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00:00The number one contender's matchup between two men that know each other very, very well.
00:07This match has slobber knocker written all over it.
00:11But what about the wild card, the special guest referee Ric Flair?
00:17From the time I drafted you, you have made my life miserable.
00:23You have threatened me with WrestleMania moment after WrestleMania moment.
00:28Are you gonna make me the number one contender?
00:30Or am I gonna have to reach down in my bag and pull out another WrestleMania moment?
00:35You gotta wonder what exactly Stone Cold's got on his mind here tonight.
00:39Ric, you know what my watch is telling me?
00:41It's time for Ric Flair to make a decision.
00:46Is it gonna be Stone Cold or is it gonna be The Undertaker?
00:50What should have been one of the greatest moments in the history of Raw.
00:56You turn around and give me the Stone Cold Stunner.
01:01That doesn't work for me either.
01:03We're gonna have two number one contender's matches.
01:08It's gonna be The Undertaker against Rob Van Dam.
01:14The Undertaker looking for the last ride.
01:17Van Dam countered him once, but not twice.
01:20The Undertaker is the number one contender for
01:23the Undisputed World Wrestling Federation title.
01:26But what does that mean for Austin and Hall later tonight?
01:30All that means is tonight if you win your match, you two will go to Backlash.
01:34You'll wrestle each other.
01:35The winner will be the future number one contender.
01:38And wait a minute, the referee's down on The Undertaker.
01:41He doesn't wanna face Austin at Backlash.
01:43The Undertaker destroying Hall.
01:47Wait a minute.
01:48There comes Nature Boy Ric Flair.
01:50The co-owner of the WWF.
01:52I guess Flair's had enough.
01:53Stunner on the top.
01:55A Texas-style stunner of Stone Cold.
01:58Referee, three.
02:00Austin's going to Backlash.
02:02Austin's gonna meet The Undertaker.
02:04Wait, no.
02:05What?
02:06Oh, my God.
02:07He just stunned the co-owner of the World Wrestling Federation.
02:10What is this gonna mean?
02:12I'm making myself special guest referee.
02:17Anybody who puts their hands on me, there's gonna be hell to pay.
02:23Three highly combustible elements.
02:25Sunday at Backlash, I'm gonna beat you.
02:28You're looking at the number one contender.
02:30Both The Rattlesnake and The Undertaker, they think they're number one.
02:33Make no mistake about it, it will be a war.
02:36Who's gonna be the number one contender?
02:40Woo!
02:48Ladies and gentlemen,
02:50introducing your special referee
02:54for the forthcoming contest,
02:57the co-owner of the World Wrestling Federation,
03:01Nature Boy, Rick Flair!
03:05There are those red boots.
03:08Like Johnny, Red Shoes Dugan.
03:11Former referee out in California many years ago.
03:15Former referee out in California many years ago when you were just a pup.
03:18Never heard of him.
03:20I just thought that was a fashion quote, Bob.
03:23Flair, the owner of Raw, has had his problems
03:26with both competitors in this match.
03:45Yeah!
03:50The following contest is the number one contender
03:55scheduled for one fall.
03:58Introducing first, from Houston, Texas,
04:00weighing 305 pounds,
04:03The Undertaker!
04:06And of course, the winner of this match will meet the winner
04:08of tonight's Triple H, Hollywood Hulk Hogan
04:11in this undisputed title matchup.
04:16Flair left a bloody mess at the hands of The Undertaker
04:19last month at WrestleMania,
04:21and then Rick Flair shocked the world
04:23when he made The Undertaker Flair's number one draft pick.
04:26Now look at Flair, look at Flair.
04:28Stay back, stay back!
04:30This is intimidation at its best right here today, I love it.
04:33At least it's attempted intimidation.
04:36Oh, it's working, believe me.
04:39He almost jumped out of his pants.
04:50From Victoria, Texas, weighing 252 pounds,
04:55Gold Cold Steve Austin!
04:59He's a pure drinking, hell-raising Texas Rattlesnake
05:03who knows to give back to the WWE Championship,
05:07he's gotta go through The Undertaker
05:09to get to Judgment Day
05:11to meet the WWF Undisputed Champion,
05:14Stone Cold, who's gotta beat The Undertaker here tonight.
05:21Judgment Day is about 30 days away
05:23in Nashville, Tennessee.
05:26And The Undertaker not taking his eyes
05:28off of Stone Cold Steve Austin
05:30on at least three different occasions
05:32in his two-minute career.
05:34The Undertaker has been responsible
05:36for Austin losing the WWF Championship.
05:41Oh, this is gonna be good.
05:43This is gonna be good.
05:45The Undertaker said last week he would out-wrestle,
05:47out-fight, or out-cheat Austin
05:49to win this number one contender's match here tonight.
