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00:31The following contest is a special three-on-two handicap match scheduled for one fall.
00:40Introducing first, representing Evolution, at a combined weight of 792 pounds,
00:50Nature Boy, Ric Flair, Bud Easton, and the Intercontinental Champion, Randy Orton.
01:03Well, this is quite a triumph.
01:06Three of the four members of Evolution in this match.
01:09A three-on-two handicap tag team matchup.
01:15Well, JR, I can just say, I don't think I've ever seen The Rock as fired up as he was just a few minutes ago.
01:21And he was trying his best to get Mick Foley pumped up, and let me tell you something.
01:25Here's the buzz killer for him right here.
01:27Evolution and these guys have never looked better.
01:31Randy Orton, the Intercontinental Champion.
01:33The legend killer has made it so personal with Mick Foley.
01:39It's about to come to the crescendo.
01:45Woo!
02:00Introducing first, weighing 270 pounds, Mick Foley!
02:07He's Mrs. Foley's baby boy!
02:09He grew up in Long Island, New York.
02:12As a teenager, he came to WWE events right here in the garden.
02:17Bow down, a hardcore legend.
02:20The King of the Death Matches, as he left the college.
02:23And to show you his complexity, he wanted me to be sure and say,
02:27happy birthday, first birthday, to his young son, Hughie.
02:32You mean Mick Foley's got a one-year-old baby boy?
02:35Sure does.
02:37Tell you something, son.
02:40Have your mother turn the TV set off right now,
02:42because I don't think you're going to want to see this.
02:44Mick Foley's about to take more hits to the head
02:46than Tommy Lee's drum set.
02:49The Rock is coming.
02:54From Miami, Florida, weighing 279 pounds, The Rock!
03:02The Rock making his eighth WrestleMania appearance.
03:05Oh, look at Evolution.
03:06He and Orton are third-generation superstars in this match.
03:10But remember, it's three men versus two in this handicap tag team match.
03:16And here we go.
03:17Evolution will always have that man advantage.
03:20And look at The Rock, rocking and sucking.
03:24Or rocking and rolling here in the early going.
03:27And The Rock disclosing a Batista.
03:29Orton tasting Mick Foley's right hand.
03:33And so far, so good for The Rock and Sock Connection.
03:37And Batista in.
03:39And the Batista's big hoss.
03:41Hard knockdown right hand by The Rock.
03:44My kid has got his hands full on this one.
03:46Batista's big.
03:47He's a big hoss.
03:48But do you know what the old saying is?
03:49The bigger they are, what, JR?
03:51The harder they fall.
03:52No, the harder they hit.
03:53You just watched Batista willy-nilly hit The Rock right between the eyes.
03:56The Rock will be seeing double features tonight
03:58before this night's over.
04:00And the match now officially underway.
04:02The ring cleared.
04:03We've got one man from each team, The Rock.
04:05And Ric Flair, referee Mike Chioda, has regained control
04:10and encouraging the competitors to hold on to those tag team ropes.
04:15Well, that's the only way that The Rock and Sock Connection
04:17are going to have a chance in this match,
04:19is to keep it one-on-one inside that ring.
04:22Did I just see The Rock mock the legendary Ric Flair?
04:27I think that was the nature boy strut.
04:30He knocked that kid down pretty well.
04:33Ric Flair, as I said, making only blue or not his third
04:36WrestleMania appearance.
04:38And Flair lighting up The Rock with that chop.
04:44And The Rock turning the tables on the nature boy.
04:48Hard right hands by The Rock.
04:51Oh, look at him.
04:52Flair elevated.
04:53High back body drop on the nature boy.
04:56Flair going to try to buy himself some time with The Rock.
05:00Oh, a thumb in the eye by the dirtiest player in the game.
05:03Oh, yes.
05:04Watch yourself, JR.
05:06Oh, no, not on the floor.
05:07Oh, my God.
05:09Man, I'll tell you what.
05:11Oh, my goodness.
05:12Man, Bang Bang is right.
05:16You can't do that, can you?
05:17What great teamwork by The Rock and Sock Connection.
05:21And Flair may not be able to recover from this.
05:24This is seconds of a win.
05:26Tag out, Ric.
05:27And Orton with a teeth in it.
05:29And Flair backpedaling quickly with a victory.
