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00:00:00Some call these men the greatest entertainers on Earth.
00:00:04Flying without wings.
00:00:06Defying physical limitations.
00:00:09But the risks these men take are great.
00:00:12Bodies have been battered.
00:00:14Necks broken.
00:00:16Careers ended in an instant.
00:00:18Yes, this is entertainment.
00:00:20But the hazards are real.
00:00:22No matter who you are,
00:00:24whatever you do,
00:00:25please,
00:00:26don't try this at home.
00:00:31Way to go, baby.
00:00:32That's what I'm talking about.
00:00:33I told you I could be Kane, baby.
00:00:34Give me something, baby.
00:00:34Just like you're gonna be Taker.
00:00:35That's what I'm gonna do tonight, baby.
00:00:37What's going on?
00:00:37It's all about respect.
00:00:38I mean, Rhino, bam, taking out the Big Show.
00:00:40That's what, it's all about impact.
00:00:42It's all about getting respect.
00:00:43Booker T, check it out.
00:00:44Test took care of Kane.
00:00:46Yeah.
00:00:46Now all you have to do, all you gotta do is take out the Taker.
00:00:49Then the entire alliance will have R-E-S-P-E-C-T for Booker T.
00:00:54For you, baby.
00:00:55For you, man.
00:00:55Because Undertaker has never been the five-time captain.
00:00:59Five-time, one, two, three, four, five-time WCW champion.
00:01:02Five times.
00:01:03And The Undertaker definitely does not have a move that electrifies millions.
00:01:08The Spinner Root.
00:01:09The Spinner Root Eye.
00:01:10The Spinner Root Eye.
00:01:10The Spinner Root Eye.
00:01:11You know, tonight, The Undertaker will be one dead sucker walking.
00:01:17Now, can you dig that?
00:01:18I can dig it.
00:01:19Yes.
00:01:19Yeah.
00:01:20Give me some.
00:01:23Hey, the Alliance wants to send out big props to our boys, Saliva, with their song,
00:01:28Click, Click, Boom, off of every six seconds, the theme of No Mercy, Saliva.
00:01:35I keep that ending up on my arm every time you talk, JR.
00:01:37Every six seconds.
00:01:40That's a joke.
00:01:41He's supposed to laugh.
00:01:42Can you dig it, sucker?
00:01:44Can you dig that, sucker?
00:01:46I think there was a disconnect.
00:01:48I didn't get it.
00:01:51Man, this guy may get it.
00:01:53Or then again.
00:01:56Can you dig it, sucker?
00:02:11All the contest is scheduled for one call.
00:02:14Approaching the ring, representing the Alliance, weighing 259 pounds, Booker T.
00:02:24Well, Booker T, a native of Houston, will meet another Houstonian.
00:02:29And what could be one of those Texas slobber knockers here?
00:02:33Just be keen earlier, thanks to some city officiating.
00:02:40Keep rolling, rolling, rolling, rolling, rolling.
00:02:43Keep rolling, rolling, rolling, rolling.
00:02:45Keep rolling, rolling, rolling, rolling.
00:02:48Keep rolling, rolling, rolling.
00:02:49Keep rolling, rolling, rolling.
00:03:0310 years of destruction.
00:03:05A decade of destruction, if you will.
00:03:08The old Booger ran.
00:03:10The big man from Texas is here to fight.
00:03:13Advertised at 3.05.
00:03:15I think he's closer to 295, if you're keeping score at home.
00:03:19What that means in the big picture, he's quicker.
00:03:22He has more resiliency, more flexibility.
00:03:25I think that may prove a big problem for Booker T.
00:03:29Yeah, but The Undertaker stepping into the ring with the five-time former-
00:03:33Here we go, Booker T on the offensive.
00:03:35Booker T made this challenge to The Undertaker, and Booker T now would love him this one early.
00:03:41Booker T showed that aggressive streak.
00:03:43I have been very impressed, even more so, as day by day has gone by since Booker T's first debut
00:03:50on our airway.
00:03:52How many people do you know have ever called out The Undertaker?
00:03:56Other than his brother, not very many, a short list.
00:04:00Right, you know why?
00:04:01Because Booker T is fearless.
00:04:03Because Booker T brings the fight to you.
00:04:06The month of October always a significant month for both these individuals.
00:04:10Booker T began his third reign as WCW Champion in October of last year,
00:04:16in the event in San Francisco.
00:04:18And it was five years ago, October 20th, when The Undertaker won the first Buried Alive match
00:04:49officially underway now.
00:04:54With referee Tim White signaling for the bell, we're underway in an official way.
00:05:00Pinball's count now.
00:05:01Lock right here, put the face at Booker T.
00:05:05Kicking out with what he's got left.
00:05:08The Alliance said he better have a lot left because this one is far from over.
00:05:13This match looks like the Test Kane match.
00:05:15You're looking for her.
00:05:17You're not gonna find him in this match, I don't think.
00:05:19The forearm, the lateral press, and a near fall.
00:05:24But Booker T keeps the pressure on The Undertaker.
00:05:28Booker T is not gonna give The Undertaker a moment of rest.
00:05:32Booker T, a five-time WCW Champion, as Paul Heyman alluded to earlier,
00:05:38certainly puts him in some very elite company with some of the great WCW champions
00:05:43over the course of time.
00:05:46And quite frankly, some not so great.
00:05:47That's for another conversation as Booker T goes downstairs, isolating The Undertaker.
00:05:53You know, I'll tell you what, for Booker T to be really effective here, somehow along the way,
00:05:58you just gotta destroy that vertical base of the American Badass.
00:06:03I mean, you know, Undertaker's 6'10".
00:06:06He's over 300 pounds.
00:06:09He is a towering, towering, impressive physical figure.
00:06:13But Booker T is a fighter.
00:06:16Booker T brings the fight to you.
00:06:19And I think, in my opinion, The Undertaker has an uphill battle against Booker T tonight.
00:06:26Undertaker now focusing on that arm, bringing that bicep and tricep, trying to
00:06:31Charlie horse the arm up, to knot it up, and certainly weakening the arm.
00:06:35Booker T is a right-handed competitor.
00:06:37Therefore, one would assume his left arm is not as strong as the right.
00:06:41Perhaps more vulnerable.
00:06:43I hate, I hate, man, I hate what he does, Mr. T.
00:06:48Look at the strength of this.
00:06:50Unbelievable strength by The Undertaker, taken down.
00:06:52Booker T dropping the leg, almost trying to work into his short arm scissors here,
00:06:59as The Undertaker trying to rip that insertion point at the elbow.
00:07:03And watch those shoulders.
00:07:05I mean, you know what that can do to him?
00:07:06He's lifting his muscles.
00:07:09Booker T rolling through,
00:07:11The Undertaker holding on to that arm, and takes Booker T back down.
00:07:15Booker T is not just a very tough street fighter, Booker T is an accomplished grappler.
00:07:20The man knows what he's doing.
00:07:24Undertaker a multi-time WWF champion.
00:07:28And taking down.
00:07:29Look at that, the arm bar, that arm breaker.
00:07:33It focuses on the elbow, folks, on that move.
00:07:36You take it against the grain, for lack of a better term, hyper extension.
00:07:41That's what happens, and now it may be time for the old school doing session.
00:07:45This should be so illegal, the velocity, that The Undertaker comes down on a man's arm lift.
00:07:53Undertaker focusing on that arm and elbow.
00:07:56Attacking the joints of the left arm, the elbow and the shoulder.
00:08:01Mark knocked down.
00:08:04Booker T, knock down, knock near the ropes, and Booker T trying to kick out.
00:08:09I think Booker T, and he does, was looking to get out of the ring.
00:08:12He's brought himself a little bit of time, able to distance himself from The Undertaker.
00:08:17And The Undertaker now looking to bring Booker T friends, right back in the ring,
00:08:21but he's met with a kick.
00:08:23And Booker T, he's got a muscle in The Undertaker through those steel steps.
00:08:29As big and as tough and as strong as The Undertaker may be,
00:08:33I think actually Booker has the advantage when it comes to strength.
00:08:38Well, I wouldn't know about that, but certainly an effective maneuver,
00:08:42using leverage of nothing else.
00:08:44And The Undertaker, certainly being slow to that office of an arm strap,
00:08:49and he was utilizing that arm of Booker T.
00:08:52And you notice Booker T, again, right-handed,
00:08:55with that left arm, find his way back into the game.
00:09:00And now, just like tested earlier, now Booker T's got the ring bell.
