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WWEs Greatest Moments S03E09
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00:02The big wonder of the world, China!
00:10Trailblazer, groundbreaker, pioneer.
00:13That's right, the world's most dangerous woman.
00:17No single woman changed the world of WWE quite like China.
00:22She's no ordinary woman, I can tell you that.
00:24I think she's bionic!
00:26China broke down countless barriers in sports entertainment.
00:30The first woman ever to enter the Royal Rumble match!
00:34Her storied career has become one for the record books.
00:38The first woman to wear intercontinental gold.
00:41I mean, there's not another woman like me.
00:44Today we look back at the very best of the ninth wonder of the world.
00:52If you're so mad!
00:54Oh my God, what the hell are you doing?
00:58Oh my God, absolutely unbelievable!
01:00Welcome, baby, I'm against you!
01:09Welcome everyone to WWE's Greatest Moments.
01:12I'm Michael Cole, and on this edition, we're looking back at the groundbreaking career of the revolutionary China.
01:18And there she is, the awesome China!
01:21Look at his shoulder, he's an adult.
01:22She is no doubt the first lady of sports entertainment.
01:26We all know in professional wrestling lore, Andre the Giant is fittedly known as the eighth wonder of the world.
01:33But in the late 1990s, a ninth wonder appeared and quickly rose to superstardom in WWE.
01:40There's a reason why China's called the ninth wonder of the world.
01:44She has done so many things first, as far as her gender is concerned.
01:48With a unique look and a wealth of Amazonian strength.
01:52I have incredible genetics, and I have the availability to gain muscle mass very quickly.
01:57China's meteoric rise in WWE all started 1997's In Your House Final Four, with one truly implausible debut.
02:18I gotta say, when you look back at it, the choice to bring in China the way that she was
02:25brought in is fascinating and brilliant.
02:28Wait a minute, let's close us.
02:30We don't let us and Hildesley despise each other.
02:33No!
02:34It looks to me like Goldust has cost Hildesley the intercontinental title.
02:39I remember the first night when she came out of the crowd.
02:45Wait a minute, see the Hildesley?
02:47He is out of the world!
02:48When she interacted with my character, Marlena, it was just two very, very different entities.
02:59It was unbelievable.
03:01Security taking that lady away.
03:04China, there was never anything like her.
03:07That lady got a little overzealous, to say the least.
03:10Almost all of the women in the business prior to were seen as like, they're just this eye candy.
03:16She changed that mold for all of them.
03:19The door in jail!
03:21From the first second you see her on camera, she arrived.
03:31Heading into SummerSlam 1999, WWE Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin was left without an opponent.
03:38That's the biggest bunch of BS I ever heard in my life.
03:41A triple threat match was set for Monday Night Raw to determine the number one contender.
03:46It's going to be Triple H.
03:48It's going to be The Undertaker.
03:51And the third and final opponent is China.
03:57For the first time ever, a woman would have the opportunity to become next in line for the richest prize
04:03in sports entertainment.
04:04You want a piece of me? Come on and get you some.
04:10First person.
04:11They're in a pinball submission.
04:12They'll be the number one contender.
04:14She was beautiful and so secure.
04:17Such a strength.
04:18And she embodied all of that when she went out there.
04:21The Undertaker on the right.
04:22And they'll win China.
04:23If she could face the guys, it's a bit of a novelty.
04:26She was not.
04:31She was such a game changer.
04:34She could get in the ring and make it spectacular.
04:37She wants to be the number one contender.
04:40The Undertaker doesn't care.
04:41Oh, one minute, one hand.
04:43And the Undertaker with a tilt slam.
04:46She could go out there night in, night out and bust her ass.
04:51Connor knocked down.
04:52Kelsey knocked over the top rope by The Undertaker.
04:55She did fight the guys.
04:57She did beat some of the biggest names in this business as she shows the world that that can be
05:03done.
05:03Hold on a minute.
05:04Give up.
05:05China.
05:06China's the number one contender.
05:07What?
05:08I was in awe that she was in that match.
05:11I damn sure didn't know she was going to win that match.
05:14And when I saw her win it and how she won it, I was like, hell yeah.
05:18That was, it made perfect sense.
05:20And I loved it.