05:31Ric Flair, 16 time world champion, wisely makes the tag.
05:35And Boley wants in.
05:37Boley wants to settle this issue with the legend killer Randy Orton here and now.
05:41Boley has suffered too many hits to the head.
05:44Stay out.
05:45Stay out, Vic.
05:46Stay down.
05:48I love it, Orton.
05:50That's a little mind game.
05:51Look at this.
05:52He's setting him up.
05:53Wait a minute.
05:54The set up hasn't occurred yet.
05:56Right hands by Boley.
05:59And look out.
06:02Randy Orton getting close to our SmackDown colleagues,
06:05Kaz and Michael Cole.
06:07Another knockdown by Mick Boley on Randy Orton.
06:13Come on, Randy Orton.
06:14Pick Boley up and throw him on Michael Cole.
06:17That'll be great.
06:19And Boley, the elbow, the lateral press by Mick Boley.
06:24Boley at his lowest game weight, perhaps in 10 years, at 285.
06:3050 pounds lighter than the last time we saw him four years ago in the ring.
06:34And Orton shot up that proverbial tree of woe.
06:38I don't know what Boley got on his mind.
06:40Tag made.
06:41The Rock gets the tag.
06:42Boley gets the double.
06:45Boley taking advantage after Mick and the tag.
06:50And the Rock now.
06:51Oh, man.
06:53I want to believe that was around the waistline.
06:57I think that was a little south of the waistline.
07:02Rock's walking tall, and now Randy Orton's walking funny.
07:06Oh, there you go.
07:07Hard shot there by Orton.
07:09And Rock counters back with a clothesline.
07:11The Great One.
07:12Knocking down Randy Orton, the Intercontinental Champion,
07:15in this two-on-three handicap tag match at WrestleMania 20.
07:22And a cheap shot by Flair on the outside.
07:25Oh, and the Rock retaliates.
07:29Flair and Batista.
07:30And again, Rock trying to land a smackdown on Randy Orton.
07:34Low bridge.
07:35Batista pulling that top rope down.
07:37And Rock went right down to the second floor.
07:40Look out, Rock.
07:41And Batista throwing that power 6'6", 320 pounds or so.
07:49We said earlier the referee had regained control,
07:52but he's lost it again.
07:54Yes, he has.
07:55Rock hammered on the outside.
07:56Orton, why have you thrown him back in?
07:58And Batista's a difference maker.
08:00Check this out.
08:01Wants Batista to pull the rope down on Rock.
08:05And now Batista gets the tag.
08:07It's Batista and The Rock.
08:08And The Rock, 6'4", 270.
08:13He looks small compared to this animal, Batista.
08:17The Rock is not a small man.
08:19Oh, no, he's not.
08:20Watch it.
08:21Laying a smackdown on Batista now.
08:24Batista, reverse elbow.
08:26Quickly looking for a cover.
08:28And finds one, but doesn't find three.
08:33Amazing nature of Rock.
08:36Bear the right hand.
08:37That right hand found its way easily into the abdomen of The Rock.
08:43No doubt that The Rock, a lifelong fan.
08:47You can hear that down in Times Square.
08:50That was a classic.
08:53Hard shot.
08:55Bear had to be an influence on The Rock.
08:58But man, he's paying the price now.
09:00He's The Rock.
09:02Yeah, we like it.
09:04You're the nature boy.
09:10Come on, Jerry.
09:11There's the strut.
09:12There's the legible strut.
09:14The floor must be headed by The Rock.
09:20Trying to gain an advantage here.
09:22Get back in an offensive position.
09:24And Claire-
09:25Oh, no.
09:26Don't try this, Rick.
09:27It has never worked in all the years I've known you.
09:30Into the top.
09:32Man coming down.
09:33He's still up for about 3,000.
09:35Awkward way Claire landing on that left hip.
09:38And Claire now quickly again showing his intelligence,
09:42his ring sense, making a tag.
09:43And this is, I think, this has just picked up a revolution.
09:46Yes, sir.
09:47You just look at the size and the dominating abilities
09:50of this Batista who has one.
09:52Get him out of the corner.
09:55Get him out of the corner.
09:56You think that right now, right at this very moment,
09:58Rock wishes he was back in Hollywood
10:00sending him one of those big plush trailers
10:02on the set of some movie like Walkin' Tall.