00:09:04But it looks like Patrick.
00:09:06Booker Tim White's doing the right thing.
00:09:08And The Undertaker coming with the right hand.
00:09:12That may not be the right thing for the Alliance, but it's effective for
00:09:16The Undertaker, taking Booker T to the concrete.
00:09:20Now, should the referee get involved here as well?
00:09:23I would suggest yes.
00:09:25Well, please implement this balance of yours, JR.
00:09:34It's not here tonight, darn it.
00:09:37Undertaker measuring Booker T.
00:09:40Native Texan versus Native Texan here.
00:09:45As Booker T.
00:09:47And I tell you what, this, when you get into a toe-to-toe face-to-face thing with The
00:09:52Undertaker,
00:09:52it just doesn't usually pay off for you.
00:09:56Well, give Booker T time, we're still early in the match.
00:10:00I'm not counting Booker T out, but I'm just saying that the guys that have been able to score the
00:10:05occasional victory on The Undertaker,
00:10:07normally do it by trying to break him down and get the big guy off his feet.
00:10:12And Booker T has scored a win over The Undertaker, not once, but to my knowledge, twice.
00:10:17Which means Booker T knows how to win.
00:10:21Booker T catching The Undertaker coming in, and then using that ring post as Booker T's friend,
00:10:27driving The Undertaker into it.
00:10:29The ring move, the ropes are shaking, and The Undertaker's impact on the ring post.
00:10:36And now The Undertaker, well, he's got a far away look on his eye.
00:10:40Booker T needs to hit the home run here, and he's standing at the plate.
00:10:46And here comes the Barry Bonds of WCW.
00:10:50One, home run!
00:10:52This is a drop kick.
00:10:52Count him out, one, two, three.
00:10:56Booker T, I was trying to say, scored a victory here, but The Undertaker able to kick out.
00:11:02I don't know if there's anybody in the entire world of sports entertainment,
00:11:06more physically or mentally tough than The Undertaker.
00:11:10I do, and his name is Booker T.
00:11:14Nice hit by Booker T.
00:11:15Well, that remains to be seen.
00:11:17Let me know your opinion in ten years.
00:11:20You can put together a decade of destruction like The Undertaker.
00:11:24Booker T makes a cover, although relatedly, and maybe too relatedly,
00:11:28as The Undertaker able to kick out and quickly the veteran rolling off his back
00:11:33into a back of that vertical base, but not for long here.
00:11:40Sidewalk slam, leg hook, and another near fall.
00:11:43It's certainly interesting that the game plan of Test versus Kane is really mirroring
00:11:48the game plan of Booker T and The Undertaker.
00:11:51And now Booker T takes a, here we go!
00:11:54This is it, J.R., the most electrifying move in sports entertainment!
00:12:00You don't mean that.
00:12:01Yes, I do.
00:12:02You can't mean that.
00:12:03I can, and I do.
00:12:05The Inversario of Hardcore calling the Spinner Rooney the most electrifying move
00:12:09in sports entertainment.
00:12:10I do not believe that.
00:12:11And I paid very well by Shane and Stephanie to say it, I might ask.
00:12:15Hard right hand The Undertaker now, fighting back on Booker T.
00:12:18This is not what Booker T wanted.
00:12:20The Undertaker up in vertical.
00:12:21And Booker T, uh-oh.
00:12:24No!
00:12:24And look how easy The Undertaker got Booker T on his shoulders but not for long.
00:12:29And the neck break.
00:12:30Nice move by Booker T.
00:12:31Great counter, hooks the far leg, body on body, and a near the near fall.
00:12:38Good counter by Booker T, giving the Alliance member his due here.
00:12:46And now Booker T measuring The Undertaker.
00:12:50And giving The Undertaker enough time to measure Booker T right back.
00:12:56Booker may have postured a little too long there.
00:13:00You'll be thinking about Spinner Rooney in his sleep.
00:13:04Both men extending the right hands.
00:13:10And Booker T going downstairs, who just got locked down.
00:13:14The Undertaker now looking for the cover, neutralizes the arm,
00:13:17and Booker T still able to kick out.
00:13:19Booker T will fight and keep on fighting.
00:13:23Booker T wants to score this huge victory over The Undertaker here at No Mercy.
00:13:31Undertaker put the rope for leverage and paid for it.
00:13:34Spending heel kick by Booker T.
00:13:36Now Booker T again, looking for three, and you see The Undertaker.
00:13:39He just barely got his right shoulder up on that time.
00:13:43And Booker T's got a great opportunity here.
00:13:47Building the momentum, and lowered it again.
00:13:50Booker T lowered his head, and The Veteran Undertaker scored with
00:13:56at least, well, a close to 300 pound DDT.
00:14:00Quarter long top is The Undertaker.
00:14:02One, two, one.
00:14:03And the president of Dead Man, Inc.
00:14:06Looking for three, but didn't get it.
00:14:10This is The Undertaker's yard, or so he says.
00:14:13One, two, one.
00:14:15Undertaker, the body shots going upstairs as well.
00:14:20Booker T shot to the far side, Undertaker follows him in.
00:14:27We've seen this before with The Undertaker.
00:14:29He's not gonna surprise you a lot.
00:14:32You know what he does, you know what he does best, and that's what he comes with.
00:14:35You're gonna beat him, you're gonna beat him with his best.
00:14:40Knock down this time from the left side.
00:14:44And The Undertaker with a leg drop on Booker T.
00:14:48One, two, one, three.
00:14:50Look for Tim Watt, I don't think Tim Watt can believe that.
00:14:53Booker T is not going to lay down for The Undertaker.
00:14:57Booker T is tough.
00:14:58You're damn right Booker T is tough amongst the toughest, if not the toughest.
00:15:04Undertaker measuring his adversary.
00:15:08And Booker T saw that one coming.
00:15:10Undertaker had the momentum, was used against him.
00:15:13And the spinning heel kick by Booker T knocks down The Undertaker and Booker T.
00:15:19This match has had a tremendous ebb and flow.
00:15:22Both men gaining at times the-
00:15:24And now, now JR, it's time for the most electrifying move in sports entertainment.
00:15:31Ladies and gentlemen, The Spinner Rooney.
00:15:35What is so electrifying about that?
00:15:37It's just, it just brings a whole new dimension to sports entertainment.
00:15:43How about pathetic, embarrassing, Spinner Rooney.
00:15:47Now that, that scissors kick is impressive.
00:15:50And that may be it right there.
00:15:52Booker T with a scissors kick and The Undertaker, which you don't see too often,
00:15:57use the bottom rope to stop the count.
00:16:00Now that's a testament to the scissors kick that The Undertaker felt it necessary
00:16:05to use the rope to save himself.
00:16:08Booker T connecting with a hard right hand.
00:16:11Undertaker on the right, far side, avoids the contact.
00:16:13Wait a minute.
00:16:15Booker T loaded up.
00:16:18And as the referee was rounding the bin, Booker T shot his eyes there and then went
00:16:25downstairs on The Undertaker.
00:16:26So an undetected low blow has put Booker T right back on the advantage.
00:16:34And Booker T capitalizes on the advantage.
00:16:38Laying, drilling those right hands into the jaw of The Undertaker.
00:16:46Now can you dig that, sucker?
00:16:50And uh-oh, can you dig this?
00:16:53Undertaker, that's right.
00:16:55The Undertaker came out of that corner over Paul Booker T.
00:17:00And Booker Red wins him.
00:17:03Here is your winner, The Undertaker.
00:17:07A Texan beat up another Texan.
00:17:09I can't say that's all bad.
00:17:12But The Undertaker, when you get him up right, you got hell to pay.
00:17:17But you gotta hand it to Booker T.
00:17:20The Undertaker knows by the look on his face, he was just in a hell of a fight.
00:17:29Booker T, he thought he had things firmly under control.
00:17:33But The Undertaker was vertical.
00:17:36Booker T, unbeknownst to him in the perfect position on that second rope for
00:17:42the bond to fall out.
00:17:46Let's take another look.
00:17:49Well, here you go, Booker T, wailing away at The Undertaker.
00:17:53And The Undertaker, I'll give him credit, took advantage of the moment.
00:17:57Last ride, last ride by the female.
00:18:02Undertaker had a hell of a fight on his hands, but he prevailed.
00:18:07The American Badass, executing the last ride to Booker T.
00:18:15Excuse me, Chris, we're just moments away.
00:18:17It's all on the line tonight, you and The Rock, WCW.
