how great was it to see at the end of that match was a great match that it was.
00:29:17Chris Benoit with that championship held high.
00:29:20And another great WrestleMania moment for the rabid Wolverine.
00:29:25And the point that I was trying to make with the MVP going to the shoulder was Benoit wasn't
00:29:29able to use those submissions.
00:29:30But the ever resilient champion, well, he just changed an offensive strategy around.
00:29:34He went to the top rope, and he hit the flying headbutt for the victory.
00:29:39Nice snap, suplexed by Chris Benoit.
00:29:41Picture-perfect, boom, to the cover and a kick out.
00:29:44Well, you talk about baptism by fire.
00:29:46You had MVP who had to be stuck in matches with Kane, with Undertaker,
00:29:49and who stepped up in his first WrestleMania ever and put on a heck of a show,
00:29:55but came up a little short against one of the all-time greats, Chris Benoit.
00:29:59And Miz backing Benoit into the corner, the southpaw with the left hands.
00:30:04Benoit with a knee in the midsection.
00:30:06And Chris could do something bigger than winning the World Championship at WrestleMania here.
00:30:11He could get rid of Miz. Could be the best possible thing this business could see.
00:30:15You got to admit, Miz has been somewhat impressive since his debut on SmackDown.
00:30:19Aided the back quickly into the cover. And see, Chris Benoit, a little wasted motion.
00:30:24A little separation between him and his opponent.
00:30:26Waste no time going to the cover, trying to put the man away.
00:30:29And I don't have to admit anything. I'm JBL.
00:30:36Wow!
00:30:36Did you see and hear that slap?
00:30:41That'll knock some respect into you.
00:30:43That'll knock some bicuspids out.
00:30:46Miz a bit overzealous, but he did land on the apron.
00:30:50Wow!
00:30:52Oh, my God!
00:30:55Can you explain to me what that feels like, please?
00:30:58Miz is developing a major welder on his chest at the hands of Benoit.
00:31:06I had Chris Benoit last year at WrestleMania.
00:31:09I've never been hit that hard in all of my life.
00:31:13However, listen to this.
00:31:19Miz, it's like getting hit from the inside.
00:31:22And Miz into the cover and a kick out.
00:31:25Maybe that slap angered Miz a bit.
00:31:28He pounds away on the rabid Wolverine.
00:31:34I think Chris Benoit is putting those shots in with a little extra malice against Miz.
00:31:40I can't believe I saw a little bit of blood trickling from the chest of Miz and a cover kick
00:31:44out in this non-title matchup.
00:31:48If Miz could somehow pull an upset off here, that's how it would be huge for Miz's career.
00:31:54It'd be a disaster.
00:31:55Stu Hart would roll over in his grave.
00:31:56So would Jerry Briscoe, and he's not even dead yet.
00:31:59The Benoit chants begin from the WWE fans.
00:32:06Miz really keeping the pressure up on the champion.
00:32:09Real simple.
00:32:10When you've got a live wire, you don't let go of it.
00:32:13It's over-simple, Michael, and I say it all the time.
00:32:15If you're not on offense against Benoit, you're on defense.
00:32:19And that's a place you don't want to be.
00:32:21It's quickly rolling through, but I should say Benoit.
00:32:24But look at Miz.
00:32:25Still has that hole, those hands wrapped around the neck and head of Benoit.
00:32:29That European headlock, something that Chris Benoit knows very well.
00:32:33So are you giving Miz some credit there that he's able to use this European headlock
00:32:38on the champion?
00:32:39I think Miz just grabbed hold of him.
00:32:41He has no idea what it was.
00:32:43Oh!
00:32:43He knows what that is.
00:32:45Oh!
00:32:46Miz battling back.
00:32:50Can you just say Miz and battle in the same sentence?
00:32:52Come on, look at Miz.
00:32:55He's taking it to the champion, John.
00:32:58I admit, there's a sign every once in a while.
00:33:01Cover hook of the leg, and the outside leg was hooked in a kick out by Benoit.
00:33:05And I mean, go back to what we just saw out of Miz.
00:33:07And another cover, and another kick out.
00:33:09I saw that move before, and Miz executed beautifully in the corner.
00:33:13Bam!
00:33:14You executed something I've never seen before beautifully.
00:33:17Yes.
00:33:18I've wrestled on five different continents.
00:33:19I've never seen that.
00:33:20Was it effective?
00:33:21Yes.
00:33:21There's the cover, forearm in the face again.
00:33:24And Benoit rolling the shoulder out.
00:33:26But Miz continues the pressure on the champion.
00:33:32It's quite disturbing for me.
00:33:34What is?
00:33:36The fact that the reality television show was actually doing well against Chris Benoit.
00:33:43Cross bases right across the bridge of the nose.
00:33:49Benoit needs to get back to a vertical base, get himself back in the matchup.
00:34:01And Benoit does.
00:34:04He's backing Benoit to the corner.
00:34:07He's been a smart thing there.
00:34:09Stay on the offense.
00:34:11The SmackDown fans continue.
00:34:13Will Benoit on?
00:34:15And here's the Rabbit Wolverine.
00:34:16And that's why he's named the Rabbit Wolverine.
00:34:19The Tenacity.
00:34:23High elbow.
00:34:27Chris Benoit just knocked Miz off his feet with a chop.
00:34:30That is impressive.
00:34:34There has never been a more.
00:34:35Here's the cover.
00:34:36Shoulders down.
00:34:37Kick out by Miz.
00:34:38There has never been a more intense competitor than Chris Benoit ever in the history of this business.
00:34:45Miz bounced off the ropes.
00:34:46There's a blow right to the back of the neck.
00:34:48How do you like that?
00:34:50United Verney just simply expected to be ready to go for a ride.
00:34:54Hope it's a carnival.
00:34:55Hope you're telling us.
00:34:56Buckle your seat belt, Miz.
00:34:58That is Chris Benoit's signature move.
00:35:01The German suplex, which weakens his opponent up for the headbutt, the crossface.