05:21China's the number one contender.
05:25For years, China had proven she could hold her own against the male superstars of WWE.
05:30But in 2001, in front of over 68,000 fans on the grand stage of WrestleMania 17, China would look
05:38to dominate the female division and capture her first WWE Women's Championship.
05:46A tremendous ovation here in the Reliant Astrodome for the ninth wonder of the world, China.
05:53The fans enjoyed seeing her battling men, and now she was in the women's division.
06:01Look at China.
06:02She has nothing but title aspirations in her eyes.
06:07I loved how they started that match.
06:10It was like so perfect.
06:11She hit her with the title right away to get heat on her.
06:14And Ivory going to work on the back of the neck.
06:16Never seen anyone like China before.
06:18She just seemed so intimidating, and is kind of like a Wonder Woman at that point.
06:25Kind of catching that leg.
06:27One-legged women don't win too many butt-kicking contests.
06:30There is something really fun about telling a story with your physicality.
06:36But she can really kick your ass.
06:39Good grief.
06:40Look at this strength.
06:41Ivory up upstairs with nowhere to go but down.
06:46China.
06:47China enjoying this.
06:50And it is over.
06:51And China was an academic.
06:54There are so many women that look up to China.
06:57I mean, she was one of one.
06:59And I think it just helped the women's division as a whole.
07:02China is the WWF Women's Champion.
07:06I fought for who I am.
07:07And what I am now, the World Wrestling Federation's Women's Champion.
07:11Pretty damn proud of it.
07:15The tournament to win the King of the Ring crown had been an illustrious title held by men.
07:21The hit band harsh.
07:23The King of the Ring.
07:26A right reserved for men.
07:28The 1997 King of the Ring, Hunter Hearst Hounsley.
07:34That was until the ninth wonder of the world looked to shatter another ceiling.
07:38For the first time ever, a woman was set to enter the King of the Ring tournament.
07:47China, how does it feel to be the first woman to enter the King of the Ring tournament?
07:52Well, you know, when I was a little girl, I only wanted to be a princess.
07:56But now I'm all grown up.
07:58And tonight, I'm going to be a queen.
08:01Road dog, you got big brass balls to step in the ring with me.
08:06I faced her in the first round of the King of the Ring tournament.
08:10I knew that she had the goods to do what we needed to do.
08:14And we had a great match.
08:19She didn't take a back seat to anybody.
08:21And she was just as big in that time frame as all of us.
08:27If she got in the ring, she might whoop road dogs ass for a minute.
08:31And people didn't question it.
08:37She had hit me with several low blows before.
08:39Oh, you can see what's coming here.
08:42Oh, I saw it. She hurt her arm.
08:46That was the infamous, I came prepared.
08:49She hit me with a low blow from behind.
08:51I pulled out the metal cup.
08:52Oh, no, no.
08:54He's got a protective metal cup.
08:56He had a competitive match.
09:03She could have beat me.
09:05People wouldn't have batted an eye because that's how believable she was.
09:09She's got a hit in the tanner for the effort for her guts.
09:14There's no question that Chyna was an icon both in and out of the ring.
09:19Her appearance on late night talk shows.
09:21Chyna Fitness is available right now.
09:25Are you going to try this?
09:26Yes.
09:29And various entertainment outlets solidified her as a pop culture phenomenon.
09:34The presence of Chyna was something to behold.
09:37And it was only a matter of time before she would grace the cover of a renowned men's magazine in
09:42a moment that would inspire women everywhere.
09:48King, look here.
09:50Yeah, there's Chyna.
09:51Nothing could be finer on the cover of Playboy.
09:54Chyna had just been in Playboy and was really in a good stride of just being super proud of who
10:00she was and enveloping all of her power and femininity.
10:05I had worked so many years on my body and thought that I'd been given a gift that I ran
10:11with.
10:12And for so many years, people ridiculed me.
10:15I think she was finding herself and trying to find her identity.
10:19I have bought the odds.
10:21And for that, I believe that I'm a pioneer, that that's why my guys named me the ninth wonder of
10:26the world.
10:28One of the reasons why this was so huge is because it shows a very strong, sexy, powerful, millennium woman.
10:35And I believe that's me.
