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00:04Well, here we go, King.
00:05The WWA title on the line.
00:11The following contest scheduled for
00:13one fall is for the World Wrestling Federation Championship.
00:18In this contest, there will be new disqualification.
00:22What?
00:23Accompanied to the ring by Stephanie McMahon Humphrey,
00:27is the challenger from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
00:30They may be confused.
00:33Olympic gold medal winner, Kurt Angle.
00:37I'm being told, that's accurate.
00:39How'd that happen?
00:40No disqualification?
00:42I guess the commissioner, assuming it's Mick Foley's decision,
00:47in any event, no disqualifications, the challenger Kurt Angle
00:51has done more than 11 months here in the WWF than anyone in WWF history.
00:57No disqualification.
00:59Who does that favor?
01:01If you smile, then the rock is cool.
01:08His opponent, brought by Mick Foley,
01:15the World Wrestling Federation Champion,
01:19World War.
01:20Well, can we be saying this?
01:21We saw just how effective Stephanie McMahon-Helmson could be a couple of
01:26moments ago when she helped her husband, Triple Eight.
01:32Will lightning strike twice?
01:34And will Stephanie's McMahon-like guarantee come to pass here?
01:39Boy, I got a funny feeling, JR.
01:42What is he looking at right now?
01:43What are you looking at?
01:44Rock, what are you looking at?
01:45Rock staring at Stephanie, I think.
01:47And maybe you better think of the sad part about this is that you can't keep
01:52your eye on Stephanie if you're the WWE champion in there with a man with the
01:57qualifications, with the skills of Kurt Angle.
02:01And that's what makes Stephanie so valuable in ringside because you can't keep
02:04your eye off either.
02:05Look at The Rock.
02:05He can't keep the people's eye or eyebrow off of Stephanie.
02:10Well, Kurt Angle in 11 months has won the European title, the Intercontinental title,
02:15the King of the Ring, and now is the WWE title next.
02:21I got a funny feeling, JR.
02:23Hey, what in the world?
02:24Stephanie, what are you doing?
02:25Stephanie up on the apron, remember, it's no disqualification.
02:28And The Rock distracted by Stephanie.
02:30The Rock's gotta get his mind on the man in the blue tights.
02:36What a right hand by the 1996 Olympic gold medal winner, Kurt Angle.
02:41Another right hand, outside goes The Rock.
02:44And we were, again, this is a no disqualification match for the WWE title.
02:51It's a new twist, I don't like that in a WWE title match.
02:55You don't usually see something like the watchers, JR.
02:58Look at Stephanie, right from the get-go.
03:00Look at your presence felt.
03:02The Rock being distracted, and that led to this advantage.
03:05That we're seeing Kurt Angle widen here.
03:07Look out.
03:07Look out.
03:08And The Rock again is dead, just bounced off our table.
03:11I'll tell you something, when I heard the finger-
03:14Come on.
03:15A steel chair.
03:16I know still, come on.
03:18Wow.
03:18And that's legal.
03:20And I wonder why this match was made, a no disqualification match.
03:24I'll be honest with you, my first thought was that The Rock went to Foley and asked for it.
03:30Thinking that Kurt Angle, being the Olympic champion, and the guy with the three eyes,
03:36integrity, and all that sort of stuff, that he would try to wrestle by the rules.
03:40But it may have backfired on The Rock if he has for no DQ.
03:44Angle doesn't have to worry about wrestling by the rules, because there are none.
03:48And this, Stephanie.
03:50Look at Stephanie on the other side there.
03:52Tony literally assaulting The Rock.
03:57And again, it's been all Kurt Angle since he's very early going here.
04:03And The Rock.
04:06Man, what a close line.
04:08And The Rock again with the right hand.
04:12Some more drop by The Rock.
04:14Huge one.
04:14The leg is hooked.
04:18And The Rock didn't have enough leverage there.
04:20And we see the game is so heavily iced.
04:25You know what he's doing, don't you?
04:27You know what the game's doing now.
04:29He can't care who wins his match.