10:04Don't you think he wishes he was there?
10:06That's not The Rock I know.
10:07Oh, that's The Rock I know right there.
10:09I bet Rock wishes he had never picked up that phone
10:11when Mick Foley called him.
10:13And there's the tag.
10:14I think it's-
10:17Foley gets the tag.
10:18Mick Foley in.
10:19And hammering away at Batista.
10:21Batista now reeling from right hands.
10:24Mick Foley's offense has been all high impact.
10:28The brawler, Foley, looking for Orton.
10:30And Orton running like a spouted dog
10:32away from Mick Foley there.
10:33And Foley going for it.
10:34Way to start for Foley.
10:35Look out here.
10:36Batista just too strong.
10:38Batista just overpowered Mick Foley.
10:41What do you expect?
10:42Look at the two of them now.
10:44Come on, Mick.
10:45Come on, Mick.
10:46They're turning the table.
10:47One right hand.
10:48Mick Foley, that's a great fighting heart.
10:50This is great.
10:52Come on, Batista.
10:54Unmatched passion of Mick Foley.
10:57And Batista.
10:58Oh, man.
11:01Getting run over by a New York City cab.
11:04Mick Foley doesn't know where he's at.
11:07And Batista.
11:09Boy, I don't know.
11:10I thought Batista might have gone for a cover there.
11:12But he wants to punish Foley some more.
11:15He wants to give Orton the opportunity.
11:17Oh, no.
11:18Referee.
11:19Get out of here.
11:20Barrel that knee.
11:21He has.
11:22Foley was trying to tuck Orton.
11:23Barrel that knee on Mick Foley.
11:25There's no mouth loss, I can tell you.
11:27If you've read any of Mick Foley's books,
11:29between Flair and Foley.
11:36Oh, that did it.
11:38That did it.
11:39Four years away from the ring.
11:42Well, he just got reintroduced to the ring quickly, didn't he?
11:47Watch this.
11:48That is just a devastating.
11:51Listen.
11:53Those are kneecaps.
11:55You think we're in an episode of The Sopranos here?
11:58We're kneecaps.
11:59There's a cover by Orton.
12:00And Orton, oh, man.
12:02Can you imagine how hard Orton will be to live with if he is able to score
12:07the deciding ball in this ring?
12:10Can it be on Foley?
12:11Don't you think that's exactly what's going to happen?
12:14I mean, it's his destiny.
12:16Come on, Randy.
12:17Randy, Randy.
12:18No.
12:19No.
12:21Oh, the Rock's bleeding.
12:22He's hurt.
12:27Back may Flair in.
12:29Orton will step out.
12:30Flair working those knees.
12:33Flair the master of the figure four leg lock.
12:35A chop knocking down Mick Foley after Foley's kneecaps may have been
12:39shattered in the midfield ring steps.
12:42Now, finally, Flair gets to do the uninterrupted strut.
12:47Oh, man.
12:50That's a hard, loud shot right through that shirt.
12:53And Foley trying to fight back.
12:54It is.
12:55And so is Flair.
12:56Ric Flair and Mick Foley, two of the great legends.
12:59And look at Flair, holding onto that ankle,
13:01preventing Foley from making a tag.
13:03Another great bedroom move by Ric Flair.
13:06And Randy Orton with a hair of the head.
13:10And now to a camel clutch.
13:13Why shouldn't anybody care?
13:14Just pull Foley's hair out.
13:16Look at this crowd behind their hometown boys.
13:20Mick Foley, as we said, a lot looking on as a teenager growing up in Long Island.
13:25Here's the hitchhiker to the garden to watch the WWE superstars.
13:30We've documented his story.
13:31He was here the night that Jimmy Storch knocked the cage onto
13:35Hall of Famer Don Morocco.
13:37And he was wearing that exact same shirt that night.
13:40I don't think so.
13:43I think he was.
13:46Trying to fight back up.
13:47You've got to wonder what kind of stamina Foley's going to have,
13:50even though he's playing weight and down.
13:53It's been four years since he's been in the ring.
13:55Foley going to the elbows.
13:57Nothing acute about Foley, but Randy Orton, young.
14:01And in racehorse-like condition, tags in this big animal.
14:06Get it out.
14:07Get it out.