00:35:08The release German.
00:35:10And Benoit says it's over.
00:35:13Here Benoit.
00:35:14And this is how Benoit won at WrestleMania.
00:35:17With that flying headbutt, as he heads to the top of the rope.
00:35:21Miz is- The long way.
00:35:22Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
00:35:23Look it.
00:35:24Where the hell did he come from?
00:35:26MVP pulling Miz away from the headbutt.
00:35:29Referee Jimmy Corneris never saw it.
00:35:31He was watching Benoit.
00:35:33No, no, no.
00:35:33Miz into the top of the rope.
00:35:34No, no, no.
00:35:35Come on.
00:35:39The winner of this match, The Miz.
00:35:42But where did MVP come from?
00:35:45I used to say, folks, he's going too.
00:35:47But the bottom line is The Miz has defeated Chris Benoit.
00:35:52Yeah, thanks to MVP.
00:35:58And the Wolverine realizes the damage that MVP, the loser at WrestleMania to Benoit,
00:36:06what he did to him.
00:36:09Let's see if referee Jimmy Corneris actually saw what happened here.
00:36:14This Benoit was heading to the top rope.
00:36:17Miz was about three quarters of the way across the ring.
00:36:23And here's MVP, lying in wait, underneath the ring apron.
00:36:29Now, let's see where the referee's position.
00:36:32Referee doing his job.
00:36:34Referee didn't see it.
00:36:36From another angle, you see referee Jimmy Corneris doing his job.
00:36:40And Miz to the count.
00:36:41Referee at his back turn.
00:36:42MVP pulling Miz out of harm's way.
00:36:45And The Miz owns a victory over Benoit thanks to MVP.
00:36:48MVP wants to get in Chris Benoit's head.
00:36:51But apparently, MVP doesn't believe that this is over yet.
00:36:56Well, ladies and gentlemen, up next is Matt Hardy versus King Booker.
00:36:58Both men of the money to bank ladder match at WrestleMania, where King Booker had to
00:37:02make the toughest decision of his professional life.
00:37:06And you see King Booker and Matt Hardy were battling up the ladder toward the
00:37:10briefcase, when Queen Sharmel would come to the aid of her man.
00:37:14And then the decision I was talking about, Matt Hardy would set the queen up for
00:37:19the twist of fate, and King Booker had to decide, save his wife or go for the briefcase.
00:37:24One of the most decorated people in all of sports entertainment turned down
00:37:29Money in the Bank to save his wife.
00:37:31And I think it was a bad decision.
00:37:38I can't believe this, Matt Hardy.
00:37:40I know.
00:37:41I was this close to Money in the Bank.
00:37:43That was yours.
00:37:44This close to reclaiming the World Heavyweight Championship.
00:37:47And he had to nerve.
00:37:49He had the nerve to put his hands on you.
00:37:51Baby, I felt violated.
00:37:53I mean, I thought he was gonna break my neck.
00:37:55The position he had you in, my queen.
00:37:58I would never let that happen again.
00:38:00Tonight, I will take it out on his hide.
00:38:06Tonight, somebody's gonna get hurt.
00:38:09Let's go take care of business.
00:38:11Make him pay, baby, make him pay.
00:38:13Will King Booker make Matt Hardy pay?
00:38:16We're going to find out next, because it is King Booker seeking revenge against
00:38:21Matt Hardy here on Friday Night SmackDown.
00:38:50And so many superstars Sunday at WrestleMania did indeed seize the moment.
00:38:54Booker, King Booker had the opportunity to seize the briefcases we saw earlier.
00:38:59But he decided to save his wife, Queen Charnell.
00:39:02Dumb move.
00:39:03I'd have left her in a heartbeat.
00:39:05He had a chance to win Money in the Bank.
00:39:07He had a chance to become world champion again.
00:39:10Have that free pass to the world championship.
00:39:13But instead, he chose to save his lovely queen.
00:39:18I don't defend King Booker much, but I will on this occasion.
00:39:21Oh yeah.
00:39:26Whoa!
00:39:32And knock his neck,
00:39:34Antonio.
00:39:37I can try, hope I see it.
00:39:45He is one half of the world tag team champions, Matt Hardy.
00:39:52And the other half of the equation is this.
00:39:54You can't blame Matt Hardy for his actions at WrestleMania.
00:39:58Queen Charmell did put herself in a position that she shouldn't have been in.
00:40:02Yeah, but think about this.
00:40:03Think about Matt Hardy, your little boy here, Michael.
00:40:06Your boy set up his brother, Jeff, to jump off a ladder to get rid of him and Edge.
00:40:12He didn't do that.
00:40:14Yes, did that.
00:40:15Yes, he did.
00:40:16You're hallucinating.
00:40:17That's exactly what he did.
00:40:19He got rid of his brother and Edge by doing that.
00:40:24And right after that, he put his hands on the Queen, Charmell.
00:40:28You don't do that, Michael.
00:40:30Cannot remember the last time that I have seen a look on the face of King Booker like he has
00:40:34tonight.
00:40:34Moments ago, he claimed that somebody is going to get hurt.
00:40:39Quickly in need of the midsection.
00:40:40And King Booker, the aggressor in the first part of the matchup.
00:40:44I mean, you've got to think of what's going through King Booker's mind, John.
00:40:47He had to make that decision.
00:40:48And just a fingertip away from him was an opportunity at that championship rematch that he has fought really so
00:40:56hard for the last few months to get.
00:40:59But who put him in that boat, Michael?
00:41:02Who?
00:41:02Queen Charmell.
00:41:03No, no, come on.
00:41:05Queen Charmell for getting in the ring.
00:41:07Oh, missed with a big heel kick.
00:41:09And Matt Hardy with a right hand.
00:41:11So you're advocating what Matt Hardy did was put his hands on Charmell.
00:41:15You're saying that's okay?
00:41:17Is that what you're saying?
00:41:18Queen Charmell should not have put herself in the matchup.