04:30He's keeping an eye on Stephanie.
04:32We have to make sure Stephanie's okay.
04:33Man!
04:34And Angle is taking a little walk.
04:36And The Rock just convinced Angle to cease walking.
04:41Remember what, remember what AAA said about Stephanie's business partner Kurt Angle.
04:46Stephanie gets hurt and he'll put Kurt out of business permanently.
04:50And I don't doubt that one bit, knowing the game.
04:53And The Rock, again, no disqualification.
04:57Out of the tech area.
04:59See, I think this is why The Rock probably asked for that no DQ.
05:02Hey, look out!
05:04My gosh!
05:05Man, I thought Steve Austin had done enough damage as that.
05:08You know how much does that cost him?
05:10I'm sure several bucks, I don't know.
05:13All I know is that The Rock is taking a turn out of The Rock from behind.
05:23He's cursing his foot name, his middle name, his back name, everything.
05:27This is why I figured The Rock after this type of match.
05:29Because he knew this is what he had, this is what his intentions.
05:33He was gonna beat poor Kurt Angle from pillar to post and all over this arena.
05:39Well, The Rock taking Angle that security railing.
05:42You gotta admit, this is the furthest thing in the world from Olympic style wrestling.
05:45Look out!
05:45And The Rock rammed into that equipment, something fell on The Rock.
05:49I'm not sure what it was, maybe a light or something, but I'm not sure.
05:53Stephanie, she's beaming right now.
05:55Kurt Angle, the challenger, for the richest prize in the game, the WWE title.
06:01And Angle, the native of Pittsburgh, with the elbow to the back of the head.
06:08The Rock, the incomparable WWE Champion.
06:13With all the fan support, the human being combustors.
06:16Hey, there's two Rocks.
06:18He's the People's Champion, all right?
06:20Hey, wait a minute.
06:21What's it gonna do?
06:23Don't hit yourself.
06:26Double dose of The Rock for Angle.
06:29That cardboard ain't gonna hurt you.
06:31Stephanie can't believe what she's seeing now.
06:33That other human being will.
06:35That's a nice elbow right after the solar plexus.
06:40And now Angle has gotta reestablish his turf here, as he did in the early going, thanks to Stephanie.
06:47Well, they're back in the ring, but they don't have to be.
06:49No disqualification.
06:54Not very often that the WWE title is on the line and there's no disqualification.
06:58Absolutely not.
06:59And nor did we expect it here tonight when we got here.
07:02We are as surprised as the fans were when we heard it announced.
07:07Kurt Angle now took me.
07:09I bet nobody's more surprised than the Rock is right now.
07:14Look at this.
07:15Stephanie took the Rock.
07:18See, she is a hands-on business partner.
07:21Look out, she's so happy with her actions.
07:24So happy that she's able to legally break the rules.
07:27She should be happy.
07:28I mean, Triple H is victorious tonight, thanks to the help of Stephanie.
07:33And speaking of that, what do you think Hunter thinks about this?
07:37I got a feeling he's not too happy.
07:38His wife is this close to battle.
07:40And nobody there for Angle.
07:42He put his knee into the top turnbuckle.
07:46Triple H roughly so concerned about his wife's welfare, and who wouldn't be?
07:52Sure.
07:53What?
07:54Angle limping.
07:56Thanks to The Rock.
07:57And The Rock now bringing Angle to the corner.
08:00That's both his legs from him.
08:02Come on, Reggie.
08:03No!
08:04No!
08:05No, Rocky, damn it!
08:06No!
08:06It's another spot location match.
08:08So anything goes here.
08:11And that Triple H is watching back there because I think Triple H is just waiting for
08:15some little thing to have to step in the leg.
08:18The Rock with a steel chair right on the knee of Kurt Angle.
08:22My gosh, not again.
08:24He's measuring it.
08:26One more time.
08:29The Rock using that steel chair as a weapon right on the knee of Kurt Angle.
08:34And Angle may not be able to stand or at least not stand well.
08:37Stay on the other side of the ring, Stephanie.
08:39You heard what Triple H said.