10:37She's earned everything.
10:38She's coming her way.
10:39When people told me that I was ugly and could never be Playboy material, well, I guess that I had
10:46to prove them wrong.
10:48Oh, yeah.
10:50And you did it, young lady.
10:51And we're damn proud of you.
10:53There's gazillions of editions of Playboys, but she was one of a kind.
10:59I worked my ass off to get here, and I'm going to show it in Playboy magazine.
11:23Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter.
11:25Who in the hell do you think you are?
11:28And an unforgiven in-your-house, the ninth wonder of the world would get a much more precarious vantage point
11:34as Triple H defended his European Championship against Owen Hart.
11:41Thanks to Commissioner Slaughter, she's going to be locked away like an animal.
11:45With her being suspended above the ring in a cage, you thought that, okay, maybe she's contained.
11:52I can't believe they're doing this to Chyna.
11:54She wants to.
11:55She can probably snap that chain.
11:57Knocks down Owen with a clothesline.
11:59And Orton with the elbow off the top.
12:02She was presented as a powerhouse, a wonder of the world, something you've never seen before.
12:06She is right where she belongs.
12:08We just hadn't built a woman like that up to that point.
12:11Chyna has built one of those bars.
12:13Ben, the steel bars, just solidified her as the beast that she was being built to be.
12:19The cage is coming down!
12:21Why is the cage coming down?
12:22Who lowered that cage?
12:24That was Road Dogg!
12:25Somebody lowered the cage.
12:27I didn't get a good look at him.
12:29It was from the back of their head.
12:30I didn't know who it was.
12:32Chyna!
12:33Chyna's been restrained!
12:35The pedigree!
12:36His own hole!
12:38Wait a minute!
12:38No rep!
12:39There's that spot!
12:41I got in the middle of it.
12:43Oh, come on!
12:44No!
12:45No, no!
12:46Look at this!
12:47Look at Chyna!
12:47That moment, it was brilliant.
12:49It was perfect.
12:50I mean, it blew the roof off the place, right?
12:52I knew she could do it!
12:56During DX's ongoing rivalry with the nation of domination in 1998, Chyna would quickly catch
13:03the eye of one Mark Henry.
13:05All I want is for me and you to go out on a nice dinner.
13:12But what would happen when the world's strongest man and the world's strongest woman had an actual date?
13:19Okay, Mark.
13:20I'll do it.
13:21I can't believe it!
13:23I don't believe it either!
13:24I can't believe it!
13:24Look at Mark!
13:29Chyna!
13:29What's up, Rick?
13:30What's up, Rick?
13:30What's up, Rick?
13:32My favorite moment is when she begrudgingly went out on a date with Mark Henry.
13:38Hey, you're flawless.
13:39I just got this over with, Mark.
13:41You're gonna have a good time.
13:43I mean, you'll be thanking me by the other night.
13:45We get there, man, and, you know, the dancing starts and we're having a good time.
13:52Sweet dance moves.
13:54That was also the first time you really saw more personality out of Chyna.
13:59To see her track a little that tough girl's facade, fans saw a different layer of her.
14:05Things that I remember the most is me trying to make her laugh.
14:09And she just never broke.
14:12Well, I'll go out of my nose.
14:13I'll be right back.
14:14And these guys decided to heckle her and we beat the hell out of those guys.
14:24There was a cheer that went up backstage like this is good.
14:29This is everything we love about sports entertainment.
14:33I miss Chyna.
14:34She was really, really a talented woman.
14:37And to get to know her and go on a date that ended up being a disaster.
14:43But it's something that wrestling fans will remember forever.
14:46And I'll never forget it either.
14:49$1.99, Mark.
14:54Chyna was undoubtedly a cornerstone of the legendary D-Generation X and their wild antics.
15:00Chyna, show us what you're bringing to the barbecue, girl.
15:03That is the big stick.
15:06But as the saying goes, the grass may be greener on the other side.
15:10And in January 1999, Chyna would make a career-altering decision.
15:17The corporate champion, the Rock, in an I quit match against Triple H.
15:22The only way you win is when your opponent says, I quit.
15:26The corporate team.
15:27What the hell are they doing out here?
15:30Look at this!