05:53You think Flair's gonna let somebody out-cheat the other?
05:57Well, I'll tell you what, Flair,
05:58I think we're gonna call it right down the middle.
06:00Flair's had his issues with both men.
06:02The Undertaker's issues with Flair
06:04are well-documented, as we mentioned.
06:06Austin fined $5,000 last week by Flair.
06:09They're giving Flair a stoner after Flair warned him.
06:12Well, they keep his hands off of Flair.
06:14Well, this place is electric today.
06:15Oh, look at every person
06:17in Kimber Arena's on their feet.
06:19And look at Flair.
06:20You know, Mr. McMahon's exactly right.
06:22Flair has really put himself
06:23between a rock and a hard place now.
06:27Flair called it for the bell.
06:28How are you, Flair?
06:29I just get over to the corner
06:31and stand there very quietly.
06:34Well, Flair's never done anything quietly.
06:37And he's never had anybody stand around,
06:39the former 16-time world champion.
06:43Now the owner of Raw,
06:44and these two men,
06:45the Undertaker and Stone Cold Steve Austin,
06:48deeply proud.
06:49Uh-oh, uh-oh, look out.
06:51No one what's on the line here.
06:53Look at that size advantage the Undertaker has.
06:56Close to 7 feet tall.
07:00Awesome.
07:02I'm so great about this, JR,
07:03but this is for the number one contender.
07:06And both of these men feel in their heart
07:08that they're number one.
07:12Ladies and gentlemen,
07:13one of these guys are gonna be number one.
07:19Here we go.
07:20Hard elbow tie up,
07:21the Undertaker with the advantage here
07:23with a side headlock.
07:24The Undertaker, as we said,
07:26close to 7 feet tall,
07:28300 pounds,
07:29Stone Cold Steve Austin.
07:32And that Texas Rattlesnake.
07:34Oh, he's cheating already.
07:35He lives to be the WWE champion,
07:37but certainly the same can be said for the Undertaker.
07:45Undertaker,
07:47he said size and power,
07:48he has the advantage.
07:49Austin feeling it there.
07:51Knocked down hard,
07:53with a shoulder block.
07:56If someone shows up in a match like this,
07:58JR, I can take you right out of your game plan.
08:00I can assure you that Stone Cold Steve Austin
08:03wasn't expecting to be knocked down.
08:05He's dazed, let's face it.
08:06He's dazed right now.
08:08He wasn't expecting that this early in the match.
08:10I think it was midweek before Austin was undazed
08:12in that chair shot that he sustained
08:14at the hands of The Undertaker
08:16as we went off the air last week on Raw.
08:19The Undertaker certainly got the last shot in
08:21on that occasion.
08:24Randy.
08:26Undertaker said he'll out-wrestle him,
08:27or he'll out-fight him.
08:29Undertaker's like a giant black cat.
08:32He's got a lot of lives,
08:33and he's got great agility.
08:35Bad luck for you,
08:36if you cross the path.
08:37A lot of super heavyweights are Clydesdales
08:39that plod along,
08:40and The Undertaker's got...
08:42He's just an amazing athlete.
08:44Witnesses...
08:46Look at the strength.
08:47Very misleading.
08:49Austin trying to get that side headlock.
08:51Austin delivers a shoulder tackle.
08:53The Undertaker too big, too strong.
08:55That's intimidating, JR.
08:56You know what it is.
08:57He got set, and yes, it is.
09:01Austin knocked down by the tackle.
09:03Could not put The Undertaker down with his tackle.
09:10It's amazing.
09:11Austin is a big, big guy.
09:13With The Undertaker,
09:14like he said, he powers overall.
09:16Austin's at over 200 pounds.
09:19Austin's at over 250 pounds.
09:26Wait a minute, he's working out.
09:28What the heck?
09:31That's just a little intimidation
09:32on the part of the rattlesnake.
09:34That's some mind games.
09:35That's some Victoria, Texas mind games
09:38by Dr. Austin.
09:42He is the master of the mind games
09:44and psychology.
09:46Getting in somebody's head.
09:48Seen it on many occasions.
09:50And again, a little hard shot by The Undertaker,
09:51taking Austin down.
09:54And Austin counters with what he does best,
09:57and that's to deliver a thunderous right hand
09:59that caught The Undertaker coming in.
10:01And now look at Austin.
10:04Well, he's The Undertaker's true number one.
10:06He'll be number one if he beats Austin.
10:13There has been somewhat inconspicuous,
10:15which is, he's doing what I told him to do,
10:17which is what I suggested.
10:18Get in the corner and hide if you can.
10:20It's a safer place for you.
10:23You're the very best, ladies and gentlemen,
10:25in the history of this business.