00:18:19No, excuse me.
00:18:21Right now, it's time to put up or shut the hell up.
00:18:27And as much as I'd love to stick around and chat with you, coach, if you excuse me,
00:18:31I gotta go win the big one.
00:18:35Well, that is the wrap of Chris Jericho.
00:18:38Can he win the big one?
00:18:40His opportunity is here and now.
00:18:42It sure is.
00:18:43Y2J, The Rock, for the WCW title.
00:18:47This is going to be, in my opinion, a very interesting matchup.
00:18:53Here's how these two got together.
00:18:56What's going on with The Rock and Chris Jericho?
00:18:58What's happening with The Rock and Y2J?
00:19:02Jericho is busted open.
00:19:04And Jericho, Jericho aiming for Shane McMahon.
00:19:07Just hit The Rock right between the eyes.
00:19:10Jericho is aiming for Shane.
00:19:11Cover.
00:19:12But he got The Rock.
00:19:13One, two, three.
00:19:15My God, I don't believe it.
00:19:16Goddamn, he's hit The Rock.
00:19:18Are you in Y2J cool?
00:19:20What were you thinking out there?
00:19:21What the hell does he want from you?
00:19:23I'm not trying to win a match.
00:19:25What did you just say?
00:19:27You heard what I said.
00:19:28I said, what the hell do you want from me?
00:19:31I was trying to win the match.
00:19:34That's what I said.
00:19:35The Rock will tell you exactly what he wants from me.
00:19:37The Rock made mistakes before, but he owned up, took responsibility.
00:19:40So The Rock just wants you to be a man and live up and own up to your responsibility.
00:19:45Okay, be a man and own up and live up.
00:19:46You know what, Rock?
00:19:47Maybe I should have taken that chair and wound up and knocked the people's eyebrow off your people's face.
00:19:51Well, why don't you knock it off right now?
00:19:55What's going on with The Rock and Chris Jericho?
00:19:58What's happening with The Rock and Y2J?
00:20:02A tremendous opportunity for Chris Jericho, the winner of Jericho RVD, to beat The Rock and No Mercy for the
00:20:11WCW title.
00:20:12Jericho into the cover, the hook of the leg.
00:20:15He could have him.
00:20:16No!
00:20:17No!
00:20:17Jericho's going and No Mercy!
00:20:19Jericho faces The Rock!
00:20:21So now, the match is set.
00:20:23No Mercy, The Rock, Y2J for the WCW title.
00:20:27The general consensus is that Y2J can't win the big match.
00:20:31He can't win the big one.
00:20:33But the way I see it, in order to win the big one, I have to defeat the great one.
00:20:39The reason you can't win the big one, simply, you are not that good.
00:20:43What's happening with The Rock and Y2J?
00:20:47This is going to be huge.
00:20:52He has no idea.
00:20:55No idea.
00:21:26The following contest, scheduled for
00:21:29one call, is for the WCW Championship.
00:21:34Introducing first the challenger, from Winnipeg, Winnicompa, Canada,
00:21:39weighing 227 pounds, Chris Jericho!
00:21:45As you can hear, ladies and gentlemen, a great outface with Chris Jericho,
00:21:49one of the most popular competitors in the WWF.
00:21:52In his first opportunity to wrestle for the WCW title, even though he was in WCW,
00:21:59from 1996 to 1999.
00:22:02I don't know what that says to the matchmaking in Atlanta, but in any event,
00:22:08is Chris Jericho a Bill Buckner, is he a choke artist?
00:22:12Quite frankly, I don't think so.
00:22:15Well, we're gonna find out tonight, aren't we?
00:22:18He's gonna be the WCW Champion.
00:22:20And this man, The Rock, is Jericho,
00:22:26and to be the man, The Rock, the WCW Champion.
00:22:33The WCW Champion, The Rock.
00:22:40The WCW Champion, The Rock, has certainly had his moments at No Mercies.
00:22:46And what an ovation, a flashback scoreball for the electrifying WCW Champion.
00:22:53The Rock, lost the WWF title, last year at No Mercy.
00:22:59Could it be two years in a row?
00:23:02Chris Jericho has never won a major championship here.
00:23:07If you look at the WWE title, he got that decision overturned in that controversial manner.
00:23:14That's watered on the bridge.
00:23:16It's here and now to dispel all the whispering.
00:23:20And look at these two men locking eyes.
00:23:25As you hit it right on the head earlier, these guys have been
00:23:28really developing a keen rivalry.
00:23:31Well, that's what the WCW title will do.
00:23:35This match is very simple.
00:23:39It's all about the WCW Championship.
00:23:43All the heritage, all the glory, all the fame.
00:23:48And to win, to defend the WCW title in St. Louis, Missouri,
00:23:55carries a lot of weight.
00:24:00St. Louis on the other side of some great championship matchups over the years.
00:24:07I think of WCW title matchup, I think of the Black Scorpion situation,
00:24:12I think of Ric Flair, I think of all the greats that preceded him,
00:24:16the Jack Frisco's of the world, and the NWA.
00:24:18And here we are, here and now, in this beautiful new Sabbath Center,
00:24:22completely sold out to very popular man, The Rock.
00:24:26The Incomfortable Brahma Bull against Chris Jericho.
00:24:30Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada's contribution to the WWF.
00:24:36Nice exchange, gonna go behind the hammerlock by Y2J.
00:24:40Both these men, at least in my estimation, are very high-spirited.
00:24:45They are very content, no matter what they're doing.
00:24:48And you gotta wonder how long this will actually take down.
00:24:52Shades have whipped to the Dragon Steamboat in the NWA title.
00:24:55It's amazing to me, or it will be amazing, how long these two men are able to
00:25:00maintain this degree of decorum.
00:25:05I think that they're both tremendous professionals who are in pursuit of the
00:25:10WCW title.
00:25:12Two men grappling in the center of the ring in St. Louis, Missouri, for a championship
00:25:19that traces back further than any other title in our sport.
00:25:25Rock, a third generation star here in the World Wrestling Federation.
00:25:28This round by the Peter Maiavee and the High Chief.
00:25:30Nice heartbreak take down by Chris Jericho.
00:25:32And Jericho quickly getting in deeply on The Rock's arm now.
00:25:36Trying to, again, that short arm scissors.
00:25:38And look at the knee, that knee right on the bicep.
00:25:41There's a great camera shot.
00:25:42Our cameras taking you right inside the ring.
00:25:45Nobody does it better than the WWF.
00:25:47And those knees right on the bicep, knocking up that arm, at least that's the intent of Y2J.
00:25:54The Rock's father, Rocky Johnson, continuing here in many occasions in St. Louis.
00:26:03And one of the great Canadians, all the way back to the hook of Billy Watson.
00:26:06And Chris Jericho, I'd like to have heard about as a kid and saw the old tapes.
00:26:11They didn't see him live.
00:26:13The slap.
00:26:14And Jericho, but the first blow in there, kind of took off the gloves from the former hockey player.
00:26:21And handling away at the right with those right hands, as referee Charles Robinson looks on.
00:26:26When you realize as a kid, Jericho grew up hearing stories of Gene Knisky,
00:26:32another legendary Canadian, a great champion, who's on the W.A. title reign,
00:26:38receded the formation of the WCW Championship.
00:26:42I'll answer the question for you, JR.
00:26:45Good point, Paul.
00:26:46Thank you, JR.
00:26:47Hard knock, bench chop, the court ball.
00:26:49Hard knock, bench chop by Y2J.
00:26:52Laying them in on that massive chest of The Rock.
00:26:55The Rock, the WCW champion.
00:26:58Perhaps the most charismatic champion of all time in sports entertainment.
00:27:03And The Rock held out and made a U-turn.
00:27:06And now The Rock in the Mount position with those short right hands right to the face of Y2J.
00:27:12Just as The Rock received earlier from Jericho, the challenger.
00:27:19And Rock looking for The Rock bottom.
00:27:22The Rock with his rock bottom.
00:27:23Jericho with his walls and Jericho.
00:27:26And The Rock feeling it, knowing it full well, got to the ropes in record time.
00:27:33Jericho on the move.
00:27:34Bring more drop kick down goes The Rock in Jericho.
00:27:38You gotta believe Jericho is going to pull out every single stop that he has in his arsenal,
00:27:45that he's ever thought about putting into his office, that he's ever seen,
00:27:49to walk away from St. Louis in No Mercy in this worldwide audience with the WCW Championship.
