WWF WrestleMania X8 - Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Scott Hall
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00:00Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready for one of the most intense
00:06Robber Knockers we may ever witness?
00:10And this all started when Mr. McMahon brought in the NWO.
00:17I'm going to inject the WWF with a lethal dose of poison.
00:23These three human beings have robbed Austin of his dream.
00:27With a lethal dose of poison.
00:30The poison of the NWO is running through the veins of the Texas Rattlesnake.
00:36You want to play with Stone Cold Steve Austin?
00:41Hey, he's got him.
00:44You come into World Wrestling Federation looking to make a name for yourself on Stone Cold?
00:48Ruin my title shot?
00:49You're gonna learn that you do not mess with Stone Cold Steve Austin.
00:55Nobody embarrasses Scott Hall.
01:00Nobody humiliates Scott Hall.
01:06Austin 316 said, I just branded your ass.
01:11Stone Cold Steve Austin, I want you to feel humiliated.
01:19I want you to be embarrassed.
01:22Oh no, with a Stunner.
01:23Oh, with a Stunner on Austin.
01:26This is what I want.
01:28Scott Hall, Steve Austin, one-on-one at WrestleMania.
01:34He'll put his little head right there.
01:37Turn it so slightly.
01:39Wham, drop him.
01:41Stone Cold Stunner.
01:43Put some stink on it.
01:45One, two, three.
01:47That's the first member of the NWO.
01:49Scott Hall, he's going down.
01:51I hear from you that you're the toughest S.O.B. in the WWF.
02:03Prove it.
02:05Here comes the Texas Rattlesnake.
02:21And I guarantee you, he's here to fight.
02:24I know you're right.
02:27Welcome to SmackDown for one fall.
02:30Introducing first, from Victoria, Texas, weighing 252 pounds, Stone Cold Steve Austin.
02:44Stone Cold Steve Austin, brought to his opportunity to once again become the
02:50World Wrestling Federation Champion by the NWO, specifically Scott Hall.
02:58Well, that NWO poison was injected into the WWF by Vince McMahon.
03:05You'll see tonight if the Rattlesnake venom is stronger than the NWO poison.
03:11Stone Cold has lost only once at a WrestleMania event.
03:16He's four and one.
03:17And perhaps his most impressive performance was in a losing effort
03:22in the now-famous submission match to the legendary Burt Hart at WrestleMania in 1997.
03:52And there you see Austin's adversary, Scott Hall.
04:05Thanks to Mr. McMahon, we have that man in the field.
04:11I should say thanks to Ric Flair.
04:23Pointing back towards the entrance for some reason.
04:26Yeah, well, what, uh-oh.
04:28Oh, wait a minute.
04:30What the hell?
04:32This is not a tag match, is it?
04:34Representing the NWO, weighing 265 pounds, Scott Hall.
04:42Nobody would make this a handicap match, did they, JR?
04:45Not that I've heard.
04:46I thought this was a one-on-one matchup.
04:50And why does Scott Hall, if he's as bad as he says he is.
04:54And folks, don't misunderstand me.
04:58Hall is damn bad.
05:00Why does Hall need a seven-foot, 325-pound monster with him?
05:06Well, I don't think he does.
05:08He doesn't need him, but probably once again, Mr. McMahon, you know,
05:12considering the fans, of course, putting them first and what they want to see,
05:16probably make Kevin Nash an illegal corner man for Scott Hall.
05:22Well, Nash, certainly a member of the NWO.
05:26But man, I don't like the looks of this at all.
05:30But that rattlesnake doesn't like it too much either.
05:32Look at, look at-
05:34Not wasting any time here, getting in the face of Scott Hall.
05:40Stomping away, trying to stomp that proverbial mud hole in Scott Hall
05:44and walk it dry here in the early going of this very emotional contest.
05:48Scott Hall, a proud member of the NWO.
05:54Hard shot here by Austin.
05:58Scott Hall standing in that corner.
06:00I don't like the fact that Kevin Nash is here at ringside whatsoever.
06:05There's no reason-
06:07Boy, look at Scott Hall go now, JR.
06:09Scott Hall's a great athlete.
06:12Nobody can take that away from him.
06:14There's a new fan's press.
06:16And Austin with the right hands on Scott Hall.
06:20It's so cold starting this match before the bell even rung.
06:22Scott Hall hasn't even had time to get out of his-
06:24What do you want him to do?
06:26What do you want him to do?
06:28What do I want who to do?
06:29Austin.
06:30Just wait around and get beat up.
06:32He's waiting for the bell to ring.
06:35What is that?
06:37Austin trying to scramble Scott Hall's brains in that top turnbuckle.
06:42This is referee Tim White at Austin.
06:44White's number one in Austin's book.
06:47Oh, Austin.
06:48Oh, Austin sent.
06:49And Hall making a U-turn.
06:51Why don't you just tell the ladies,
06:53you've done it.
06:54It's time for Austin to do no wrong in your eyes.
06:57I mean, he's like a modern-day John Wayne.
06:59Look at that.
07:00Oh, Austin.
07:02There's no call for that.