10:27Not only the WWF,
10:28but the history of this business.
10:30The Undertaker installed Cole in the ring tonight.
10:32And quite frankly,
10:33you've got to throw Ric Flair in there as well.
10:37And now Austin is playing his mind games
10:40and running ahead of The Undertaker.
10:44Undertaker's side headlock.
10:46You know, I don't understand
10:48why Austin let this wrestle
10:50take off the mind games.
10:51Why does he have to do that?
10:52Look out!
10:54Arm track takedown.
10:56Austin taking Austin.
10:57Taking Austin down off his feet.
10:59Dropping toeholds.
11:00Austin right up in that upper arm now.
11:03Austin now pulling back on that elbow.
11:05Trying to hyperextend the elbow of The Undertaker.
11:09Oh, of course he can.
11:10As good as anybody in the WWF, period.
11:13And now, that's a good psychological move.
11:16Good tactical move.
11:17That big tricep muscle of The Undertaker.
11:19Look at the position of that left knee of Austin.
11:22It's buried right into the tricep of The Undertaker.
11:24Yeah, and a big feather brace to fight there.
11:26And you want to charley horse that thing up.
11:28And it certainly lessens the effectiveness, obviously,
11:31of The Undertaker's left arm.
11:33Uh-oh, look out here.
11:34Austin now,
11:35shooting that half of Nelson.
11:37Undertaker pinning predicament.
11:38And Flair there to get a two count out of him.
11:41Flair, a very deliberate count.
11:43I think you'll see that all night long.
11:45I know that the competitors are too concerned about the count
11:48as long as it's the same every time.
11:49Don't you know Flair's going to hate to count out
11:51either one of these guys?
11:52I mean, what do you think The Undertaker would do to Flair
11:55if Flair were to count him out?
11:56Or vice versa, Stone Cold, either one of these guys.
11:59Both men very cautious here in the early going.
12:02Neither can afford to make a mistake.
12:04There's no redos here.
12:05There's no net.
12:06There's not two out of three falls.
12:08It's one fall to a finish.
12:10And the winner of the one fall
12:12will be the number one contender.
12:14And will be the undisputed champion at Judgment Day.
12:18I don't even know why Flair would want to be in the same ring
12:20with these two guys.
12:21They're both 80s.
12:22Oh, man.
12:23Whoa.
12:24Look out.
12:26Hard knockback chop by Austin.
12:28That's right out of a Ric Flair's playbook.
12:30Great presence of mind, flexibility, and then power.
12:33The Undertaker's got it all.
12:35Looking for the cover here.
12:36And he's got a near fall there.
12:39Flair with a two count.
12:41Flair is not an experienced referee.
12:43He is, and I've often times criticized special guest referees
12:47because they just don't have the game experience.
12:50And Flair is not an experienced owner either.
12:52If he was as smart as Mr. Vance,
12:54he would have been the champion.
12:56Flair is not an experienced owner either.
12:58If he was as smart as Mr. McMahon,
13:00can you imagine Mr. McMahon ever putting himself in a position like this?
13:04He has.
13:05Huh?
13:06He's even wrestled.
13:07Well, that's smart because, I mean, let's face it,
13:09he's a tough competitor.
13:11Well, he is a tough competitor, but he's not a 16-time former world champion.
13:15And now the Undertaker.
13:19Oh, here's some old school Undertaker.
13:22vintage old school Undertaker.
13:24Right across the back of the rattlesnake's neck.
13:27And there's a cover by the Undertaker from the top rope.
13:31And Austin scoots out of there.
13:33The snake's up next.
13:36Well, that Austin certainly does.
13:37Right now, it's hurt.
13:39The rattlesnake does.
13:41Do you see what I'm seeing there, JR?
13:43I think Flair is definitely intimidated by the Undertaker.
13:47Uh-oh.
13:48Leapfast press.
13:49Uh-oh.
13:51Stone Cold with a leapfast press.
13:52He's open up.
13:53And a whip-ass!
13:54Here it comes!
13:55Oh!
13:56Charging that elbow right into the sternum of the Undertaker.
13:59Hooking the leg.
14:01Flair's got a two-count.
14:07Look at that count by Flair.
14:09That's deliberate.
14:10I thought I'd point it out earlier if you'd been listening to it.
14:12Deliberately slow.
14:14I don't know if it's deliberately slow, but it's the same count every time.
14:17Uh-oh.
14:18Watch it.
14:19Stone Cold on the outside.
14:21Both these guys are brawlers, but both can wrestle.
14:25They can wrestle as well as anybody in the WWF.
14:29Oh!
14:30Shot, and Austin fighting back.
14:32Undertaker and Austin laying the leather to each other here on the outside.
14:38Flair encouraging both men to get back in the ring.
