00:01And we are back live here, folks, in the sold-out Nassau Coliseum here in Uniondale, New York.
00:10The following is a first-round intercontinental tournament match, making its way to the rain.
00:16He weighs in at 287 pounds, Mankind.
00:22Well, Mankind grew up right here on Long Island, and we know this Sunday at Judgment Day on Pay-Per
00:27-View,
00:27Mankind will meet Ken Shamrock, and that'll be one-on-one.
00:32Now, earlier today, Michael Coe had the opportunity to catch up with Mankind,
00:37and here's what Mankind had to say about Judgment Day.
00:42Mankind, the Judgment Day, you have to take on Ken Shamrock,
00:44and you've got to be angry after Shamrock leveled you recently with a chair.
00:48Well, not really. You see, the fact of the matter is that Ken Shamrock doesn't really swing a chair hard
00:54enough to hurt me.
00:55As a matter of fact, in all the years and all the times I've been being hit with chairs,
01:00the one by Shamrock was the weakest, wimpiest, and wishy-washiest of them all,
01:05so I'm not all that concerned about Ken Shamrock at Judgment Day.
01:09And if he doesn't like it, well, I've got one word for him.
01:14Sucko!
01:14Have a nice day!
01:18Oh, he is one-of-a-kind, no doubt about it, is Mick Foley from right here on Long Island.
01:23That explains what's wrong with him right there.
01:27And his opponent, from Sillsby, Texas, swinging at 400 pounds,
01:33the world's strongest man, Mark Henry!
01:37Well, Mark Henry here in the Intercontinental Title Tournament,
01:41he's also going to face The Rock this Sunday at Judgment Day on pay-per-view.
01:46At least that's what's scheduled as we speak.
01:50And of course, Mark Henry may be the cure for mankind or whatever's wrong with him.
01:55Mark Henry is suing China, as we all know, for sexual harassment.
02:00And of course, Mark Henry...
02:02I've still got those papers, you know.
02:03Mark Henry wanted to give China a special message,
02:06much like we heard yesterday morning on Superstars, a poem for China.
02:11China, to see you smile is like watching the sun rise.
02:15The more that it happens, the brighter the skies.
02:17I only wish and only dream that somehow that you feel the same.
02:21I'll wait the time, travel the distance, take my chance and be persistent.
02:26My only wish is that we have the best.
02:29I'd give all of that if I could have one chance.
02:33Give me a break.
02:36What? That was...
02:38I brought a tear to my eye.
02:41Well, we are past the poetry now.
02:44This will not be a poetic match-up.
02:47Mankind and Mark Henry, single elimination here, one-on-one.
02:50There's got to be a winner in this match-up.
02:52And the winner advances in the Intercontinental Title Tournament.
02:57Oh, look at this.
02:58Well, folks, business is picking up early in this because there she is.
03:02The ninth wonder of the world.
03:04The object of Mark Henry's affection and the recipient of a sexual harassment lawsuit from the world's strongest man.
03:13And right now, if I were Mark Henry, I'd file for a restraining order.
03:17Keep your distance, China.
03:20Well, this certainly has got to make Mark Henry a little more uncomfortable, as if the unpredictability of mankind wasn't
03:28enough.
03:28Look at that.
03:29Look at that.
03:29Look at that.
03:30Tremendous power by the man who represented the United States in the 1996 Olympics.
03:36He was the captain of the weightlifting team.
03:39Look at this streak.
03:45And Mankind got to be close to the 300-pound mark, but you couldn't tell it by Mark Henry looking
03:52right for the ankle.
03:54Mark Henry, some 400 pounds right down on the ankle of Mankind here.
04:02And Mark Henry's game plan is to take that left ankle of Mankind and destroy it.
04:10And China's game plan is to stand there and stand and distract Mark Henry.
04:14But so far, it's not working.
04:16He's paying absolutely no attention to it.
04:18And that's smart.
04:19Folks, again, we are still awaiting the arrival of Stone Cold Steve Austin here to the Nassau Coliseum.
04:27Mr. McMahon is welcoming Austin with open arms.
04:30I don't get that.
04:31I don't get it.
04:31Well, something's up.
04:33Got to be something up there.
04:35And something's going up right now.
04:37400 pounds of Mark Henry taking it to that second rung.
04:44Don't get that, you better.
04:45And Mankind, a veteran move there.
04:47Saw it coming all the way, able to abort the contact.
04:51That would have crushed his leg.
04:55Mankind has been a WWE Tag Champion, but never a singles champion here in the World Wrestling Federation.
05:08You know, you got to believe that somewhere right now, Stone Cold is driving his truck or whatever.
05:13His car, his limo, his taxi, whatever it may be, here to the Coliseum.
05:18And Mr. McMahon awaits.
05:20What's going to go down when Austin gets here?
05:23And the CD team.
05:26Mankind.
05:27What's he doing here, King?
05:30Mankind taking that shoe off.
05:31His ankle may be broken.
05:34What's he doing?
05:35He's got athlete's foot on it.
05:36Oh.
05:37That'd be the only thing athletic about him is feet.
05:39Well, Mr. Saka.
05:41Oh, no.
05:42But Mr. Saka.
05:43Oh, no.
05:46And it may be a prelude.
05:49It may be.
05:50Yes, it is.
05:51The Mandible Claw.
05:52The Mandible Claw.
05:54Mankind's Mandible Claw is taking Mark Henry down.
05:59Bring the bell.
05:59And Mankind beats Mark Henry with a Mandible Claw.
06:03Thanks to Mr. Saka.
06:05Oh, come on.
06:05Here is your winner, Mankind.
06:11J.R., that's just not right.
06:12Sticking that filthy, stinking Mr. Saka right down the gullet of Mark Henry.
06:19Who can survive that?
06:21Mandible Claw is bad enough, but that rather stinky sweat sock.
06:26That's the world's strongest sock.
06:30Well, again, Mankind is scheduled to be Kid Shamrock.
06:33Hey, wait a minute.
06:33This Sunday at Tuesday today is Pay Per View.
06:36China is going up into the ring.
06:38Well, this could get ugly again in a hurry.
06:41True love waits, China.
06:47Be careful.
06:48You're being sued.
06:49What I always was.
06:52The side of my head.
06:53The side of my head.
06:57And it sounded like China was asking Mark Henry why.
07:01Why the lawsuit.
07:02Mark Henry said, it's out of my hands.
07:05I guess meaning that it's in the legal system's hands now.
07:07Oh, yeah.
07:08Once a lawyer gets his hooks in you, you're history.
07:13It is a little perplexing.
07:15China being sued by Mark Henry for sexual harassment.
07:19So, it's a little perplexing.
07:19It's a little perplexing.
07:19It's a little perplexing.
07:19What?