08:40If anything happens to you, he'll come out here and put Kurt out of business permanently.
08:44Angle leaping out of that corner.
08:46Nice leg legs take down.
08:48Boy.
08:49And The Rock.
08:50Sharp shooter.
08:51Sharp shooter.
08:52Look at Stephanie.
08:53Submission move, sharp shooter.
08:54Hey, Kurt.
08:55What's Kurt doing?
08:56Kurt's tapping out.
08:57Angle's tapping out.
08:59Angle's tapping out.
09:01Angle's tapping out.
09:01The referee instructed by Stephanie, or this damn match would have been over.
09:08Angle is tapping out to beat the band.
09:10What are you gonna do?
09:12That's Stephanie taunting The Rock.
09:15I think she's challenging The Rock and he's answering the challenge.
09:19Run, run, Stephanie.
09:20Stephanie is asking for it.
09:22I don't know what's under, but Bird got under her saddle.
09:24Look out.
09:25My God, belly overhead suplex by Kurt Angle, taking down the WWE Champion.
09:31Stephanie was right actually in the ring and the ref can't do a thing about it.
09:36Angle Olympic visibly hurting when that attack on his knee by The Rock earlier.
09:42The story here is The Rock in that massive suplex.
09:46You know what I really can't understand, JR?
09:48I mean, I'm trying to figure this out.
09:50I'm trying to figure out Stephanie's real truth out of here.
09:53Is she doing this tonight to try to really help Kurt win the WWE title?
09:59Is she really trying to prove to her how valuable she could be at ringside?
10:04That's a question only Stephanie can answer.
10:06But I certainly would say, as you would, it's obviously one of those two answers.
10:11I don't know which one it is.
10:12What if both of those things come true?
10:17It would be a hell of a night for that young lady and her business associate.
10:23That's what that would be.
10:25Well, she's a McMahon and I got a feeling this might be a hell of a night for her.
10:29The Rock trying to let it snap down on Kurt Angle.
10:33No!
10:33And Angle exploding into The Rock's face with that flying forearm.
10:40You ever notice how Angle got the cover?
10:42Oh, he will get it here.
10:43Not enough weight on his shoulders, you can almost see it coming.
10:45Angle.
10:47Have you ever noticed how the McMahons always somehow find a way to be around
10:51the WWE title belt?
10:53And it's not coincidence either, let me tell you.
10:55No, I'm not.
10:57I mean, with the WWE title comes a lot of things, including power and influence.
11:02As if the McMahons needed more power and influence, but it does exist.
11:07Well, Stephanie just wants the opportunity to show her husband, to impress upon her
11:11husband how powerful and influential she could be at ringside while he's in the ring.
11:17She proved that to her husband tonight.
11:20And let's start thinking, let's think about the heritage of the WWE title.
11:23Let's think about how influential Vince McMahon has been with the WWE title.
11:28He's so seen with the WWE title.
11:31And now is it the young woman's turn?
11:36Stephanie has got a, she wants with a look on her face tells the story.
11:40She wants this title around Kurt Angle's waist.
11:43And you gotta wonder, King, what is she willing to do to put it there?
11:47I'll tell you this, she's got the look of determination and you know McMahon's get what they want.
11:53I'd love to have her manage me.
11:55Anybody would love to have her.
11:55Referee checking out The Rock.
11:57The Rock puts her arm one more time.
11:59Yes.
12:00One more time.
12:01She can smell it.
12:02And this one's over.
12:03One, two, three, three.
12:04Can you smell what angles went away?
12:07The Rock.
12:09The Rock.
12:09The Rock kept that arm up.
12:11With an improvement rush, gets back to his feet.
12:18And Angle.
12:21Man, he didn't hit Stephanie, did he?
12:22No, no.
12:23The Rock using Angle's own momentum to sidestep the Challenger.
12:27She took him over the top.
12:28See, that was dangerous.
12:29Had Stephanie been in the way there, she could have been inadvertently hitting.
12:32What would the game have done then?
12:34Uh-oh.