07:03None whatsoever.
07:04Austin, yeah, he will.
07:05He can't do wrong.
07:06He has.
07:07He will again.
07:09And he's imposing a little sweat right now on Scott Hall.
07:12Austin got the first shot in on Kevin Nash.
07:15Just letting Nash know that Austin is well aware
07:18that the seven-footer is here.
07:20Well, now if Kevin Nash does something,
07:21I mean, can you blame him?
07:23He's been provoked.
07:24Oh, listen to that kick.
07:27Smart knockdown by Hall, taking Austin down.
07:30There's a lateral press.
07:31Referee Tim White got a two-count out of it.
07:34Kevin Nash, a T person there.
07:35He's reaching in his mouth.
07:38Oh, hard kick right to the back.
07:44Look at Kevin Nash now.
07:45He's making sure those turnbuckles are tightened up there.
07:49Oh, wait a damn minute.
07:50Nash is taking that top turnbuckle pad off,
07:53exposing those steel bolts.
07:56And Nash teeing off on Stone Cold.
07:59He knows how tough that rattle is taking him.
08:01Scott Hall as well.
08:02He wants his dad to show the world how tough they are.
08:05Stone Cold.
08:06He knows sissy too well, fellas.
08:08He needs it.
08:10A terrible texture to the spine first,
08:13into the exposed turnbuckle.
08:17Nash took the damn thing off and threw it on the floor.
08:20Let it go, Hall.
08:21Let it go.
08:22One, two, three.
08:23I thought he was just suggesting it,
08:25trying to tie it back.
08:29Look at this.
08:30And Nash with a hard right hand.
08:33Hall's got the referee distracted with a second right hand.
08:37Those are just what we call receipts, JR.
08:39You know the rattlesnake hit Kevin Nash first.
08:42It was weak.
08:43That's wrestling.
08:45You wouldn't know that much about it if you're a wrestler.
08:48Somebody hits you, you give them a receipt.
08:50You can hit them back.
08:51Come on.
08:52He's like a handicap.
08:56He's tough enough one-on-one.
08:59You add that damn Nash into the mix,
09:01and that's more than anybody can overcome.
09:04I realize that, but I think once again,
09:06like I said, maybe this is what Mr. McMahon
09:08thought the fans want to see.
09:10Right.
09:12See?
09:13I knew I was right all along.
09:15Hey, there's only one thing in the whole world
09:17that would please Mr. McMahon more than Ric Flair
09:20getting destroyed and beaten to a bloody pulp as he was,
09:23and that's for Stone Cold to get his ass beat at WrestleMania.
09:26And a fall away slam by Scott Hall.
09:29Well, Mr. McMahon's-
09:30And a press here, and Austin fighting his way out of it.
09:33Mr. McMahon's already halfway to having a happy night, isn't he?
09:37All he needs is this-
09:38Thank God that's what I was hoping when I got up this morning,
09:40that Mr. McMahon would have such a happy day.
09:44Oh!
09:45Ryan's back.
09:46Almost be heading off.
09:48There's a cover!
09:49Austin again somehow fighting off his back.
09:52Kicking out of that pinning predicament.
09:55But how much longer can even Stone Cold Steve Austin endure?
10:00Hey!
10:01Get him off, get him off, get him off!
10:02Harvey Lee, at least in the eyes of many,
10:04the greatest WWE champion of all time.
10:07But this is not about titles!
10:09And there's another damn cheap shot!
10:11Right in the tipple.
10:13And that is an awesome, monstrous human being
10:17punching away at Austin.
10:21That's a nice man for his hand.
10:23He broke it.
10:24He need to go run over there and check on that,
10:26because I know he got hurt.
10:32All stomping away.
10:36And I mean stomping away at the ribs, the sternum.
10:41Making a little quiver, and by God, how much more!
10:45I mean, I don't understand this.
10:49You don't understand it?
10:50Let me ask you this question.
10:51Do you think Austin might be sorry now that he provoked
10:53Kevin Nash early in this match?
10:55Hit him in the back, from behind?
10:57How can you even think he provoked him?
10:59That's ridiculous.
11:00And Austin will explain why.
11:02Austin bought himself some time.
11:06And referee Tim White.
11:08Gotta have eyes on the back of his head,
11:10and unfortunately he doesn't.
11:12Look at that Kevin Nash.
11:13He looks in fantastic shape, doesn't he?
11:15He's in great shape, but he's evil.
11:19He is not a man of high character.
11:21By his actions here tonight,
11:23and Scott Hall now teeing off on Stone Cold Steve Austin.
11:27Nash is not in this match.
11:30I know he's tall.
11:32I know he's big.
11:33I know he's strong.
11:34I know he's bad.
11:38Scott Hall, now really getting confident.
11:41Listen to this.
11:45Here comes the big one.
11:48Stunner!
11:49Austin got the stunner!
11:51But can he follow up?
11:53Austin got the stunner!
11:54Look at Kevin Nash.
11:55He's got the 3-inch.
11:57Wait a minute.
11:59Damn it!
12:01How in the hell can anyone condone Nash?
12:03The referee's middle.