00:27:56Jericho trying to wear down The Rock, but you cannot win the title on the outside of the ring.
00:28:02That's why Jericho's emotion, his competitive spirit cannot get the better of it.
00:28:07And the Jericho holding back in the ring, just broke the referee's 10-10.
00:28:11No count out, with Jericho breaking the count.
00:28:15And climbing the top rope, smart move by Jericho, a heartbeat to go.
00:28:20The match continues.
00:28:21And Jericho, reverse elbow off the top.
00:28:23Looking for the cover here.
00:28:25He's just back.
00:28:26Couldn't secure the leg.
00:28:28And that gave The Rock the opportunity with St. Paul to kick out.
00:28:31And look at the way The Rock shoots his shoulder up.
00:28:34Watch how Rocky just takes that arm and makes sure that the referee sees it before the three count.
00:28:42Certainly a situation here that the Alliance, I'm sure looking at, but very,
00:28:46very interestingly, my colleague certainly has.
00:28:49The Alliance, their crowns here as the WCW High, and the WCW Champion,
00:28:54a WWF guy, firing back up with Jericho, got the forearm.
00:28:59The flying forearm and The Rock.
00:29:02Rock shot that near full shoulder up, which tells me The Rock is a little groggy,
00:29:06because that other shoulder would have been easier to get off the canvas.
00:29:09It was the near shoulder that came up, and The Rock had to put his hand on his knee
00:29:13to pick himself up.
00:29:15The Rock is in bad shape here.
00:29:16This in boxing might be a standing A cap.
00:29:19And now Jericho throwing those chops,
00:29:22which is not just an excuse for the fans to go, whoo!
00:29:26That takes away your breath.
00:29:28He chops you right in the swing.
00:29:31That hurts.
00:29:33And The Rock, on The Rock, on The Rock,
00:29:36with those Nature Boy locked knife edges of his own.
00:29:39Three or four, and again Jericho, with great quickness and resiliency.
00:29:44Jericho thinking right on his feet there, and used his feet.
00:29:48There's the cover, and The Rock again.
00:29:51Able to roll out, and Jericho giving some pounds away, and some size away in this matchup.
00:29:57And that was certainly, I think very evident in that kick out.
00:30:03Here you go, Jericho on the move.
00:30:05Ryan keeps rocking to the bottom.
00:30:07Jericho now, with the advantage, this is, without question,
00:30:13the greatest opportunity of Chris Jericho's career.
00:30:18Backbreaker by Jericho, and The Rock.
00:30:22He's hurting there, and Jericho, taking all his weight straight south.
00:30:28Destination Rock's chest, and now Jericho reaching back, can't get the leg.
00:30:33Rock countered, Rock's gonna counter, and a near fall here.
00:30:36And Jericho quickly again, using his feet.
00:30:39He's used his hands, his head, his feet.
00:30:42Everything is a weapon in Jericho's quest to wrestle the WCW title from The Rock.
00:30:49Because Jericho has competed in Canada, in Mexico, in Germany, in ECW, in WCW,
00:30:57in Japan, and in the WWF.
00:31:00But never, never before in Jericho's career has he received an opportunity,
00:31:06right like this, a WCW title ring, against The Rock, in St. Louis, and The Mercy.
00:31:12The Rock leaving his feet, and popped right back up with the very agility of The Rock,
00:31:17and Jericho sidesteps The Rock.
00:31:20Sidesteps The Rock, elevated the WCW champion, and The Rock hung out to dry on that top rope.
00:31:27And now Jericho using the flat of the foot, which is as legal as a headlock.
00:31:31Those fists are not, but Jericho with a high-stakes mentor.
00:31:37Certainly these two men will be a huge part of our next tour of the United Kingdom.
00:31:43We're gonna be in Manchester.
00:31:47Fans in the UK, we're looking forward to that, the event sold out in Manchester.
00:31:54Rock will be there, as will Y2J.
00:31:58And The Rock, certainly Jericho did not wanna land in that particular manner.
00:32:05That is, unless he's wearing a cup.
00:32:07And I'll never know the answer to that.
00:32:10You're gonna check the man.
00:32:11I said I'll never know the answer to that one.
00:32:14And The Rock, Jericho teetering on that top rope.
00:32:20Her face-locking Jericho is the WCW champion.
00:32:24And the super- And The Rock taking Jericho down,
00:32:31as referee Charles Robinson utilizing that ten count.
00:32:35And remember, The Rock will retain the WCW title if this match ends in a countdown,
00:32:41or a disqualification.
00:32:43Unlike the Turbo Threat match coming up tonight, there has no disqualification.
00:32:49We're at the seven, eight.
00:32:54The men up, count stops.
00:32:59Rock got the right hand and scored with one of his own.
00:33:02And another Rock.
00:33:03And Rock, the champion, beating the challenger to the punch.
00:33:07And the student matchup for the WCW title.
00:33:11The fans cheering on, both men, the Samoan drop.
00:33:15One, two, one.
00:33:15And hope for how poetic would that be to win the, retain the title using that Samoan drop,
00:33:21made famous by Rock's grandfather, Peter Maivia.
00:33:28Closeline by Jericho, and The Rock, and it caught up.
00:33:30What an athlete.
00:33:32The Rock with that high pressure of pain, gets another burst of adrenaline.
00:33:36And just plugged Jericho over the top rope, right into our announce table.
00:33:44The Rock, and I don't know how this may be an ill-advised move.
00:33:48Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
00:33:49Look out.
00:33:49Hey, come over here.
00:33:52Now Rock punishing Jericho in this physical matchup.
00:33:57And this match getting completely out of hand.
00:34:00And the referee, he's about to count both men out here.
00:34:04But there could be a disqualification.
00:34:09Where did you go?
00:34:11I got the hell out of here.
00:34:12I couldn't leave.
00:34:15And The Rock with a sharp kick.
00:34:17You need to try some factor too or something.
00:34:19You need to be light on your feet.
00:34:20I guess.
00:34:23And a shot to the head by The Rock.
00:34:25I tell you what you could feel.
00:34:26That whole sequence was really indicative of the competitive nature of this matchup,
00:34:32and how bad The Rock wants to retain this title.
00:34:34And The Rock that exists between these two.
00:34:37They're popping them in.
00:34:40They pop Jericho walking right in.
00:34:42Running in.
00:34:43And I don't know if that cover will get it.
00:34:46Again, The Rock with more weight on the abdomen than the shoulders.
00:34:49And certainly the punishment, the fatigue that must be setting in on both these men
00:34:56will affect their technique.
00:34:57There's no doubt about that.
00:34:59Jericho being loaded up and taken down in the suplex.
00:35:03And The Rock reaching back, unorthodox cover.
00:35:06And Jericho able, again, less shoulder this time, coming off the canvas.
00:35:11Quite frankly, the referee was in excellent position to look at those shoulders.
00:35:16Well, he's an excellent referee.
00:35:18You don't think the Alliance would have a slouch as one of our officials.
00:35:21I mean, like Nick Patrick, we got to take his sins tonight.
00:35:27And over the top goes Jericho.
00:35:29Jericho used that quickness and speed, got up the head of steam, and
00:35:33then The Rock used it against the challenger.
00:35:36That's one time when Jericho was too fast, too quick.
00:35:44Jericho tossed back in the room.
00:35:45And this has been a very physical matchup.
00:35:49There's another cover, and another near fall.
00:35:53Rock looking for covers in the somewhat uncharacteristic places that we have
00:35:58normally seen The Rock look at, Paul.
00:36:01Well, The Rock has certainly changed his game plan here.
00:36:05The Rock now applying the pressure on the YQJ, trying to slow the momentum of the challenger.
00:36:12I have to admit, so far, solid game plan by both men.
00:36:17Absolutely.
00:36:17And one great advantage I think Jericho has over The Rock, in all due respect,
00:36:22is that speed and quickness.
00:36:23And this is one way where that whole advantage is completely negated.
00:36:28The Rock, the bigger, the stronger of the two.
00:36:30Obviously, the favorite, at least in most people's estimation, going into this matchup.
00:36:35I mean, for neither man to be advised by the Alliance and wrestle such a smart match,
00:36:41I have to be impressed.
00:36:44Wow.
00:36:44The Rock using that reverse chin lock.
00:36:46We are live in St. Louis, Missouri.
00:36:49The Savage Center completely sold out.
00:36:51This is no mercy.
00:36:53Jim Ross and Paul Heyman here at ringside.
00:36:55The Rock and Chris Jericho competing for the WCW title.