00:41:20So you're saying Matt Hardy was justified.
00:41:22And there's the bulldog by Matt Hardy.
00:41:25Quickly into the cover, hook to the leg, shoulders are down and a kick out.
00:41:28No, it's not okay.
00:41:29But Queen Charmell is the person to put herself in harm's way number one.
00:41:32You don't put your hands on an defenseless woman like Matt Hardy did.
00:41:36Well, and King Booker brings up Matt Hardy back to the center of the ring.
00:41:41There's the flexibility of the king.
00:41:42And that boot to the face and you hear Queen Charmell finish him off.
00:41:53You know Queen Charmell well, John.
00:41:55She is extremely vengeful.
00:41:58What?
00:42:00How much more do you want to stereotype Queen Charmell?
00:42:03She's not vengeful.
00:42:04She's not evil.
00:42:06She's not a bad person.
00:42:07She's a queen.
00:42:08She's royalty.
00:42:10She makes the queen of Sheba look like a street.
00:42:13She's royalty.
00:42:14She just slapped the man in the face.
00:42:16That's because he put her hands, his hands on her at WrestleMania.
00:42:22King Booker stalking Matt Hardy off the slap by the queen.
00:42:27Matt Hardy extremely upset as well.
00:42:29He believed he had the opportunity to grab that briefcase and the Money in the Bank ladder match.
00:42:34And Matt talked his brother into Jeff into doing that crazy thing he did on the border.
00:42:39Spinebuster by King Booker.
00:42:41And Queen Charmell, she is enjoying this.
00:42:44She is enjoying King Booker punishing Matt Hardy.
00:42:46Well, it's retribution.
00:42:47She should.
00:42:48I'm enjoying it too.
00:42:50King Booker could have gone for the cover there, but instead decided to.
00:42:55And look at that.
00:42:56Matt Hardy's already busted open.
00:42:58Yeah, well, King Booker did say that somebody is going to get hurt.
00:43:01Blood pouring from the mouth of Matt Hardy.
00:43:05This is about honor, Michael.
00:43:07This is about dignity.
00:43:09This is about respect.
00:43:10This is the king fighting for his wife.
00:43:14Matt Hardy battling back with the rights to the midsection.
00:43:18Matt Hardy, that never-say-die attitude.
00:43:23Oh, and a high elbow.
00:43:27King Booker almost seems like he's in a, some sort of trance tonight.
00:43:31Doesn't he, John?
00:43:32I mean, the look on his face, he's barely taking his eyes off Matt Hardy.
00:43:35I said a long time ago, Camelot has come to SmackDown.
00:43:39And chivalry is not dead.
00:43:42King Booker's-
00:43:43Look, look at this.
00:43:44What an honorable person.
00:43:46Again, King Booker had the opportunity to go for the cover, but instead wants to punish Matt Hardy.
00:43:51He's an honorable man.
00:43:53He's an honorable king.
00:43:55King Booker punching Matt Hardy straight in the mouth, where Matt Hardy is bleeding from.
00:44:01And who knows if Matt Hardy suffered any internal injuries, perhaps, at Money in the Bank.
00:44:05Or even in that battle royal the Hardys were involved in this past Monday night.
00:44:10What about the trauma the Queen suffered?
00:44:13Break of the eyes by King Booker.
00:44:15Matt Hardy looks nearly punch drunk.
00:44:17May not have anything left.
00:44:19And King Booker cinches in the hold again.
00:44:22Look at the look on the Queen's face.
00:44:24Get him back, baby!
00:44:26Get him back!
00:44:27And Queen Chanel's yelling, get him back and making a choking signal to her throat.
00:44:30You can't blame her.
00:44:34I mean, you, you should know what it's like to be a woman and have a man put his hands
00:44:39on you.
00:44:40And you're defenseless.
00:44:42Matt Hardy trying to get back to a vertical base.
00:44:45You're so eloquent in your color commentary, John.
00:44:48You really paint the picture.
00:44:49Hey, look at Matt!
00:44:50With the big right hands to the midsection in the ribcage.
00:44:53But every time Matt tries to get back in it, King Booker just...
00:44:57Oh, oh, maybe this is the turning point!
00:45:03Matt Hardy trying to fire up off the clothesline.
00:45:16And just like that, Matt Hardy's back in control.
00:45:20Look, I've always said Matt Hardy is a main event waiting to happen.
00:45:23He's stepping up against one of the greatest of all time here, the King, who's won 30 major championships.
00:45:29I am just upset about what he did to the Queen!
00:45:32Leg drop!
00:45:32Cover!
00:45:33Hooks the leg!
00:45:34King Booker doesn't he?
00:45:35And he does!
00:45:35Kick out at two and a half.
00:45:39You see Queen Sharmel almost begging King Booker to get back in the match.
00:45:48That's the thing about Matt Hardy, John, though.
00:45:50He's never out of it.
00:45:54Kick Booker with a high kick to the jaw.
00:45:57You want to take that back?
00:45:58And the former world champion quickly is again in control.
00:46:03Watch the impact.
00:46:08Here's the cover!
00:46:09Kick out by Matt Hardy.
00:46:11One thing we've always talked about, King Booker, you talk about his power, but he's so flexible.
00:46:15And he's able to do so many things that a man his size is not able to do.
00:46:21Into the abdominal stretch.
00:46:23Yet another way to punish Matt Hardy.
00:46:31And look at this, Michael.
00:46:33Look at that picture.
00:46:35Ooh!
00:46:35Charmelle just as supportive as she was at WrestleMania.
00:46:39The Queen standing behind her man.
00:46:42You've got to admire this royal couple.
00:46:45This noble couple.
00:46:51SmackDown fans.
00:46:52Quick toss by Matt Hardy.
00:46:54King Booker right back on the offensive.
00:46:58You've got to know, Michael, that the Queen was just as upset that the King didn't win Money in the
00:47:03Bank.
00:47:06I'm sure she was.
00:47:07It'd be Money in her bank and King Booker's.