12:37Rock, being taken to the security wall by Kurt Angle, the Challenger, the WWE title on the line here.
12:44Having no mercy.
12:46Angle is so cool.
12:48Rock elevated and dropped down again across the security wall.
12:53Boy, I'm telling you something.
12:58I'm telling you, Kurt Angle is having no mercy on The Rock, and I'm just wondering,
13:01do you think the police are having any mercy on Stone Cold right now, JR?
13:05I'm very concerned about Austin.
13:06You think he's being interrogated for his own?
13:09No!
13:10Interrogation was a dude.
13:12I'm sure he's been jailed, finger printed, photographed.
13:16Yeah!
13:17Yeah!
13:18He's gonna help him out.
13:18Finger printed?
13:19He's gonna need a lawyer.
13:21A damn good one.
13:22One of those front profile kind?
13:24Wait a minute, Rock.
13:26The Rock.
13:26Please.
13:27Hold on here.
13:29Easy, Rock.
13:30The Rock measuring angle.
13:31And Angle is bouncing across the table.
13:35Again, and again, and again.
13:37And Angle glazed over looking his eye.
13:40Wait, wait.
13:42Yeah!
13:47Rock ring, he knocks Angle Goofy and then revives it.
13:51And now Angle reverses it and takes Rock to the other now saber.
13:56My God, Rock's head just bench came out of the ring post.
13:59What a shot that was.
14:02Well, Rock got his running last dim there as his head ricocheted off the ring post.
14:07And the WWE Champion in a hell of an arm of trouble.
14:11What's Stephanie doing?
14:13Stephanie's got the Rock's tie the belt.
14:17She's putting the ring, now she's going to the referee.
14:21Stephanie back up on the ankle, wait a minute.
14:23There's no discarding occasions at the game.
14:25Come on.
14:28Angle's got the Rock's championship belt.
14:31We got Rock.
14:32The Rock can barely stand.
14:33Don't turn around.
14:35They start for a rude surprise.
14:36Angle's measuring the champion.
14:40On the Rock.
14:41He almost had it.
14:42Almost counting the Rock bow.
14:46Stephanie, look at what he's going.
14:47Locked in.
14:48The last shot to the face.
14:50Angle is now the Rock for the top belt.
14:52Boy, Stephanie's got Heather Heatherized.
14:56This is horrible.
14:58Man.
14:59A Rock kicked out Stephanie.
15:00Nora Angle can't believe it.
15:02Stephanie can't believe it.
15:06The Rock barely got his shoulder up.
15:12Man.
15:13You know what I'm thinking?
15:14Maybe you can't take that McMahon guarantee to the bank after all.
15:20Angle.
15:20And if it involves the Rock, Angle's, Angle's got cut.
15:25Angle's frowning that top turbo.
15:27And the Angle's on a sitting duck there.
15:29The Smack is being laid down by the Rock.
15:32Rock, get up.
15:33Rock locking at that front face lock.
15:35Uh-oh.
15:37Angle.
15:37My.
15:38A suplex.
15:40What a suplex.
15:42Angle busted open over his left eye.
15:45Nice swollen team.
15:47That'll impair his vision.
15:48It's gonna hamper his chances to become the WWF champion.
15:52Stephanie.
15:53Rock trying to get an arm over.
15:55Trying to make a cover.
15:56There's a cover.
15:57And that's hit.
15:58And they're off.
16:00Angle got his right shoulder, his left shoulder to show off the Kims.
16:05That's right.
16:06Rock's bleeding too.
16:08That's from that shot with the championship belt.
16:11It had to be.
16:13And there's a taking his physical toll on these two warriors.
16:19Underneath this.
16:21Suplex.
16:22That was a textbook suplex by Kurt Angle.
16:25Woo!
16:26Dropping the rock right on the champion's head.
16:28I think Kurt Angle's feeling it now.
16:30Finish it off.
16:32Stephanie.
16:32Stephanie giving Angle some instructions.
16:35I think she got to finish it off.
16:36What is this?
16:36What is this?
16:37Kurt, what is this?