00:36:59And still to come, yet another main event, Stone Cold, RVD, Kurt Angle,
00:37:05and a triple threat match for the WWE title.
00:37:07And it will be no disqualification.
00:37:11And you just gotta wonder what Mr. McMahon meant when he said,
00:37:15when he got here earlier, I'm here to make it.
00:37:17I don't like Vince McMahon.
00:37:20I don't trust Vince McMahon.
00:37:22And quite frankly, I'm worried about what Vince McMahon may have in mind today.
00:37:29Jericho fighting back up.
00:37:30He's trying to relieve that pressure.
00:37:31Got back to his vertical base.
00:37:33Going downstairs.
00:37:34And then caught Rock with that forearm into the jaw.
00:37:36Come on.
00:37:37Jericho.
00:37:38Jericho took a chance.
00:37:40And Rock now.
00:37:43Catapulting Jericho.
00:37:45Nose first into the top turnbuckle.
00:37:48And then almost beheading the challenger for that big time clothesline.
00:37:52The 6'5 WCW champion, The Rock.
00:37:57Slowly beginning, or at least it would sing, Paul,
00:38:00to distance himself offensively from the challenge.
00:38:03Well, this is the time to wear down Jericho.
00:38:06The Rock needs now to take Jericho apart and go for the pin.
00:38:12Rock has weakened Jericho, perhaps setting him up.
00:38:14And a rock bottom, a hard, hard hand.
00:38:16There has been some spirited dialogue.
00:38:19Some unusual and unique physicality between these two men leading into this
00:38:24matchup.
00:38:26And again, The Rock.
00:38:28Looking at that superplex, but Jericho trying to find out of it.
00:38:32And he better.
00:38:35Chill about the turnbuckle.
00:38:38And now Jericho.
00:38:40Jericho up on top.
00:38:42And Jericho scores and the missile dropped him.
00:38:46The challenger scores.
00:38:48Unfortunately for him, he landed on his gut.
00:38:51Unable to capitalize in any kind of pinning predicament.
00:38:55Three.
00:38:55Nothing else.
00:38:56The arm's not even crept over the champion.
00:38:58And again, the referee utilizing the ten count.
00:39:04Charles Robinson up to six.
00:39:07And a nine count earlier.
00:39:09The Rock is up.
00:39:10That breaks the count.
00:39:11He'll start over with the referee.
00:39:14And now Jericho is up.
00:39:19Rock, got a right hand block.
00:39:21Another right hand in Jericho.
00:39:23The challenger now beating the champion to the punch.
00:39:28The first elbow again by Jericho.
00:39:30He's got that just a little half step of quickness advantage on the champion,
00:39:35it was seen.
00:39:36And a swinging neck breaker.
00:39:37The Rock tried to get out of it, but Jericho got enough of it.
00:39:41And then.
00:39:42Here's Toronto.
00:39:43Reach and go.
00:39:45Could be all.
00:39:45Man, it was close.
00:39:47Here's Jericho a half second away from realizing his dream.
00:39:51From shutting up the critics.
00:39:53To proving to everyone that he's not a choke artist.
00:39:58Chris Jericho a half second away from being the WCW champion.
00:40:02I don't know how anyone in their right mind, not to start an argument with you,
00:40:06could call Chris Jericho a choke artist.
00:40:08As talented, as courageous as he has been.
00:40:12Fighting through all the adversity since coming from WCW into the WWF.
00:40:16He wasn't welcome here with open arms, yet he persevered.
00:40:20And he is here tonight for the opportunity of a lifetime.
00:40:24And The Rock looking with a close line.
00:40:26Wait a minute.
00:40:27Jericho with a rock bottom.
00:40:30Man, what?
00:40:32Is Jericho gonna beat The Rock with a rock bottom?
00:40:37Jericho, lying side.
00:40:39He hit the lying side.
00:40:41Jericho's not the line hook.
00:40:44My God.
00:40:48Okay, I'll call it now.
00:40:50And I'm in my right mind.
00:40:52Jericho is a choke artist.
00:40:54He couldn't put The Rock away.
00:40:57This was Jericho's moment.
00:40:59This was Jericho's chance.
00:41:01This was Jericho's time.
00:41:03And Jericho could not put The Rock away.
00:41:07And I'm not trying to start an argument, JR.
00:41:10I'm just calling it like I see it.
00:41:12Jericho picking himself back up with The Rock.
00:41:15Damaged goods from his own rock bottom from the Lion Salt.
00:41:20And Jericho, what's he gonna do now?
00:41:22Seemingly, almost measuring The Rock.
00:41:28The WCW champion, The Incomfortable Rock on his back at a U.F.
00:41:36And now it is starting to get personal here.
00:41:40Jericho throwing his elbow pad in The Rock's face.
00:41:46This is the people's elbow.
00:41:49And the Jericho elbow did not prove fruitful.
00:41:53The frustration all over the face of Y2J.
00:41:58Whoa, that last take down.
00:42:00Jericho got that knee wrench.
00:42:02That is a dangerous take down in The Rock now.
00:42:05Looking for the Sharpsheeter and finds it.
00:42:09The Sharpsheeter made famous for one Canadian, now applied to another.
00:42:15The Rock reaching in.
00:42:18Jericho, look at his face.
00:42:20That tells a story better than we can.
00:42:22But Rock reaching down.
00:42:24Jericho reaching for The Rock.
00:42:27Jericho in the long run ways away.
00:42:30Jericho's dream is slipping through his fingers.
00:42:35And Rock with a Sharpsheeter.
00:42:37And Jericho, he can't be long.
00:42:40He can't be long for this matchup.
00:42:43Jericho, he's still defiled.
00:42:45He's inches, but now Jericho into the ropes.
00:42:48And it's interesting, we got some of our fans booing.
00:42:52Some of our fans are cheering.
00:42:54This crowd really divided between these two men, it would seem.
00:42:58Boy, Chris Jericho's dreams are fading fast.
00:43:02Chris Jericho shows desperately, desperately what to be.
00:43:10I find this most interesting here.
00:43:13One, two, three.
00:43:14The Rock.
00:43:15I mean, there's no mystery.
00:43:17The Spanish announce table has seemingly got a bullseye on it night in and night out.
00:43:25This match has been pretty scientific, pretty clean up until those moments ago.
00:43:33And now it's starting to degenerate here.
00:43:37Man, man, this does not look good to me.
00:43:41And Jericho's getting a break, but this match is not being counted out.
00:43:46I mean, God Almighty, God Almighty the impact.
00:43:54You're gonna sit here and you see two human beings put their body through this.
00:44:00Jericho, I mean, I have seen some impact on the announcer.
00:44:06But that breaks right up there with any I've ever seen.
00:44:09And Paul and I just six feet away from this, and this is some sick carnage.
00:44:17The Rock just drilled Y2J right through the Spanish announce table.
00:44:24The Rock back in the ring, breaking the count.
00:44:27And quite frankly, referee Charles Robinson very different with his count.
00:44:31And listen to this impact.
00:44:34The Rock, the fans in the background.
00:44:38Flashballs going off.
00:44:40That was some serious career shortening impact.
00:44:45Man, this war with a WCW title has gotten so deadly, deadly personal.
00:44:53And The Rock measuring a helpless Y2J with that right hand, Jericho,
00:45:01forced right back into the ring.
00:45:02And now, you gotta think or assume.
00:45:05And The Rock sees the remnants of the people's elbow used against him.
00:45:09You gotta think, Paul, perhaps this is academic here.
00:45:12The Rock, poised and ready to unleash what we would assume to be The Rock model.
00:45:21You gotta read The Rock's lips.
00:45:23Come on, get up.
00:45:25And Jericho, walking right into it.
00:45:29But Jericho got to push up the right of the temple, I think.
00:45:34Came back with two more.
00:45:36Too late, too late.
00:45:41Too late, too late for Y2J.
00:45:45And now The Rock, the innovator of the most electrifying move in sports entertainment.
00:45:54The people's elbow.
00:45:57Jericho with the reverse.
00:45:59Get on to Jericho.
00:46:00Jericho landing weight.
00:46:02And there's a loss.
00:46:05How long can The Rock sustain this?
00:46:08Out of nowhere.
00:46:10And Y2J is a tap away from achieving his lifelong dream.
00:46:15Jericho can't lock his hands.
00:46:18But The Rock's on the right on the left shoulder.
00:46:20But the pain is there, the punishment is there.