14:08Look at the numbers down here.
14:09You can figure this out.
14:10Three is more than two, right?
14:12Absolutely.
14:13I can do my cypher.
14:14Don't worry about that.
14:15Look at this.
14:16Look at this.
14:17Look at this.
14:18Foley trying to cover up here.
14:19Dash his face in.
14:20Man, look over.
14:21Knocks some more teeth out.
14:22Wait a minute.
14:23Foley trying to man up a claw.
14:24Mick Foley with a man up a claw.
14:25He's got to get it out of his mouth.
14:26He's got it in the form of Randy Orton, the intercontinental champion.
14:33Got a hard kick to the head, and Flair now, tag back in.
14:46Tag back in.
14:47Got to be careful of what Mandible Claw can hit you from anywhere.
14:49Yeah.
14:52Orton and Batista do the damage.
14:54McBlane brings the chin up back in to put everything back together.
14:58And Blair, again, not allowing Mick Foley to gain an advantage.
15:02The only thing worse than that naked Mandible Claw is when Foley puts that
15:06nasty, stinking, old sweat sock over his hand and
15:09then stick the Mandible Claw in your mouth.
15:10Batista now, sending Mick Foley, excuse me.
15:17And Mick, out of nowhere with that swinging neck breaker.
15:20I've got to believe, in all due respect to the great Mick Foley,
15:23that was out of desperation.
15:25But O'Rourke is well rested.
15:29He'll have to get back in there.
15:31Mick Foley needs to make a tag and Batista has got to prevent it.
15:35Mick trying to pick himself up and does so.
15:39And Foley and Batista both colliding with those clotheslines.
15:44But the younger, bitter, stronger Batista feeling perhaps a little less of the effect.
15:50And there's a tag with Ric Flair.
15:52Again, it seems like when Evolution gets themselves into a tough position.
15:58Come on in, Ric, style and profile.
16:00Uh-oh, there goes the elbow.
16:04Oh, no, but Mick Foley didn't.
16:06No, no.
16:06Tag.
16:07This is bad for Evolution.
16:09And O'Rourke now, rocking and sucking on Ric Flair.
16:12Smack is being laid down.
16:15O'Rourke, a flying forearm and the two third generation stars.
16:19O'Rourke and Orton in the ring.
16:21Orton just got the knee to go.
16:24And O'Rourke just, a little like Batista was shot out of a cannon.
16:27Rock is on fire.
16:28He's launching Evolution up the rope.
16:30Oh, no.
16:31Oh, god.
16:32Spinebuster.
16:34What a spinebuster slam by Batista.
16:36You don't keep a good animal down long.
16:38Oh, Flair do it.
16:39Please, please, please, please.
16:42Oh, to help Flair's wish.
16:44Well, there's no love lost between Flair and The Rock either.
16:48And Flair wants to finish off The Rock.
16:51Wait a minute.
16:51He wants to mock The Rock like The Rock mocked him earlier.
16:54Yes, this is the way it's gonna be done.
16:57Throw out that elbow pad and do it.
16:59Keep on, keep on and move.
17:01It's sports entertainment today.
17:03Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
17:04The Ric Flair.
17:06Oh, Flair stalled the cold barrel.
17:09One move too long.
17:11Ooh.
17:12A right hand by The Rock, but not now.
17:14And The Rock now hammering away on Batista.
17:17Another DDT on Batista's head.
17:20Melting off the canvas.
17:21Spinebuster.
17:22A spine on the pine by The Great One.
17:26Oh, no.
17:27Well, this is the way it's supposed to be done.
17:31This is the move that has electrified the millions and
17:33millions of fans all over the world.
17:36Ha, ha, ha.
17:38It's the, keep with the elbow.
17:42The Rock doubled the elbow to the sternum of The Nature Boy.
17:46Man, what a matchup.
17:48Two on three handicap match.
17:50The Rock now got a cover.
17:52And Flair.
17:54Boy, that was close, I'll tell you.
17:56That was extremely close to being over.
17:59Well, The Rock can't believe it.
18:00That had to take a lot out of The Rock.
18:02He might have shot his best shots.
18:05And The Rock's got a thumb, a thumb to the eye.
18:08A magical thumb.
18:09And there's a Randy Orton.
18:10The two third generation stars.
18:12That are the two legal men now.