00:47:10Literally.
00:47:12King Booker brings Matt Hardy back to his feet.
00:47:16And King Booker has successfully slowed the pace.
00:47:22Cover again by the King.
00:47:24This should be...
00:47:25Matt Hardy rolling his shoulder at it too.
00:47:31Queen Charmelle a bit more animated than normal here tonight at ringside.
00:47:37Gave her King the marching orders.
00:47:40To get it done and get revenge on Matt Hardy.
00:47:47Exit!
00:47:48Exit!
00:47:49Exit!
00:47:50Exit!
00:47:50Exit!
00:47:51Exit!
00:47:51Exit!
00:47:52Exit!
00:47:52Matt Hardy's improved a tremendous amount of punishment.
00:47:55And we talked about the possibility earlier that it may have some internal injuries.
00:47:59Look at this.
00:48:00The picture of this, Michael, with Matt Hardy bleeding.
00:48:03The King said he was gonna get revenge.
00:48:05The Queen said she wanted revenge.
00:48:07And who could blame her?
00:48:08And that is exactly what they are dishing out right now.
00:48:11Sometimes justice comes to you.
00:48:15You see the blood continue to trickle from the mouth of Matt Hardy.
00:48:19You gotta wonder if Matt Hardy might have lost a tooth or two.
00:48:24King Booker continues to secure that arm.
00:48:27And just as Matt Hardy begins to build a little momentum,
00:48:30King Booker slows him with a knee to the midsection.
00:48:34Look at this!
00:48:35Matt Hardy by King Booker with a side effect!
00:48:38And this could be the turning point that Matt Hardy's looking for!
00:48:42Hook of the leg!
00:48:43The cover!
00:48:43Kick out at two and a half by the King!
00:48:46Can you imagine what would happen if Matt Hardy were to defeat the King in this state?
00:48:53Queen Charmell would have a heart attack!
00:48:55She almost did!
00:48:57Matt Hardy measuring, King Booker going for the twist of fate!
00:49:00Come on, baby!
00:49:02Come on, baby!
00:49:02King Booker with a scissors kick!
00:49:04Matt Hardy ducked out of the way!
00:49:06King Booker!
00:49:07Roll through!
00:49:08Did he get it?
00:49:08Did he get it?
00:49:09Did he get it?
00:49:10No, only a two count!
00:49:12Oh, and a kick right to the jaw!
00:49:1499!
00:49:15Matt Hardy may be out cold!
00:49:18That's it!
00:49:19Two!
00:49:19Got it!
00:49:20No!
00:49:20Kick out at two and a half!
00:49:24Queen Charmell screaming at referee Charles Robinson!
00:49:29How the hell did Matt Hardy kick out of that?
00:49:31Probably on instinct, because I thought he was out cold after that kick!
00:49:38Kick Booker hung up top rope!
00:49:42Matt Hardy going for the twist of fate again!
00:49:45Kick Booker!
00:49:46Countered!
00:49:49Look at this!
00:49:50Small package!
00:49:51Hooks the leg!
00:49:51Jumpers down!
00:49:52Matt Hardy got it!
00:49:53Matt Hardy got it!
00:49:55There's no justice in this world!
00:49:57The winner was Matt!
00:49:59Matt Hardy!
00:50:00Well, I guess King Booker did not make it right here tonight!
00:50:04I can try and watch your name!
00:50:07King Booker cannot believe it!
00:50:09But Matt Hardy is a great competitor!
00:50:15But nobody would have dreamed he'd beat The King tonight!
00:50:18But look at The Queen!
00:50:24You just lost!
00:50:33Is this how you handle your business, King Booker?
00:50:41Is this how you make him pay, King Booker?
00:50:49Matt Hardy violated me!
00:50:52And you did nothing about it!
00:50:55Nothing!
00:50:57You know what?
00:50:58You're a disappointment to me!
00:51:00And you're a disappointment to yourself!
00:51:06You just lost.
00:51:12You're a disappointment to yourself!
00:51:13You've got to find them!
00:51:15Come on!
00:51:16Come on!
00:51:17Come on!
00:51:19I'm not gonna make it!
00:51:20Tionell just said she's gone!
00:51:35Ladies and gentlemen, once again the dead man runs the top of the SmackDown food chain.
00:51:41The Phenom, known as The Undertaker, is again the world champion.
00:51:45And tonight, we hear from the newly crowned champ for the very first time.
00:51:54And now, the WWE Slam of the Week is brought to you by new RGX Body Spray from
00:52:01RyteGuard, crisp green scents that don't overpower.
00:52:04Are you ready to step up?
00:52:07Look out, there it is.
00:52:10Mr. McMahon has been thwarted by a stone cold stunner.
00:52:14No.
00:52:17My God.
00:52:18Stop it, stop it, stop it, stop it.
00:52:21Donald Trump actually doing the honors himself.
00:52:24Austin lastly and Trump celebrating with a cold one.
00:52:28Austin, Austin stunned the Donald.
00:52:31What?
00:52:31Stone Cold just stunned.
00:52:33Good God Almighty.
00:52:35What?
00:52:35What a WrestleMania.
00:52:40I never wanna dream, Michael, there'd be something more shocking than seeing Vince McMahon ball.
00:52:45But Stone Cold stunning.
00:52:48The Donald talked it.
00:52:54He's got a support ball.
00:52:56A portion of the ring ring, 320 pounds.
00:53:00Kane.
00:53:02I'll tell you something that was stunning from WrestleMania.
00:53:04Not just Stone Cold stunning Donald Trump, but the fact that Kane was able to body slam the great colleague
00:53:11right in the center of the ring.
00:53:21The big red machine, supposed to be a one-on-one matchup against Dave Taylor.
00:53:25And Regal and Taylor, outside the ring, double-teaming Kane.
00:53:32This matchup not officially underway.
00:53:34Regal dumped off the barricade.
00:53:37Kane with the right hand.
