00:01We're back live on Raw, the unification match to combine the Intercontinental
00:07European title on the line here with Ladder Match Rules.
00:13The following contest, physical one fall, is a ladder match to unify the WWE
00:20Intercontinental Championship and the WWE European Championship.
00:25Introducing first from Cameron, North Carolina,
00:28weighing in at 218 pounds, Jeff Hardy.
00:33Well, Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff, what do you think?
00:36Oh, that's a bad luck.
00:37Wait a minute, what did he do that for?
00:39My granny told me.
00:40Bischoff want to make this the first match of his Raw regime, an historic one,
00:45and that's exactly what we're gonna see here.
00:48The European title will be vacated forever, apparently,
00:51and Jeff Hardy getting a chance, the same chance that RVD has,
00:56the lead here in the Intercontinental.
01:05And from back to great Michigan, weighing in at 235 pounds,
01:11Raw Van Damme!
01:13Van Damme from right here in the great state of Michigan has a hugely
01:18partisan crowd, even though Jeff Hardy is ultra popular as well.
01:22We have seen Van Damme in ladder matches, he was awesome.
01:26We have seen Jeff Hardy in ladder matches, he came within a heartbeat of
01:30defeating The Awesome Undertaker in a ladder match in the Undisputed title
01:34a couple of weeks ago.
01:35All right, this is Jeff Hardy's second ladder match in as little as three weeks.
01:40Man!
01:42You notice Rob Van Damme, he didn't take a chance by walking under the ladder.
01:46He didn't want to tempt fate, did he?
01:48Bischoff willing to run the horses hard here.
01:51And this ladder match just took a few hours after vengeance.
01:57Nice go behind by Jeff Hardy.
01:59And again, the object here, no pinfalls, no submissions.
02:02The only way to win is to weaken your opponent to the point that you can bring
02:07a ladder into the ring, climb it, and retrieve the championship belt that's
02:11hanging high above the center of the ring.
02:14Well, this should be a great match.
02:15These two young stars, actually two incredibly the most popular
02:19superstars here in World Wrestling Entertainment.
02:23RBD instinctively going for a cover, but remember, no pinfalls.
02:26No referee in the ring even.
02:28No count outs.
02:30No disqualifications.
02:31Only one way for this match to end.
02:33And very simply, it's for one man to climb the ladder and retrieve the
02:38Intercontinental title belt.
02:39Uh-oh.
02:40Yeah, look at this.
02:42That's actually going to take over by Jeff Hardy on RBD.
02:46Whoa, man.
02:47RBD in the real war and vengeance with Captain Lesnar.
02:52We're back here.
02:53Rob Van Damme would have just been knocked right into where we used to sit,
02:56JR.
02:56Look out.
02:58Baseball slide through.
02:59Locking down the ladder right into Jeff Hardy.
03:02Hardy goes down as well.
03:05Man, Van Damme.
03:08Van Damme, boy, Van Damme has no fear.
03:11Jeff Hardy doesn't either for that matter.
03:13But Van Damme will hurt himself in delivering an offensive move.
03:17He'll hurt himself to hurt his opponent.
03:18I don't know if that, is that smart?
03:21Van Damme now bringing the ladder, sitting underneath the Intercontinental
03:24title belt.
03:25This one may be over in a hurry.
03:26And Jeff Hardy, boy.
03:28Jeff Hardy just got to the bottom of the climb and now pulls RBD off the ladder.
03:34Not very gracefully, I might add.
03:37Two very popular superstars here in the WWE competing for the Intercontinental title.
03:43Jeff Hardy successfully defended his European title, now vacated as vengeance.
03:52Unorthodox move by Jeff Hardy, who has a lot of strange personality traits.
04:00And strange hair.
04:01Man.
04:07It's driven all the air out of him and now Van Damme readjusting the ladder.
04:13What's he gonna do here?
04:15Something bad.
04:18Jeff Hardy just dropped kicked the ladder right out of RBD's hands.
04:23Well, there's more ladders.
04:25And he's going to run.
04:26And got dueling ladders on the outside of the ring.
04:29RVD and Jeff Hardy bringing their ladders into play here.
04:37Looks like the checkout aisle at Home Depot.
04:39Look at this.
04:41Look at that!
04:42Van Damme and...
04:43Whoa!
04:44Back to Sands and that laddered out, taking down Jeff Hardy.
04:49Boy, I'm telling you, everything, everything about those ladders,
04:52every time you touch them, they can hurt you some kind of way.
04:54Just like you say, smash your fingers in between them,
04:57they'll cut you in a second.
04:59Ladders certainly were not intended to be a part of a wrestling match,
05:03but it is in this one.