16:38My God!
16:39The Olympian looking for a moonsault.
16:41What did you do that for?
16:42I don't know if Stephanie called that play or not.
16:44I don't think so at all.
16:46Kurt trying to show off for Stephanie and ended with a splash.
16:50Look down, Kurt!
16:51Angle took a hell of a chance.
16:53And the only brick that Angle got was The Rock.
16:56Can't capitalize on it.
16:57Right where your head was gonna kick Stephanie.
17:00That'll bring Triple H out here.
17:02One, two, three.
17:04There's no disputing cases with our own talents.
17:09Is there submissions?
17:12Absolutely.
17:13I don't think Kurt was really tapped out.
17:15Hell yeah.
17:17Out here by The Rock.
17:18Burning it smart.
17:20Man.
17:21Man, Angle lost his teeth there.
17:23SmackDown.
17:24SmackDown.
17:25That'll unhinge your jaw.
17:26Look.
17:27What a-
17:28The float over.
17:29The DDT.
17:30The leg is hooked.
17:31This could be.
17:32Come on.
17:33Come on.
17:34Everybody else talks.
17:36Let's see with Earl Hebner doing the count.
17:38How did he stop that?
17:40Angle able to get him so rising.
17:42Out of desperation, wrecking the eyes of The Rock.
17:47My God.
17:48What a throw.
17:48A belly to belly throw.
17:50Was that Kurt's tooth that flew out?
17:52Might have been.
17:56My God.
17:57That's it.
17:58I'm afraid this is- Stephanie, what are you doing?
17:59Stephanie in the ring.
18:01Remember this, no, that's fine.
18:03What the hell is she doing?
18:04My God, she's out front of the champion.
18:06She's turning the champion.
18:08It's too much.
18:08She's sacrificing herself.
18:11My God.
18:12My God, she was turning the champion.
18:14She's sacrificing herself.
18:16Rock got him.
18:17The Rock, Rock got him.
18:19Misses Helmsley.
18:20That's a McMahon, Rock.
18:22What have you done?
18:25She was pushing her a lot.
18:27I said it before.
18:28She was pushing the envelope.
18:29The envelope has been ripped open.
18:32No.
18:33You can't do this.
18:34Now go tell me he's gonna go for the people's album.
18:36Don't even think about it.
18:37Not, not Demo's electric mind move.
18:40No, no, Stephanie.
18:42Ooh.
18:43And he, already come in.
18:45He last second, he intercepted The Rock,
18:47who was about to drop the people's elbow on Stephanie McMahon Hilsley.
18:53Hey, wait a minute.
18:54Uh-oh, look at this.
18:55Oh, my.
18:55I was afraid of this.
18:57This is not gonna be pretty here.
18:58This ain't gonna be pretty, he won.
19:00The game won Kurt Angle, but this is not Kurt Fox.
19:04The game won Kurt Angle.
19:08Wait a minute.
19:09Wait a minute.
19:10What the hell?
19:13That's for, that's for doing that to Stephanie.
19:16I guess it is.
19:18The rock bottom is like, The Rock just got a pedigree from the game,
19:23who wants to get his life the hell out of here.
19:26Stephanie's hurt man.
19:29Angles on the outside.
19:31Stephanie is down.
19:32And so is the WWE champion.
19:35No.
19:37Stephanie.
19:39The game getting his wife out of harm's way and getting it when she gets
19:43some medical attention.
19:44In the process, he knocked Kurt Angle's life down.
19:47Kurt barely brought him back to the ring and then he pedigreed The Rock.
19:50Look at this.
19:51Here comes Angle.
19:52Here comes Angle.
19:53Don't tell me.
19:54There ain't no one in hell that could win the title.
19:56No.
19:57Get up.
19:58The Rock kicked out.
20:01I'm telling you.
20:02Angle almost kicked in the back door and stole the WWE title.
20:06The Rock is unbelievable.
20:08This guy, that's why he's the people's champ, JR.
20:11The Rock will never quit.
20:13He's promising.
20:13He's just destined to be the WWE champion.