00:53:41Kane had sensed after a matchup against Khali at WrestleMania Sunday, I guess.
00:53:50Look out.
00:53:51Regal in a steel chair.
00:53:56Unbelievable.
00:53:57No effect to Kane at all.
00:53:58These are two of the toughest guys in the history of the UK, in the history of sports entertainment.
00:54:04That barricade almost gave way.
00:54:07They are attacking this monster.
00:54:12What a right by Kane driving Regal into the crowd.
00:54:18Kane with another right.
00:54:20And look out, Taylor flying across the announce table.
00:54:27This bitch hasn't even started yet.
00:54:31What the hell is going on?
00:54:33May not have started, but I believe it's finished.
00:54:38And Kane finished it.
00:54:41Kane just decimated two of the toughest guys I've ever known.
00:54:48In a matter of minutes,
00:54:50chaos at ringside at the hands of Kane.
00:54:57The big red machine, leaving devastation in his weight.
00:55:08Let's show you what happened.
00:55:10In this, it was a double team for a while, John.
00:55:13But that steel chair from Regal did nothing to Kane.
00:55:17Watch Taylor, trying to punch the announce table.
00:55:22I'm telling you, anybody who knows Regal and Taylor will tell you how tough these two guys are.
00:55:27They had a steel chair.
00:55:29It was two on one and Kane still decimated him.
00:55:33Wow.
00:55:37Baby.
00:55:39Chamele.
00:55:40Chamele.
00:55:41Chamele.
00:55:42Chamele.
00:55:43Baby, baby.
00:55:44We need to talk.
00:55:44We need to talk.
00:55:45Excuse me.
00:55:46Excuse me.
00:55:49Baby.
00:55:51I'm sorry.
00:55:53I got caught up in the moment.
00:55:54I didn't.
00:55:55I wasn't thinking about what I was doing.
00:55:57You think I care about all of that?
00:55:59I care about you.
00:56:00You think I care about money in the bank more than I care about you?
00:56:03That ain't gonna happen.
00:56:05That ain't gonna never happen.
00:56:07Today, I promise you.
00:56:08I promise I'll do better.
00:56:10All right?
00:56:11Just stop crying.
00:56:12Just stop crying.
00:56:13Give me a hug.
00:56:14Come on.
00:56:18Don't worry about that.
00:56:20Don't worry about nothing, man.
00:56:23Give me a kiss.
00:56:39Well, ladies and gentlemen,
00:56:41until the dunk tonight, for the first time since winning the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania,
00:56:48we will hear from the phenom The Undertaker.
00:56:51The Undertaker is here tonight.
00:57:01Everybody seems to have forgotten about Mark Henry.
00:57:29We are back on Friday Night SmackDown with the tag team champions who have the fourth longest reign in WWE
00:57:36history.
00:57:38Look who's with them.
00:57:39Playboy cover girl, Ashley.
00:57:42Ashley.
00:57:43This is a tag team contest special for one fall.
00:57:46Curtain in the ring being accompanied by Ashley.
00:57:48At a combined weight of 369 pounds, they are the WWE Tag Team Champions, Brian Kendrick and Paul London.
00:58:00Well, tonight, Friday Night SmackDown is sponsored by Monage.
00:58:04A better way to foam for less.
00:58:07And by Taco Bell.
00:58:09Think outside the bond.
00:58:11In by the auto parts experts at AutoZone.
00:58:14Get in the zone.
00:58:16AutoZone.
00:58:19Ooh, Chavo.
00:58:22Chavo.
00:58:23Chavo.
00:58:23Introducing next, at a combined weight of 430 pounds, the team of Gregory Hounds and the Cruiserweight Champion of the
00:58:30World, Chavo Guerrero.
00:58:33Michael, I gotta ask you, these kids, London and Kendrick, by the pure fact, the longevity of how long they've
00:58:39held these championships, by the fact that they've been the flag bearer of the WWE Tag Team Division, they are
00:58:44one of the greatest tag teams of all time.
00:58:47But they are as nutty as a pet coon.
00:58:50What in the hell are these masks that these kids wear?
00:58:54What?
00:58:55I can't answer that question.
00:58:55They're good looking young guys.
00:58:57Why in the world would you go and put a mask on?
00:59:00Current Cruiserweight Champion, Chavo Guerrero.
00:59:03And that's your answer.
00:59:04I don't know.
00:59:04I don't.
00:59:05It's a mystery.
00:59:05I don't have the answer.
00:59:07Whoa, whoa, whoa.
00:59:14This is interesting.
00:59:17Deuce and Domino and Cherry.
00:59:27What do you think the greasers are doing out here?
00:59:30What kind of statement is that, greaser?
00:59:32Well, it's, you know, going back to the 50s little term they used to use, trying to bring some color
00:59:37to the broadcast.
00:59:38And here we go.
00:59:39Boy, 1950 reference.
00:59:41Paul London and Chavo Guerrero are the better true London tournament.
00:59:44Here's Gregory Helms, the former Cruiserweight Champion, on the attack.
00:59:48John, I do want to talk a moment about what a privilege it was for me to be able to
00:59:52sit out here at ringside this past Sunday at WrestleMania.
00:59:55In front of a record crowd of over 80,000 people.
00:59:59And be able to call matches like the Undertaker and Batista match.
01:00:02I mean, the emotion, the feeling inside of Ford Field Sunday was something that is nearly indescribable.
01:00:07For 15 years, Michael, I have had the privilege of being in front of sold out crowds all over the
01:00:11world.
01:00:12I'm not sold out.
01:00:13Some of you can shoot a shotgun off and not hit anybody.
01:00:15But that last Sunday night in WrestleMania, the electricity of over 80,000 plus.
01:00:21A record breaking crowd in Ford Field, Michael, was something you had to feel and see in person to believe.
01:00:28Ashley was a part of WrestleMania, of course, in the Lumberjill matchup.
01:00:32Chavo and Gregory Helms involved in a special WrestleMania bonus match before WrestleMania actually went on the air.