00:46:23Will the title be there for Y2J?
00:46:27The Rock is a gut check.
00:46:31The Rock can't reach the world.
00:46:35And Jericho putting The Rock to the center of the ring.
00:46:39And that may spell the end for The Rock's reign as WCW Champion.
00:46:44Y2J is moments away.
00:46:47Wait a minute.
00:46:48It's Stephanie.
00:46:49Stephanie McMahon Helms, he just threw a tear in the ring.
00:46:54And Jericho broke her Stephanie.
00:46:56I think she avoided it.
00:46:59I'm not so sure, but
00:47:02Stephanie doesn't like either one of these people.
00:47:04Both these men humiliated her last week on SmackDown.
00:47:08And now we're seeing that Stephanie is tearing for The Rock.
00:47:14I don't get it.
00:47:15Wait a minute.
00:47:16Stephanie got it.
00:47:18The Rock bringing in The Princess.
00:47:22No, no, no.
00:47:23It's The Billion Dollar Princess.
00:47:26The Rock brought her on Stephanie.
00:47:43The winner of this match.
00:47:44And new WCW Champion is
00:47:45The winner of this match.
00:47:52The winner of this match.
00:47:53And new WCW Champion,
00:47:58Chris Jericho.
00:48:01Chris Jericho is the WCW Champion.
00:48:06Chris Jericho has down tier one, the big one.
00:48:11And Stephanie McMahon Helmsley, I had no idea what she had on her mind when she came down here.
00:48:19We know that she hates Jericho, but there's no more loss of Stephanie in The Rock either.
00:48:26This is Stephanie's worst nightmare come true.
00:48:31Stephanie McMahon Helmsley is directly responsible for Y2J winning the WCW title.
00:48:38Can you believe the irony of Stephanie McMahon Helmsley, who despises Y2J,
00:48:47inadvertently, indirectly, helping Jericho win the WCW title?
00:48:53And Stephanie had not been here.
00:48:55The Rock's on that chair.
00:48:58Yep, we don't know how this would have ended without Stephanie's involvement,
00:49:02but I think I know how this is going to end.
00:49:04Let him have it Rock, smash Jericho right across the head with that chair.
00:49:12This is the side of the Rock I have been waiting to see for a long, long time.
00:49:19Here it comes.
00:49:21This is gonna erupt right here.
00:49:27Rock Jericho, eyes locked, crowd silent.
00:49:35Anticipating the Rock's next move.
00:49:49The Rock presenting Jericho.
00:49:53And I hate to say the smoking gun that The Rock got slammed on,
00:50:00that Stephanie brought into the ring.
00:50:01That's a hell of a lot of class and professionalism by The Rock.
00:50:05Lock him or not, Paul, that's a lot of class.
00:50:08But the bottom line here is that Chris Jericho has finally won the big match.
00:50:15Chris Jericho is the WCW champion.
00:50:19This is the worst day in the life of the billion dollar princess.
00:50:25Can you imagine how Stephanie's gonna react when she realizes that she and
00:50:30she alone has helped Y2J become the WCW champion.
00:50:37And there may be a bigger issue in the long haul because The Rock is not gonna be
00:50:44too pleased when he goes back and look at this video paper as well.
00:50:49I can't believe it.
00:50:51I just can't believe it.
00:50:56There's a shot at Mr. McMahon's dressing room.
00:51:02He is in there.
00:51:03What impact will he make tonight?
00:51:07I can't believe your billion dollar princess really stepped in it and
00:51:13trapped it right into the house.
00:51:17Well, folks, time is here.
00:51:21No disqualification.
00:51:24What impact will Mr. McMahon make?
00:51:27Can Stone Cold retain his title?
00:51:29Is RVD on his own?
00:51:31I think so.
00:51:34RVD, you know, when I was gone, I watched you.
00:51:37I watched you give advice to members of the Alliance.
00:51:40You tried to take him under your wing like Stone Cold Steve Austin did.
00:51:43You tried to be a leader.
00:51:46RVD, RVD, RVD, RVD, RVD, RVD, RVD, RVD.
00:51:51The Stone Cold Steve Austin is back.
00:51:53Stone Cold Steve Austin has regained the WWF title.
00:51:59I'm back to take these men and women under my wing.
00:52:04I got a piece of advice for you, RVD.
00:52:06I want you to keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars.
00:52:11You got a lot of future.
00:52:12You got a lot of potential.
00:52:15McFoley's back on SmackDown.
00:52:17See, it turns out that Linda McMahon thought that I would make a pretty good
00:52:22choice as your new WWE commissioner.
00:52:29I'll tell you what.
00:52:30The fact is that I like to give the fans the best damn main events that I possibly can.
00:52:37What I'm talking about in No Mercy is a triple threat.
00:52:41Kurt Angle, Stone Cold, and RVD.
00:52:45So I guess RVD, it's all up to you.
00:52:48What's it going to be, boy?
00:52:50Yes or no.
00:52:54Far be it for me to ignore the advice of our leader, Stone Cold Steve Austin.
00:53:01I know when you're talking about me, you do not want me to pass up this opportunity.
00:53:07I'm in.
00:53:09RVD, you are either with me or you are against me.
00:53:14Both men are down.
00:53:16Austin and Angle are in.
00:53:17Wait a minute.
00:53:18There's Rob Van Dam.
00:53:19Van Dam going up.
00:53:20Who's he going after?
00:53:22Whoa!
00:53:23It wasn't Austin RVD hit.
00:53:25It was Kurt Angle.
00:53:26Rob Van Dam has won this match for Stone Cold Steve Austin.
00:53:31We're here to celebrate him.
00:53:32Yeah!
00:53:34When he hit Kurt Angle with the five-star frog splash, way up.
00:53:39He drove to Stone Cold Steve Austin without a shadow of a doubt.
00:53:43He's on my side.
00:53:45And when that man walks through that door, we're going to celebrate for that little bastard
00:53:50right here tonight.
00:53:51Hey!
00:53:53I enjoyed meeting with you, dude.
00:53:56I felt it was surprisingly well.
00:53:59Hey, you're all right?
00:54:02Who's in the limo?
00:54:03Kurt Angle, triple threat, you and me.
00:54:06Wow.
00:54:07WWF title stays right with us.
00:54:10Man, I'm so proud of you.
00:54:11You mean the world to me.
00:54:12That limo that RVD was in is still here.
00:54:15Oh, my God!
00:54:17Not him!
00:54:20Not him!
00:54:23RVD, you are either with me or you are against me.
00:54:27He's setting him up, the ankle lock is in!
00:54:30He's gonna break Van Damme's angle!
00:54:31Wait a minute!
00:54:32It's Austin!
00:54:33Stone Cold attacking Kurt Angle!
00:54:35The paranoid WWF champion!
00:54:37To Kurt Angle!
00:54:39Wait a minute!
00:54:40Stone Cold tossing RVD out of the ring!
00:54:43It is on now!
00:54:44Van Damme goes in the ring!
00:54:46Angle countered!
00:54:47Angle slammed to Austin!
00:54:49Angle slammed!
00:54:51Austin down!
00:54:52Angle down!
00:54:53But Rob Van Damme is going up!
00:54:55Who's he gonna hit?
00:54:57No!
00:54:58He hit Austin, Rob Van Damme!
00:55:01Fellas crushed Austin!
00:55:03Hey!
00:55:04It's Mr. McMahon!
00:55:05What did Vince McMahon say to RVD, Matt Limbo?
00:55:09What role is Mr. McMahon gonna play?
00:55:11He's gonna need no mercy!
00:55:24Fans on their feet, for the Olympian, for Kurt Angle!
00:55:39The Halloween contest, scheduled for one fall, is the Triple Drum Match for the World
00:55:46Brustway Federation Championship!
00:55:48In this contest, there is no disqualification!
00:55:53In a ring from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, weighing 237 pounds,
00:55:59Kurt Angle!
00:56:00Kurt Angle!
00:56:01A lot of unanswered questions going into this match-up!
00:56:04What will they know this bubble case of stipulation mean?
00:56:07What impact will Mr. McMahon have?
00:56:09Will RVD be in business for himself?
00:56:12But one thing we do know, Kurt Angle is here to regain what he got screwed out of two weeks
00:56:17ago!
00:56:21Representing the Alliance, weighing 230 pounds, the World Wrestling Federation Hardcore Champion, Rob Van Damme!
00:56:32In ACW, we call Rob Van Damme, Mr. Pay Per View!
00:56:37A clutch player!