18:14And Orton looking for RKO.
18:17And he did.
18:18Rock got him.
18:20Rock got him.
18:22The Rock now trying to hook, can't hook the leg.
18:25Hey, and Flair kicking the legs.
18:28Flair pulled The Rock outside.
18:31Rock returned the favor there.
18:33Got pulled outside by Flair.
18:35What is Flair doing?
18:37He's crazy.
18:38Flair got a steel chair.
18:39He snapped.
18:40Flair, he snapped.
18:42Ripley stepping out here trying to restrain Flair.
18:45Batista now.
18:47Hammering away at The Great One.
18:49The Rock, sit down powerbomb.
18:52With awesome velocity.
18:54Tremendous authority on that sit down powerbomb.
18:58And now Orton may be able to get this victory for Evolution.
19:02He's got his arm over The Rock.
19:04No, you got all The Rock, did he?
19:06Yes, yes.
19:07The Rock kicked out.
19:09The best laid plans.
19:12I thought Evolution had pulled off a masterpiece there.
19:15Rock kicked out as much as this.
19:17Got a shoulder off the canvas.
19:18That's all it took.
19:19That's all he needed to do.
19:22The Rock.
19:23He looks up and he sees Mick Foley.
19:25Looking to walk tall here.
19:26It's hard to miss Mick Foley.
19:28Looking to hit the tag with that man, Mick Foley.
19:30Holding on to that tag team rope.
19:32How much gas is left in the tank of a hardcore legend?
19:36The Rock is close to making a tag.
19:37No, he got it, he got it.
19:41Foley and Orton.
19:43Here comes Flair.
19:45Batista.
19:46He's taken to the ropes.
19:48And a right hand knockdown.
19:51Randy Orton and Mick Foley, the legal men of this match.
19:53Mick Foley with Double RPDT.
19:55This is not gonna be good for Evolution.
19:57But The Rock and then-
19:59Oh, there it is.
20:00Look who's here.
20:01I see it.
20:02Sacco came to WrestleMania 20.
20:04That nasty stick.
20:06You smell the stench?
20:07Mr. Sacco.
20:08Mr. Sacco.
20:10It's where it all begins again.
20:12Oh, look out, Randy.
20:13Oh, Randy Orton with the RKO.
20:15Get him up.
20:16Out of nowhere.
20:17Get him up.
20:17Out of nowhere.
20:19Evolution wins it.
20:21Amazing.
20:22Here are your winners,
20:24The Trembler, Ric Flair, Batista, and Randy Orton.
20:28That was beautiful, JR.
20:31Mick Foley thought it was a two count.
20:34But his shoulders are down to three
20:36as Orton scores in the bottom of the ninth.
20:40Out of nowhere with the RKO.
20:42And Mick Foley cannot believe it.
20:46Life makes a fool of history.
20:50Mick Foley came home to Madison Square Garden
20:55after four years away from the ring.
20:58And this is how it has ended for him at WrestleMania 20.
21:03You should have stayed down, Foley.
21:05You should have stayed home like Randy Orton begged you to do.
21:10Look at the celebration by Evolution, JR.
21:13These guys are on top of the world now.
21:16And you know what?
21:17There's nothing that's gonna stop Evolution.
21:19This is just the beginning, JR.
21:21This is just the beginning.
21:22Wait till tonight when Triple H retains his world championship.
21:27Well, Mick Foley and The Rock gave us all they had here.
21:31It was two men against three.
21:33Let's not forget that.
21:35We're not making excuses for either man.
21:37They're both proud athletes.
21:39The Rock looks a little ticked.
21:43Well, I'm sure both these men have got to be disappointed.
21:47I mean, WrestleMania is a grandest stage.
21:49We know what it means.
21:50This is WrestleMania 20, the biggest of them all.
21:54And these guys are standing there a couple of losers.
21:58Well, they're not losers.
21:59They lost this match.
22:01But that man, The Rock, what I want to know
22:04is why is this crowd applauding Foley?
22:07He's a loser.
22:07I think you call it respect.
22:15Well, ladies and gentlemen, it has been a momentous weekend for all of us here,
22:20especially last night at the 2004 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony.
22:28It was just gonna end up better for the Rock and Sock Connection.
22:32But it was a happy night just 24 hours ago.