12:05It comes debilitating.
12:07And Nash is beating the hell out of Austin.
12:10It is a handicap match.
12:11That might have been uncalled for.
12:14Might have been.
12:16Might have been.
12:17This ain't no season for Mike.
12:18Now what?
12:21What does Scott Hall have?
12:22This is damn sure not right.
12:23It was not signed to be a handicap match.
12:26And now they got a-
12:28Hall's got a steel chair.
12:30Nash has got the full Nelson on a helpless Stone Cold.
12:33They're about to go from bad to worse for the Rattlesnake.
12:37The low blow!
12:38Look at this!
12:39Another stunner!
12:40A stunner on Nash!
12:42A stunner on-
12:43Call it!
12:44Call it Nash!
12:46It doesn't matter.
12:47It's Hall and W.O.
12:48And they both got a stunner.
12:51Austin's got the cover.
12:53Oh, damn.
12:54There's no rim.
12:55He's still trying to win this thing.
12:56There's no rim with Austin.
12:57He's got more than three.
12:59Referee Tim Martin's out.
13:01There's another referee.
13:02Referee Jack Doan!
13:04Marty Little Jack Doan!
13:07There's still no referee.
13:09That 325 pounder.
13:12My God, what an attack by Austin.
13:15And now Hall.
13:16Uh-oh.
13:17They're ready to go.
13:19Hall elevated.
13:21Austin elevated first Nash and then Hall over the top rope.
13:26But two referees are down.
13:28And so is the N.W.O.
13:30The Rattlesnake.
13:31He's almost-
13:32He's almost up.
13:34Man, this is some serious, serious carnage.
13:38This is a handy-
13:40There's a-
13:41A handy cannon, that's wrong.
13:43Practical intensive purposes.
13:45And it wasn't meant to be.
13:47Oh, look at the Rattlesnake.
13:48Just like-
13:49Just like-
13:50Look at-
13:51Look at the troops.
13:52Oh, my God.
13:54The referees are approaching Captain Nash.
14:02I think Mr. Nash is being asked to return to his locker room.
14:07Well, I don't think it matters much now.
14:10The damage has been done.
14:11I think Nash has gotten his second technical foul.
14:14And it's going to the showers.
14:16That's a Rattlesnake.
14:17Where's he going?
14:20Austin.
14:21Matt, Scott Hall, he's right behind you.
14:24Austin turning Hall around.
14:25And they smack him in the face.
14:29Time and time again.
14:30Austin with the right hands.
14:32As Kevin Nash is being escorted away from the ringside area.
14:36Do we have an official left out here?
14:38Who is the referee here?
14:45There is the stunner.
14:46There he is.
14:47Come on.
14:48Oh, Dezel finishing the move.
14:50Oh, my God.
14:51Wait, wait, there's a referee.
14:53Referee Tim White.
14:55Tim White.
14:56This is going to make Mr. McMahon mighty happy now.
14:58Three.
14:59And that's a kick out.
15:00What?
15:02The heart of that Texas Rattlesnake is still beating strongly.
15:07Hall wanted to beat Austin with Austin's own maneuver.
15:10The Stone Cold Stunner.
15:12Here we go.
15:13Hall going for the stunner.
15:15In and out.
15:16He did it.
15:17He got it.
15:18On to the stunner.
15:19To Austin.
15:20Oh, what a stunner.
15:21A WrestleMania stunner.
15:23Texas Stunner.
15:25It's over.
15:26Stone Cold has beaten Scott Hall.
15:31Stone Cold has beaten Austin.
15:37Stone Cold reached him down.
15:40For the heart of the Texas Rattlesnake.
15:43It looked like it was going to be a handicap match.
15:50But Stone Cold prevails here at WrestleMania 18.
15:59Look at the Rattlesnake.
16:01Now comes the victory celebration.
16:05And now Austin saluting, toasting these fans here in Toronto.
16:17Man, what a war.
16:20It looked like the NWO had the game plan they were looking for.
16:27For the longest time, it was a two-on-one advantage for Hall and Nash.
16:35But all those referees come out here and force Kevin Nash to the back.
16:39You think that was fair?
16:41You're damn right.
16:43I'll tell you what.
16:45You can celebrate now, drink all the beer you want to,
16:47but I would not want to be Stone Cold Steve Austin
16:50because in my book, he is a marked man now.
16:56He's been a marked man before.
17:02Stone Cold Steve Austin.
17:06Stone Cold drinking some Canadian Molson beer.
17:15Man, that was awesome.
17:18Go ahead and say it, that was a slobber knocker.
17:20It damn sure was a slobber knocker, I'll tell you that.
17:23And I think you're right though.
17:24The NWO are not going to forget this night here at WrestleMania.
17:29They were brought back for the NWO by Mr. McMahon.
17:32They roared into WrestleMania with all the momentum in the world
17:36and Stone Cold prevailing here in what almost was a handicap.
17:42Hang on, JR, you're forgetting one big important fact.
17:46This night is not over.
17:49Folks, we've been here all week.
17:51The fans have been here from around the world
17:52enjoying WrestleMania.