00:56:39A man that comes through in the big event!
00:56:42The WWF Hardcore Champion!
00:56:45And this match is for all the marbles!
00:56:49No disqualifications in this match-up!
00:56:52Senior WWF referee Earl Hempner signed this match!
00:56:56Van Damme, Angle in the ring, as we await, perhaps and arguably,
00:57:00the greatest WWF Champion of all time!
00:57:08Here is the leading advance, weighing 252,000!
00:57:12The World Wrestling Federation Champion, Stormtrooper, Steve Austin!
00:57:20You can almost see the wheels turning in Austin's demented, psychotic mind!
00:57:26How is this one going to play out?
00:57:28Will RVD be there to help me, as Austin just saluted one of our fans?
00:57:37Kurt Angle loves to compete!
00:57:42Angle has been battered and bruised, screwed out the WWF title, as Austin intimidated the cameraman.
00:57:48But Austin is not going to intimidate Kurt Angle, and I don't think he's gonna intimidate RVD.
00:57:55It's gonna be interesting to see what side of the room RVD hangs his hat.
00:58:00Sunday night, October 21st, 2001, the No Mercy Pay Per View, live from St. Louis, Missouri.
00:58:09Three men will compete for one championship, but only one man, Kenny Byrd, as the WWF Champion.
00:58:17Will it be Austin, RVD, or Kurt Angle?
00:58:21Austin told us, RVD, Thursday night on UPS SmackDown, you're either with me, or you're against me.
00:58:29And Kurt Angle, look out!
00:58:32Angle, the German suplex on Austin, the German on RVD, and Kurt Angle.
00:58:39Man, another shot on Austin, taking Austin down, the belt of the belly overhead on Kurt Angle.
00:58:45There is no doubt in anyone's mind that the best technical wrestler in this contest is Kurt Angle.
00:58:52And the best crawler is Stone Cold Steve Austin.
00:58:57No doubt, Austin and Van Damme working together on Kurt Angle.
00:59:02And Van Damme has the most unorthodox, unique style in all the sports entertainment.
00:59:06And now Austin, after Austin and Van Damme double-teamed Kurt Angle,
00:59:11now Austin turns his venom, his rattlesnake-like venom on RVD.
00:59:16Now the most high-flying competitor is Nasdaq.
00:59:19Van Damme and Austin, again, working with each other against Angle.
00:59:25Austin talking the trash to the sometimes laid-back RVD.
00:59:31Laid-back but hardcore as they come.
00:59:33And Austin just shooting a double-finger to RVD who returns it in kind.
00:59:39RVD!
00:59:40And this crowd's hitting RVD and Angle.
00:59:43And the side person looks like taking down RVD.
00:59:45And Austin quick as Angle took himself down in a hole, stomping a mud hole in Angle.
00:59:50And now turning his attention is Austin on RVD.
00:59:54Every man for himself, or at least that's how it is supposed to be.
00:59:58The first person to score a pinfall or submission wins the match.
01:00:02The winner of the match will become the WWE Champion.
01:00:06Austin, who is a champion, does not have to be involved in the decision for the WWE title to change
01:00:14hands.
01:00:14What a precarious situation for Stone Cold Steve Austin.
01:00:17If Angle takes Van Damme, Austin loses the title.
01:00:21If Van Damme gets Angle, Austin loses the title.
01:00:25Austin clearly needs to score the pinfall or the submission to retain the championship.
01:00:31Austin first beating down Kurt Angle, then RVD.
01:00:34A thumb to the eye by the Rattlesnake, the Texas Rattlesnake.
01:00:38Shit.
01:00:40Okay, here it is, the ankle lock.
01:00:43The ankle lock, it'll be over.
01:00:45Back to RVD, make sure it was not over.
01:00:50RVD, look at that, he's assaulting Kurt Angle.
01:00:53Remember, if RVD pins Angle or vice versa, the winner of that situation is the WWE Champion.
01:01:00Austin is an eight, does not have that 10% advantage,
01:01:04where you're exchanged by disqualification or count out.
01:01:06Forget that one, RVD, springboarding and then hitting Austin with that kick.
01:01:12Austin quickly tries to roll on his gut in that corner.
01:01:16But here comes Kurt Angle.
01:01:19The uniqueness, the rather perverse charm of the Triple Threat match,
01:01:24is that you never know where it's coming from.
01:01:26Rolling Thunder!
01:01:29RVD landing right on Kurt Angle's face.
01:01:32There he is, and Austin with a double axe handle, Austin knows he would have lost
01:01:38the WWE title if Van Zandt had gotten the pin.
01:01:41Outside goes Kurt Angle.
01:01:43Austin now isolated once again with RVD.
01:01:46Big RVD chant going up here in St. Louis.
01:01:50The first time that RVD has ever competed in the center.
01:01:56Mind Buster Slam by the reigning WWE Champion, Stone Cold Steve Austin.
01:02:02We say reigning, but for how much longer?
01:02:04As Austin hooks the leg, and Van Damme may want to kick out.
01:02:09You got a feeling this match is not gonna end early.
01:02:12No, no way, and Austin has to make sure that neither Van Damme nor
01:02:16Angle get either one of each other in a pinning predicament or a submission hold.
01:02:22Austin with that knee, using that knee brace, right to the quadricep,
01:02:27that thigh muscle, trying to knot it up, and RVD being incapacitated,
01:02:32at least with a tie-point style momentarily.
01:02:35Angle getting hangman on the top rope, and Austin again, so focused here tonight.
01:02:40Going downstairs is the paranoid, psychotic champion of the WWE.
01:02:46They're looking on that leg.
01:02:47And now the half-blasted grab by Stone Cold, looking for the submission.
01:02:53But here comes Kurt Angle, yet another challenger.
01:02:55And if not looking for the submission, certainly trying to take away the aerial
01:03:00assault by Rob Van Damme.
01:03:04Great right hand by Kurt Angle, who won a gold medal for
01:03:07the United States in the 96th Olympic Games, who won the WWE title in his
01:03:12hometown of Pittsburgh last month at Unforgiven.
01:03:15And he was unceremoniously screwed out of it by Austin and William Regal.
01:03:20And there's the STF.
01:03:21He stepped over crossface, submission move, and Austin again,
01:03:25seemingly wants RVD to tap out.
01:03:28Or trying to take away the aerial assault by Van Damme.
01:03:33Austin, the brother, Angle, the Olympians, Van Damme.
01:03:37From the air, comes from the air.
01:03:40Austin got the shot, but went back to that thumb to the eye.
01:03:43That has been some losses, most effective offense here tonight.
01:03:46The thumb to the eye.
01:03:47And look out here.
01:03:48They're going to count, hold it, measured, and taken face first.
01:03:53Certainly sternum first, into the ringtone.
01:03:56And here comes RVD, and Austin, that cagey rattlesnake, taken down the legs.
01:04:03And not focusing on the legs of RVD, Paul.
01:04:06That point, the aerial artistry of RVD may be restricted to a ground attack.
01:04:13And that's clearly to Austin's advantage.
01:04:16A no disqualification, Matt.
01:04:18Angle, to my surprise, prowling with Austin outside the ring.
01:04:23It's to Angle's advantage to get Austin back into the ring and apply a submission hold.
01:04:29Angle manhandling Austin, taking it to the WWE Champion,
01:04:34showing no fear, no intimidation.
01:04:36You'd never expect anything less from Kurt Angle, who in virtually no time at all
01:04:42has asserted himself as one of the greatest WWE competitors that we have seen in recent memory.
01:04:52Van Damme, I don't know how much he got of who.
01:04:56I don't know how much Van Damme got this fantasy announce table.
01:04:59But there are three men here down from that cannonball-like maneuver of RVD.
01:05:05You talk about paying your manhood out there for the world to see Austin and Angle both go down.
01:05:13And Stone Cold down on the outside, Van Damme now.
01:05:18Van Damme caught Austin, and Van Damme leaping up on our table,
01:05:23dropping off with the leg drop.
01:05:25Van Damme has uncanny flexibility and agility.
01:05:29And now it's down to Kurt Angle here, and RVD, my God, Angle brought.
01:05:34And RVD couldn't break the fall, couldn't get both feet down,
01:05:38went down on the lower part of his back.
01:05:41That's what hit first.
01:05:43Angle coming out, and Angle hits a beautiful move.
01:05:59And now Angle has the advantage.
01:06:06Angle hit the only open part of Austin's anatomy that he could find for
01:06:10short notice, and that was the ribs.