05:05And now look at Van Damme loading up Jeff Hardy on that ladder.
05:09And Van Damme-
05:09No!
05:11Man!
05:11Van Damme, all that weight load on Jeff Hardy's flying,
05:14just mashing into the steel ladder.
05:17And again, Van Damme, he injures himself-
05:24Now what?
05:25Now Van Damme has the opportunity.
05:29Van Damme.
05:30Hey, Jeff!
05:32He's got it, Jeff!
05:33He's got the title, don't wait.
05:34He's gotta bring it down.
05:36He's gotta retrieve the belt, does Van Damme and Jeff Hardy is trying to stop that.
05:41And now, oh my God!
05:45What's the leg sweep, take down off the ladder, both men crashing to the canvas,
05:50Jeff Hardy back up.
05:52Now what's he gonna do?
05:53Now Jeff Hardy stacking that ladder on top of that.
05:56You're kidding me.
05:57I think Jeff Hardy lays awake at night thinking of things to do-
06:00One and three move to the other.
06:01No!
06:05What?
06:05Right on the ladder, right on the poor RBD.
06:09Van Damme is hurt, and Jeff Hardy is down.
06:12But Hardy has a chance here to somehow climb that ladder that's still standing,
06:17retrieve the Intercontinental title belt, and become the champion.
06:20What are these guys thinking?
06:21Watch this, JR.
06:22Like you said, it's not cool.
06:24It's not telling what they'll do to each other when they'll do that to themselves.
06:28It is high stakes here in this highly competitive matchup.
06:31Well, look out.
06:32Now here we go.
06:33Now both men, fighting on that ladder.
06:35Something's gotta give here, and it may be some part of a anatomy.
06:42Man, damn, you're trying to reach it.
06:44Harding's head bounces off that ladder.
06:46Man, these guys are proverbially in no man's land up here.
06:49No!
06:50My God!
06:51My God!
06:54The second rung of a ladder from the top.
06:57And now both men are down once again, putting their bodies
07:01in pure hell to become the Intercontinental Champion.
07:04The first match made in the Bischoff reign of Raw.
07:10Let's check this out.
07:11From way, way up above.
07:12Watch this.
07:13Look at that impact.
07:15You know what?
07:15The Bischoff, not only has he pulled off some coos,
07:19he's put together some great matches already.
07:21This is fantastic.
07:22I don't know if Van Damme and Jeff Hardy would have agreed with a great match.
07:25Look out!
07:25On the golden thunder, on the body, on the ladder.
07:28And the passion of these two young men, absolutely overwhelming.
07:34It runs through their bone marrow wanting to perform before these fans here on Raw,
07:39and to become the Intercontinental Champion.
07:42It's all about, by God, it's all about, King, competition.
07:45I got a feeling that Rob Van Damme has got the huge upper hand here now.
07:50Jeff's up.
07:51Wait a minute, Jeff's up.
07:52Jeff Hardy somehow reaches down and gets up.
07:54Right in the kidneys of that ladder.
07:56Another shot to the hip there of RVD with a ladder.
08:00And Van Damme momentarily stymied.
08:03That may be the best use for the ladder yet, right?
08:05Rob Hardy inches away.
08:07Look at this.
08:08He's on the top of the face.
08:10Look at this.
08:11My God.
08:13Jeff Hardy crashing and burning.
08:16Will not ladder.
08:17Can RBD get the time down?
08:19He's close.
08:20It's a mixed flash from the top.
08:24Another five players in the five stars.
08:27Both ladders are dead, but more importantly, both these Superstars are dead.
08:30Watch that King.
08:31My God.
08:33And then the following on the Frog's Place, look at this.
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09:06Jeff Hardy as well, what a memorable match.
09:09These two young men really put their bodies on the line in one of the most
09:13dangerous environments that they could ever be put in.
09:18Boy, what a match, but I'm worried about, I'm worried about Jeff Hardy.
09:23Van Damme in this modern match, you gotta wonder what kind of match he'll be in next
09:27week in Greensboro for Raw as Van Damme doing the sports-alike thing
09:31and showing some class in helping Jeff Hardy up.
09:35These two guys have got to have a lot of mutual respect,
09:39but it's all about the competition here on Raw.
09:43Imagine that one.
09:45Check it out, one more time.
09:47Watch this kick, this is so good.
09:49Jeff could have landed right on his hand or his neck.
09:52And then the first splash by Van Damme and that took all the steam out of Jeff.
09:58I don't know what more you could ask the two athletes.
10:01General Manager Disha has got to be happy with this athletic display.
10:05Van Damme wins.
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