15:30Chyna!
15:32Chyna!
15:44Chyna!
15:44Chyna!
15:45You and I!
15:46You and I!
15:47I quit!
15:48What?
15:48Triple H said I quit!
15:50Put it down!
15:51Chyna just came into her own.
15:53And you could tell from the crowd, all they wanted was more.
15:58No!
15:59What?
16:00What the hell?
16:02Chyna!
16:02What?
16:02They're just delivering a low blow!
16:05Truly the first thought that came to my mind was, is this happening?
16:09What the hell?
16:10Triple H can't believe it!
16:12Chyna!
16:12Chyna!
16:13Chyna has turned her back on Triple H!
16:16Seeing Chyna turn on DX was shocking, but at the same time was her kind of breaking free.
16:23Chyna has joined the corporation!
16:26It's one of those holy s*** moments.
16:29And the crowd doesn't quite know what to do.
16:33I can't believe it!
16:35The ninth winner of the world!
16:37Chyna has left DX!
16:39What a night!
16:43Heading into the 1999 event, the Royal Rumble had been around for over a decade.
16:48And all previous, 300 plus entrants had been men.
16:53Yet Chyna did the unthinkable.
16:55That would redefine sports entertainment as we know it.
17:02Number 30 on the way!
17:07Making WWF history!
17:09The ninth winner of the world!
17:12The first woman ever to enter the Royal Rumble match!
17:16She walked to the ring with a purpose.
17:18I'm going to go for the biggest, strongest man in this ring, and that is Mark Henry.
17:23Who is a legitimate Olympian.
17:28It is!
17:30And March Henry now! Chyna taking it to March Henry!
17:34I was trying to be a gentleman.
17:36She took my kindness for a weakness.
17:39Oh!
17:40Hell have no fury like a woman scored!
17:43Chyna was different.
17:44She sets the standard very high for women's wrestling.
17:48And there goes Mark Henry!
17:50Go! Go!
17:51Has been eliminated by Chyna!
17:54How did she do that?
17:55It showed that women can go out there and take on a man too.
17:59And create something new for the women's world of wrestling.
18:03I can't believe it!
18:04No one's going to be the next Chyna.
18:06She's a legend.
18:07Oh!
18:07And there goes Chyna!
18:09The Rattlesnake doesn't give a damn if you're a man or a woman!
18:15And now we've reached our number one moment.
18:17By 1999, Chyna had dominated the squared circle like no woman had done before.
18:23This was much to the dismay of Intercontinental Champion Jeff Jarrett, who had been openly berating women.
18:29You see Chyna, I'm telling you for the last time that the place for a woman is in the kitchen
18:34barefoot and pregnant.
18:36His chauvinistic ways would ultimately lead to a first in WWE.
18:40A good housekeeping match for the Intercontinental Championship on the line.
18:45You couldn't stop me from getting in the ring with Jeff Jarrett.
18:48Because I'm going to beat you with every household appliance known to woman.
18:57The Intercontinental title on the line in the first ever good housekeeping matchup.
19:02Woo!
19:03When you looked at her and then looked at Jeff Jarrett, it was ahead of his time.
19:07I can't believe it!
19:08Very impressive move by Chyna.
19:10To say it was revolutionary doesn't really put it into words accurately.
19:15She says she's the most dangerous woman in the world!
19:17They literally hit each other with everything, including the kitchen sink.
19:32She hit him with that guitar so hard, it went blind.
19:36They're going to be over right here!
19:41Chyna, the first former to become the Intercontinental Champion!
19:48To go and then win a belt that was only held by men.
19:52I think it was groundbreaking and it was empowering.
19:56It was a paradigm shift of the thinking of how people saw women and women of power and what women
20:04can do with that power.
20:05That night in Cleveland, history was truly made.
20:09Chyna has been in history!
20:13The first woman to wear Intercontinental gold!
20:19As evidenced by our numerous accolades, it is abundantly clear that Chyna is nothing short of a true trailblazer.
20:26Well that'll do it for this edition of WWE's Greatest Moments.
20:30We hope you've enjoyed this trip down memory lane, recapping the incredible career of the ninth wonder of the world,
20:36Chyna.
20:36All right!
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