20:17Kurt.
20:21You're in trouble now.
20:22No Stephanie.
20:24Does he even realize Stephanie's not out here?
20:26I don't know.
20:27I know that the challenger's turning it up here.
20:30The title of the line.
20:32The Rock with the DDT.
20:33That's it.
20:34The leg is up.
20:35This has gotta be.
20:37And Angle kicked out.
20:39How in the hell the hell.
20:40Yeah, that's just that right there, JR, is the heart of an Olympic champion.
20:44I mean, it's a huge heart.
20:47But the concern is that even the great competitor that Kurt is without Stephanie at
20:57ringside.
20:58The Rock forcing the challenger for his WWE title.
21:02Kurt Angle back in the ring.
21:04Angle rolling through and to the other side.
21:06Angle needs time to get his head cleared.
21:09But the tag is not gonna allow that.
21:11The Rock is not gonna give him any time.
21:13What a match.
21:14What a battle, what a war this is.
21:16Angle is being manhandled here now without Stephanie at ringside.
21:20I still don't think Kurt realizes that Stephanie's not here.
21:24Kurt, she's gone.
21:26Stephanie's not out here.
21:27Angle again trying to distance himself here.
21:36Angle again taking the tape.
21:37Hey, wait a minute.
21:38Look at this.
21:39What the hell is Rikishi doing here?
21:41What is Rikishi?
21:43What is he doing here?
21:44Battered and busted open by Austin, who's now in a jail.
21:50Rikishi is, he's still walking and he's walking out here.
21:53What is he doing?
21:53What is that hideous human being even doing near the ring?
21:56One, two, three.
21:58One, two, three.
21:58One, two, three.
21:58And Rikishi, he's assaulting Angle.
22:02He has to Angle back to the ring.
22:04And Rikishi is helping The Rock.
22:07Rikishi is trying to help The Rock retain the title.
22:10He said he would.
22:11He said that's why he ran over Stone Cold in the first place.
22:13The Rock.
22:14The Rock is out here to make sure The Rock remains the WWE Champion.
22:18The Rock doesn't want, he doesn't need.
22:20I don't need it.
22:22The Rock can give a damn about Rikishi being in the ring.
22:25You better kiss him with that.
22:27Rikishi.
22:28Rikishi is a sick, sick human being.
22:30Rikishi said he doesn't need the Rock.
22:32That got him.
22:33That's it.
22:34The Rock got him, but The Rock has hurt too.
22:39Both meter down.
22:41The title on the line.
22:44The Rock, the arm over.
22:47Will that be enough?
22:49Whoa!
22:50Angle kind of might have close.
22:52The left shoulder just hopped off that canvas.
22:56JR, you gotta give the devil his due.
22:58You gotta hand it to Rikishi to be, I mean, even to be able to walk out here
23:01after the ass kicking he took from Stone Cold.
23:04Look at this!
23:05He's in the ring!
23:06Look at my hand, he was sledgehammer.
23:09Rikishi going for Angle, but got The Rock as well.
23:14I think Angle pulled The Rock in front of him to save himself.
23:18And there's no disqualification.
23:21Rikishi again.
23:22He was going for Angle, but he nailed The Rock with that martial arts kick.
23:27And now trying to get Angle.
23:30Angle will look and slam on Rikishi.
23:32My gosh!
23:33The Rock barely able to stand.
23:35Wait a minute!
23:36The Olympic slam on The Rock!
23:39What is Kurt Angle doing?
23:41No!
23:42No!
23:42Angle's done it!
23:44Kurt Angle is the WWE Champion!
23:48And New World!
23:51I can't believe it!
23:54Kurt Angle!
23:55He's done it, JR!
23:57Thanks to Rikishi!
23:58Kurt Angle is the WWE Champion!
24:02And he's crying, for God's sake!
24:05What did you expect?
24:06Tears of joy are streaming down the face!
24:09This is making me sick!
24:11Oh my God!
24:13Go watch!
24:13Let's take a moment of the season on track.
24:14This is making me sick!
24:14This is making me sick!