01:00:38And there's Chavo and Gregory Helms with a double team.
01:00:40It's one of those moments in your life, Michael.
01:00:42Quickly cover by Helms, hooks the leg, and a kick out.
01:00:45It's one of those moments in your life, Michael, you look around.
01:00:47And I got the privilege of walking down that ramp in front of all those people Sunday night.
01:00:51And look around and want to memorize it because you never want to forget that experience.
01:00:55It was that magical.
01:00:57I remember being a kid in college in the mid-1980s at Syracuse University going to the landmark theater and
01:01:03watching WrestleMania on closed circuit.
01:01:05And to tell me today that 20 years later that I would actually be sitting at ringside and calling a
01:01:09match at WrestleMania.
01:01:12Unbelievable.
01:01:13And a tag made to Chavo Guerrero.
01:01:15He's the current Cruiserweight Champion.
01:01:17And these London and Kendrick have done an unbelievable job in the tag team division.
01:01:22Every time you think that you have a team that's going to take the championship with these guys.
01:01:26Hook of the leg, kick out.
01:01:27It doesn't happen.
01:01:28But this tag team right here between Guerrero and Gregory Helms, I'm telling you, two of the best Cruiserweights of
01:01:35all time teaming up is a formidable opponent.
01:01:39Non-title matchup here tonight and could be a big win for Chavo and Helms in the tag team division.
01:01:45And Deuce and Domino, perhaps scouting as they look on.
01:01:48And we know that Deuce and Domino have had a number of London and Kendrick in a number of matches
01:01:52in the past.
01:01:53They beat London and Kendrick in every match but one when the championship was on the line.
01:01:58That's what I say about London and Kendrick.
01:01:59Drop kick to the kick, hook of the leg by Chavo, and London kicks out.
01:02:03You know, anybody can roll a strike in warmups.
01:02:05It's when it's 10th frame and money's on the line that you have to hit it.
01:02:08And that's what these kids do.
01:02:10When matches are big, they win championships.
01:02:13It's interesting you were making the bowling reference because I was thinking about Mr. McMahon as Paul London off the
01:02:19head scissors.
01:02:21And he doesn't like you anyway.
01:02:23I don't think he does either, but I do respect him.
01:02:25And there's Gregory Helms missing with a big clothesline.
01:02:28Oh, London.
01:02:28And this is where the tag team champions are so dangerous.
01:02:31The high flyers wreak in heaven.
01:02:34This is where they get fun.
01:02:36There are car crashes waiting to happen, Michael.
01:02:39London and Kendrick kicking into a fifth gear.
01:02:41Here come the tag champs, taking out Chavo and Gregory Helms.
01:02:44London and Kendrick throwing costs into the wind.
01:02:48Impressive.
01:02:48Can they keep in control when we return to SmackDown?
01:02:55Oh, and a kick to the gut from Gregory Helms.
01:02:58We're back on Friday Night SmackDown non-title matchup.
01:03:01Tag team champions London and Kendrick against Gregory Helms and Chavo Guerrero.
01:03:05London and Kendrick had been in control before the commercial break.
01:03:08The high flyers taking out Guerrero and Helms as Deuce and Domino looked on.
01:03:14But then Chavo and Helms turning the tag during the commercial.
01:03:20Now these SmackDown fans try to get the tag champs back in it.
01:03:29Gregory Helms, backbreaker to the spine, into the cover, hook of the leg and a kick out.
01:03:35And don't forget that Gregory Helms was nearly unbeatable for over a year straight.
01:03:40The longest reigning champion in SmackDown history has been Gregory Helms.
01:03:45And he never lost the championship.
01:03:48Chavo Guerrero pinned somebody else to win it for the sixth time himself.
01:03:51In the Cruiserweight Open back at no way out.
01:03:54Chavo and Helms make one hell of a team, however.
01:03:57Chavo was sixth time Cruiserweight champ.
01:03:59You're looking at possibly the two greatest Cruiserweight champions of all time on the same team.
01:04:05I will not argue that point.
01:04:07Very valid one.
01:04:08Chavo Guerrero.
01:04:10The name Guerrero means warrior.
01:04:13Ryan Kendrick with the right hand.
01:04:16So much of what London and Kendrick are all about is a mystery.
01:04:20But what isn't a mystery is the fact that these young men have held the tag team titles for nearly
01:04:2511 months.
01:04:27And John, you were a long-raining champion.
01:04:29You held the WWE Championship for, what, just about a year?
01:04:33How difficult is it to hold a title for that long?
01:04:36Here's the cover, hook to the leg.
01:04:38Oh, and a, oh, London bring it up to three counts.
01:04:40Once you get to the top, Michael, it's a lot easier to get there than it is to stay there.
01:04:44Because every single night, everybody brings their A-game.
01:04:47Because every night, it's their Super Bowl.
01:04:49Every night, it is their championship match.
01:04:51You have to do it night after night.
01:04:53And what these kids have done for the last year has been nothing short of phenomenal.
01:05:01Kendrick hung up on the top rope.
01:05:05Needs to make a tag.
01:05:07And Helms and Guerrero the best.
01:05:09Doing what they need to do.
01:05:11Isolating their man.
01:05:11And doing what Helms and Guerrero do best.
01:05:14They beat people up.
01:05:17This is right hands.
01:05:19Now Helms draws the referee, allowing Chava to take advantage.
01:05:24Here's the double team after London's drawn into the ring.
01:05:28Textbook perfect tag team wrestling.
01:05:39Actually in London, kinda will these WWE fans to support the tag champs.
01:05:47Chava with that front face lock, not allowing Kendrick to make it to his partner.
01:05:53This is also a bit psychological, John, because Kendrick can see his partner,
01:05:56can't quite get there.
01:05:57Absolutely, the key with this and Chavo Guerrero being a former tag team champion
01:06:02himself with the great Eddie Guerrero knows this one thing.
01:06:05You don't have to beat both opponents on a tag team, you just have to beat one.