01:06:12And now Angle has the advantage.
01:06:16Angle the sleeper hold.
01:06:20Angle trying to weak it off in that sleeper hold.
01:06:23Surprised he didn't go for the ankle lock.
01:06:26And RVD knocked off the apron.
01:06:28Austin looking for the Stone Cold Stunner.
01:06:30And Angle looking for the stunner.
01:06:32And both men, what the same idea.
01:06:35They thought about the stunners, they thought about the clothesline.
01:06:38What's this athleticism here, this is unbelievable.
01:06:42The greatest man wrestler in the game.
01:06:45Here we go.
01:06:48And who is RVD aiming for?
01:06:52We'll never know because both Angle and Austin moved out of the way.
01:06:56Angle, German Suplex, the bridge, it couldn't be, and it didn't, no.
01:07:00And Austin quickly, quickly interrupted that situation.
01:07:04I don't think RVD would have kicked out of that.
01:07:06A stunner.
01:07:07Austin got the stunner on Kurt Angle.
01:07:10And that damn sure gonna be enough.
01:07:13There's a cover.
01:07:13Van Damme just kicked Austin right in the back of the head.
01:07:17And this match continues.
01:07:19One, two, three.
01:07:21Quick-legged Moonsault coming up.
01:07:26RVD hits it.
01:07:28And the Angle.
01:07:29Man, they've all hit some of their best offensive moves.
01:07:33That wild card element of the third man interrupting the counts.
01:07:37The Angle slam.
01:07:38The Angle slam.
01:07:40One, two, and Austin.
01:07:42Austin with that collision on both men.
01:07:45And Angle is addled.
01:07:47And the hard knee right to the kidneys.
01:07:50Kurt Angle forced to the outside.
01:07:52Now leaving two alliance members.
01:07:55And Austin.
01:07:57Austin.
01:07:58Austin.
01:07:59Austin turns his attention.
01:08:00I'm surprised.
01:08:01Kurt Angle.
01:08:02I'm surprised at this.
01:08:04I'm surprised at this that.
01:08:06Austin, that hard knife there.
01:08:09Man.
01:08:10They're getting dangerously close to us here.
01:08:13And Angle.
01:08:14My.
01:08:15You feel that flesh on flesh.
01:08:17Hand-ringing to other.
01:08:19Both men.
01:08:19Trying to beat the blood out of the other's chest.
01:08:23Angle's head bouncing off.
01:08:24And again off of our announce table.
01:08:26That's showing no give here tonight.
01:08:30Austin on both of those psychotic drinks.
01:08:32Man, Chandler, here we go.
01:08:34Stone Cold Steve Austin in his own element.
01:08:37And no disqualification man.
01:08:39The WWF champion.
01:08:41The Rattlesnake.
01:08:42The leader of the alliance.
01:08:44And now.
01:08:45Now Stone Cold has Kurt Angle just where he wants him.
01:08:49Austin looking on gleefully at what he fans to do.
01:08:51My God.
01:08:52No, no, no.
01:08:54Austin back dropped out of it.
01:08:57And the table did not break.
01:08:58But maybe Austin's lower back did.
01:09:02My God.
01:09:05I'm here to the scene of major accidents.
01:09:08They look better than this.
01:09:11And RBD scoring on Kurt Angle.
01:09:15Austin lying here motionless on the concrete floor.
01:09:19Come on.
01:09:24Well, there he is.
01:09:26Mr. McMahon.
01:09:28And he was gonna make an impact.
01:09:30But look at this carnage.
01:09:31The WWE Champion's down.
01:09:33The two talentors are down.
01:09:36And Mr. McMahon is coming down.
01:09:38Vince McMahon is no business being here.
01:09:41Are you telling that?
01:09:43I'd be happy to if you come over here by me.
01:09:47Mr. McMahon surveying the carnage, surveying this scene of destruction.
01:09:54This chaotic ringside area.
01:09:57And I'm gonna have stopping RBD.
01:10:01Another hard shot in Kurt Angle representing the WWF.
01:10:05The only WWF representative in this match.
01:10:09But let's not forget that Mr. McMahon gave RBD a mysterious ride to SmackDown
01:10:1430s tonight.
01:10:15This is such a bad situation for Stone Cold Steve Austin.
01:10:19Because the title can change hands between Angle and Van Dam.
01:10:24With Austin down, down out here outside of the ring.
01:10:28I think he can pretty well count Austin out on this one.
01:10:30A reverse heel kick.
01:10:32A heel kick by RBD scored on Kurt Angle.
01:10:35And now Van Dam.
01:10:37Maybe a frog splash away from winning the big one here.
01:10:41And Kurt Angle.
01:10:42My God.
01:10:42Kurt Angle.
01:10:44He exploded.
01:10:46And come up in the belly.
01:10:48But Van Dam will attack Kurt Angle.
01:10:50Van Dam and Angle is fighting for the WWF title.
01:10:53And title held by Stone Cold Steve Austin, who is down, who is down out here tonight by the announce
01:11:01table.
01:11:01Vince McMahon at ringside.
01:11:04The title is in great, great jeopardy.
01:11:06Austin crawling on his hands and knees in a state of desperation.
01:11:11With both Van Dam and Angle down.
01:11:14Austin back in the ring.
01:11:16But once he got left, Austin with a stunner.
01:11:20My God.
01:11:21What a bad break for Austin.
01:11:23Great break for Angle.
01:11:24If you wanna look at it that way because Angle bounced outside.
01:11:28Austin can't win an inside for Ola.
01:11:29Austin now turns his attention on the intern RVD.
01:11:34But Kurt Angle lost the stunner on the outside of Carl.
01:11:37Look at Austin with an evil light on his fellow Elias member.
01:11:41As if Austin gave a damn about the Elias.
01:11:45And Mr. McMahon looks here.
01:11:47And there's no spotification.
01:11:52Mr. McMahon looks still here.
01:11:55No spotification.
01:11:57And now, McMahon turned up.
01:12:01With Van Dam going up, five star frog splash.
01:12:07Is this the plan?
01:12:08It's over.
01:12:10My God.
01:12:11If Van Dam can capitalize, we'll have a new WWE champion.
01:12:17All the tennis have been busted open by that tear shot.
01:12:19One, two.
01:12:20One, two.
01:12:21It's over.
01:12:21And Fernando stopped it.
01:12:24Some cheering, some bullying.
01:12:27Some wanting to be RVD to win it.
01:12:29Some not.
01:12:30And there's another suplex.
01:12:32How many suplexes can RVD take?
01:12:35Austin has been busted open at the hands of Mr. McMahon in that steel chair.
01:12:40And my God, this is a suplex fest.
01:12:44RVD is gonna be, he's gonna be drunk from German suplexes, not German beverages.
01:12:52Besides the suplex off the top room, four German suplexes.
01:12:58On top of their next hand.
01:12:59And a single slam.
01:12:59And a single slam.
01:13:01And a single slam.
01:13:01I don't think Mr. McMahon gives a damn who wins it, as long as it's not.
01:13:06And there's Shane McMahon.
01:13:07Shane McMahon, Kurt Angle had one there.
01:13:11And Shane McMahon with no despite of patience.
01:13:17Shane McMahon toasting.
01:13:20God almighty.
01:13:21What the hell?
01:13:23Love of God, Vince McMahon.
01:13:27How can you treat your own son this way?
01:13:29Vince McMahon beat the holy hell out of his ungrateful son.
01:13:33My God, Angle's been taken out.
01:13:36Vince is kicking the hell.
01:13:38Vince McMahon ass kicking.
01:13:40And Austin with a stunner.
01:13:43Austin caught the stunner.
01:13:45One, two, three.
01:13:46Wait a minute.
01:13:47One, two, three.
01:13:48Austin beat RVD.
01:13:52And Vince McMahon was beating the hell out of his kid.
01:13:54And still, World Wrestling Federation Champion, Stone Cold Steve Austin.
01:14:01This is not what Vince McMahon wanted.
01:14:03And Austin getting the hell out of the ring.
01:14:07Austin wins the match.
01:14:11Austin busted up with a McMahon tear shot.
01:14:14Angle bleeding from the arm.
01:14:16RVD may never be the same.
01:14:19But Stone Cold, the psychotic champion, retains his title.
01:14:24Stone Cold Steve Austin leads Stone Mercy, the WWF Champion.
01:14:29But will Stone Cold survive a Mr. McMahon lead onset?
01:14:34My God.
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