01:06:10Here's the cover by Helms.
01:06:12Can he get it though?
01:06:13Two and a half kick out.
01:06:14It would be a big win for Helms and Chavo to knock off the tag team champions.
01:06:19You think they're going through the minds of Deuce and Domino and Jerry.
01:06:24Think she's wearing a roller skates.
01:06:27London blasted off the apron.
01:06:30And look at this, you see how Gregory Helms and Chavo Guerrero cut off the ring,
01:06:34take advantage of the fact that the referee had his back strong.
01:06:38And Kendrick with that drop kick makes the tag to London, who's trying to thwart what
01:06:42has been a tenacious and relentless attack by Chavo and Helms.
01:06:46And Paul London trying to pick up the pace.
01:06:50And if London can successfully do that, he'll take Helms and Chavo out of their games.
01:06:55This is where London is absolutely at his best.
01:06:58When he's flying around, he's moving, he's hitting the ropes.
01:07:02And this is where he's the most exciting.
01:07:04We've never seen that before.
01:07:06He did a tonic drop into a head scissors.
01:07:12You see a lot of things with these young guys that you've never seen before.
01:07:16A heel kick from the back of the neck.
01:07:19Quickly into the cover.
01:07:20Hook of the leg.
01:07:21There's one, two, Chavo Guerrero breaking up the three count.
01:07:24A near fall for Paul London.
01:07:30Oh, London's in trouble.
01:07:32In a lot of trouble.
01:07:33Wolf Newman arm drag.
01:07:40Uh-oh.
01:07:41Helms rolling him up.
01:07:42Helms rolls him up.
01:07:43And a kick out at two.
01:07:46See the lovely Ashley at ringside.
01:07:50Shearing her tag team champions on.
01:07:55London can fly.
01:07:58And look at him planting Paul London.
01:08:01This one's over.
01:08:02Good night.
01:08:03Except for Brian Kendrick figured in the equation.
01:08:08London and Kendrick are a great tag team.
01:08:11You look at the way they take care of you.
01:08:13They're always cognizant of what the other one's doing.
01:08:18You see Guerrero about to go for a patented frog splash.
01:08:21Yes, Kendrick cutting him off.
01:08:22Right, Kendrick using every part of his body.
01:08:24Headbutts included.
01:08:26But now Kendrick is in a world of trouble.
01:08:30An absolute world of trouble.
01:08:32Uh-oh.
01:08:34One minute.
01:08:35This is a wreck.
01:08:37This is a mess in the corner.
01:08:38Chavo off the top rope.
01:08:39Three, two, three.
01:08:41Three, two, three.
01:08:41Oh, my!
01:08:46Sliced bread.
01:08:47One, two, three.
01:08:49A variation of it at least.
01:08:51Wow.
01:08:51Paul London figured in.
01:08:53They are exciting.
01:08:54The winners in the match.
01:08:56We're in the picture.
01:08:57And Paul.
01:08:58That was like sliced bread mixed with a superplex.
01:09:01Or whatever it was.
01:09:02It allowed the tag team champions to pick up the victory.
01:09:05But look at Deuce and Domino.
01:09:07Deuce and Domino signaling to the tag champs that hey, it's our turn.
01:09:10We want the gold.
01:09:14There's no doubt that London and Kendrick, the tag team champions are exciting.
01:09:19Look, these guys are high on our team.
01:09:20They're a car crash waiting to happen.
01:09:25That ear kick right to the back of the net.
01:09:27And then this is sliced bread.
01:09:29I don't think we've ever seen it before.
01:09:31Never heard of it before.
01:09:32That is the thing about these two young guys, Michael.
01:09:35I don't know how long they're going to last wrestling like that.
01:09:38But we're going to enjoy every second of it.
01:09:41They are fun to watch.
01:09:45London and Kendrick have never backed out from a challenge.
01:09:47And I believe they'll take anyone that is presented to them.
01:09:51Well, ladies and gentlemen, we talked about it earlier.
01:09:53I don't know about you, but I am still hung over.
01:09:56Well, I know you are literally from WrestleMania weekend.
01:09:59I mean, what a night, what an event it was in Detroit.
01:10:02What a great host city.
01:10:03And it all really started on Friday night at the famous Fox Theater in Detroit,
01:10:07where we had the world premiere of WWE Films The Condemned starring Stone Cold,
01:10:12Steve Austin.
01:10:15Welcome to the largest movie premiere of the century.
01:10:21WWE Films The Condemned starring Stone Cold, Steve Austin.
01:10:26Oh, he's crazy.
01:10:27There's people all over.
01:10:28Go, go, go, go, go, go, go.
01:10:31I loved it.
01:10:32I would totally come see the guy.
01:10:34Dang.
01:10:354,500 bodies in the theater.
01:10:37That's a huge number.
01:10:38Everybody respond like they did.
01:10:40Unbelievable.
01:10:41Or as they would say, priceless.
01:10:49Well, JBL, we talked about it earlier on.
01:10:52London and Kendrick seem to always be defending the tag team titles.
01:10:54And they will again next week.
01:10:56And they've always found a way to win.
01:10:59Michael Deuce and Domino are fantastic.
01:11:02They're great up in covers, but they're stepping in with two of the best next week.
01:11:07I'm gonna fight him.
01:11:10I'm gonna fight him.
01:11:11I'm gonna hurt him.
01:11:14Well, King Booker beside himself.
01:11:16Well, King Booker beside himself.
01:11:16Nobody does this to me.
01:11:19No.
01:11:21Realize he has to do something to impress Sharmel.
01:11:25Somebody's gonna pay for this.
01:11:27It's been a terrible week and a terrible night for King Booker.
01:11:31The King, I've never seen him worse.
01:11:34I've never seen him more downtrodden.
01:11:35He's got problems with his woman, with his queen.
01:11:38He's had problems with Matt Hardy, and he wasn't able to solve them.
01:11:41Well, nonetheless, a terrible night for King Booker.
01:11:43But it was a wonderful weekend for the class of 2007 WWE Hall of Fame.
01:11:48It's a tradition.
01:11:49It happens the night before WrestleMania.
01:11:51And this year, it took place at Fox Theater in Detroit.
01:11:57Welcome to the WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
01:12:03Tonight, we honor the class of 2007.
01:12:08These are the individuals who have paved the way for the WWE superstars of today and of tomorrow.
01:12:17BON DAY!
01:12:21Tonight is the Hall of Fame, and I'm calling it like it is.
01:12:24I'm calling it like I see it and calling it like I believe it.
01:12:27Jim Ross is one of the greatest announcers of all time.
01:12:30The best of the best.
01:12:31Jim Ross!
01:12:34I may be as goofy as a pet coon, but I am passionate about this business.
01:12:38I love our business.
01:12:40This night will never leave my heart.
01:12:43Dreams can come true.
01:12:46Mine just did.
01:12:47I thank you all very much.
01:12:50He had style, charisma, showmanship, the looks.
01:12:55I guess that's why you could call him perfect.
01:13:01Kurt was a man who captivated the public eye and gave them a level of entertainment they have never witnessed
01:13:11before.
01:13:14Nobody does it better.
01:13:16Nobody.
01:13:18And he was what he says he was.
01:13:21And that was absolutely perfect.
01:13:29Jerry the King Lawler.
01:13:33It is my honor to monkey flip you right into the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame.
01:13:41A lot of people wondered why Bill Shatner would be introducing or inducting Jerry the King Lawler.
01:13:46A lot of people don't realize we both book all our travel through Priceline.com.
01:13:52The number one subject of conversation backstage today has been, it's been actually Viagra.
01:13:59Good night, everybody.
01:14:01That's it for me.
01:14:02All my life, I've wanted to be exactly like my dad.
01:14:07Your next inductee, the American Dream, he was the greatest talker in the history of this business.
01:14:14A very honored dream.
01:14:23What an honor it is tonight to be inducted in this class of 2007 with such tremendous athlete.
01:14:33I am humbled by you all.
01:14:36Truly, tonight, I have wined and dined with Kings and Queens.
01:14:45This is your class of 2007.
01:14:59What a deserving group of legends that were inducted in this year, 2007 class Hall of Fame for the WWE.
01:15:06Guys who paved the way and allow us to sit here today in their shadow.
01:15:10Congratulations to all of them.
01:15:12And ladies and gentlemen, coming up next, a surefire Hall of Famer.
01:15:16The new world champion, The Undertaker, right here on SmackDown.
01:15:45Before we go.
01:15:46The New Half Vacation Championship will help us and see ourselves a team.
01:15:54And we're going to be opportunity to pursue Stealth Pasnto, سaks to win.
01:16:03From here at Lake crises in,想像.
01:16:09The New Half Vacation Championship will help us during this season.
01:17:40Take it in perspective, because those 15 wins have taken place in the grandest stage
01:17:45of all at WrestleMania.
01:17:47That would be like going 15-0 in the Super Bowl.
01:17:50That would be like going 15-0 in the NBA Finals.
01:17:54That is how impressive this streak is.
01:17:58Decade and a half, Michael.
01:18:01The Undertaker.
01:18:02It is unparalleled in sports, entertainment, anything, the streak The Undertaker has amassed.
01:18:09And what an incredible match it was.
01:18:12I've never dreamed that Batista could take The Undertaker as far as he did and test him the
01:18:19way he did.
01:18:20It was perhaps The Undertaker's compass test out of all 15.
01:18:24It was an aggressive, a vicious, a sometimes violent animal.
01:18:30But somehow, The Phenom survived and won the World Heavyweight title.
01:18:37And it is nearly bone-chilling in here tonight to see The Undertaker once again grace the ring,
01:18:46holding the gold, standing atop the food chain.
01:18:54The question will be, who could ever possibly take that championship from him?
01:19:11The former world champion,
01:19:15and Batista is not messing around, he is on a beeline for the ring.
01:19:21A beeline for the ring, filled with a man who defeated him Sunday, The Undertaker.
01:19:54The Undertaker!
01:20:15Congratulations.
01:20:18I want my rematch.
01:20:36We can't put it any plainer than that.
01:20:54Look at the intensity.
01:20:55Look at the look on the face of Batista.
01:20:57The Undertaker dotted.
01:20:59Batista wants a rematch.
01:21:01I wanna see it too.
01:21:03Hey, that's Kate Booker.
01:21:05Kate Booker ambushing The Undertaker from behind.
01:21:09And The Undertaker with the right hands.
01:21:17Not going to the top rope.
01:21:21The issues with Queen Chanel, the problems in WrestleMania.
01:21:25And Kate Booker from out of nowhere attacking The Undertaker from behind.
01:21:32And all Kate Booker has done has angered The Dead Man.
01:21:42I think The King Booker's night has just gotten worse.
01:21:46The heck is King Booker thinking?
01:21:49My God.
01:21:50King Booker tossed onto the announce table.
01:21:52What the hell is The Undertaker thinking?
01:21:58No.
01:22:02It's one thing to want to impress your wife.
01:22:04It's another thing to want to commit suicide.
01:22:09No, no, no, don't.
01:22:11The Undertaker.
01:22:11Don't.
01:22:12The match with Kate Booker up high.
01:22:15Not out here, not on the announce table.
01:22:19One, two, three.
01:22:20A tombstone pile driver.
01:22:23Standing Kate Booker straight up.
01:22:32It is good night and lights out for The King.
01:22:40The Undertaker is a, he's the new champion for a reason.
01:22:46The era of The Dead Man has started, Michael.
01:22:51I think there's gonna be hell to pay.
01:22:55Simply put, you do not mess with The Dead Man.
01:23:00Have fun.
01:23:05This is our notwendigh for a reason, thank you so much for youreni.
01:23:14I think we are not on the note.
01:23:16Toast-me-si Smoothie- slash USA- three-year-one.
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