14:43One fall to a finish here, so Flair will be somewhat reluctant to utilize his counter.
14:49Undertaker bouncing off the security wall.
14:51Come on, Flair! Get out there!
14:53Texas Rattlesnake not going to miss this opportunity to follow the Undertaker out.
14:57He's in a bit more pain.
14:59Watch it, Jeff.
15:06Undertaker's head rammed right into the Spanish announce table.
15:11Undertaker's got a faraway look in his eye.
15:14A hard knock there by Austin.
15:16Austin, he's really asserting himself here, King.
15:20And here's Flair letting this thing go.
15:25I don't think Flair has any choice.
15:27I don't think it can be stopped by the referee.
15:30I don't think it can be stopped by the referee.
15:32Austin adjusting those knee braces as he gets back up on the apron.
15:35And the Undertaker falls with that huge foot right to the face of Stone Cold.
15:41Undertaker showing, again, great presence of mind and flexibility.
15:47And a weakened and kind of an awkward state to catch Austin right in the face of that big boot.
15:57Now Austin's head and his upper body bouncing off the announce table.
16:04Austin again, knocked down.
16:06Knocked on the table and bounces up, but he's on Dream Street here.
16:09Austin barely able to stand as the Undertaker now is punishing Stone Cold Steve Austin.
16:14You're scared, Flair. Just get behind me.
16:16Go!
16:17All right.
16:20Austin blocking it.
16:21Trying to get his head off that climb for that steel step.
16:25And here comes that rattlesnake.
16:27Austin's fighting back.
16:28Right hand.
16:29A clip brought him to the dance.
16:30And the right hand.
16:31Brought him near Mark.
16:32The Undertaker.
16:33His hands are dropped to his side.
16:36Pinned right here.
16:38Undertaker.
16:45Flair trying to get these men back in the ring.
16:47It's easier said than done.
16:49The stakes as high as this match.
16:55To choking the Undertaker.
16:57Flair now.
16:58You're not going to be able to reason with these men, but I can understand where Flair's coming from.
17:02No, you can't.
17:03I'll tell you where he's coming from.
17:04He's afraid.
17:05He's afraid to assert himself.
17:06He's intimidated.
17:09Watch it.
17:11Undertaker thrown back over the timekeeper's table.
17:24Couldn't get out of here.
17:28Undertaker.
17:29Undertaker right into the steps of the ring post.
17:34And again, Austin is chomping away at the Undertaker.
17:36These men have been outside a long, long time.
17:42Austin is going to try to piledrive the Undertaker.
17:44He's going to try to eat a piledriver.
17:46And Austin back drops out of the piledriver.
17:49And the Undertaker drops that elbow on Stone Cold.
17:52This is not a hardcore match, even though it's turning into one.
17:55That's a referee for you.
17:58He's going to crawl.
18:02What's he ever done to you?
18:03Well, he should just call it right down the line.
18:05First of all, he shouldn't even be in there.
18:07He pays you a lot of money for raw.
18:09What else do you want?
18:10Eggs in your beer?
18:14And now Austin getting a close look at the Undertaker's cycle.
18:18Get back in the ring, big man.
18:20Come on, Derek.
18:21Would you not criticize that?
18:23I mean, what referee is going to let something like that go on?
18:26Wait a minute.
18:28What the hell is this?
18:29We've already seen Scott Hall tonight.
18:31And thanks to X-Block, Hall beat Bradshaw earlier tonight.
18:34The NWOs have big problems with Ric Flair.
18:37They've had big problems with Stone Cold.
18:40And I don't know that the NWOs are sending any How You Do Today cards to the Undertaker.
18:45No, you're right.
18:46What are they doing out here?
18:47I don't know.
18:48Well, it's up to the referee to get rid of them.
18:55There's a kick around those steps.
18:57Austin hurts, man.
18:58He's got a leg.
19:01One of those steps got Austin caught in that thigh.
19:04Finally, Flair's showing some authority.
19:08We're checking on Stone Cold.
19:11Back in the ring, man.
19:13They're trying to get the Undertaker back.
19:14That's like changing the weather.
19:17You just can't do it.
19:21He's in the face by the Undertaker.
19:22Austin's getting hammered here.
19:25I'll tell you what.
19:26Austin may have a broken nose.
19:29Hard right here.
19:30Knocked down by the Undertaker.
19:33And the NWO boys are getting a little closer to the ring.
19:37And I don't understand why they're here to get a whippet kick.
19:40Well, they're here already.
19:41If you notice, they just keep creeping a little bit closer and closer.
19:46A couple of creeps.
19:49Look at this.
19:50Rock Hall and Nick Foster in Kane's match.
19:54And they just keep getting a little bit closer.
19:56Like a scalp.
20:01Flair checking on Austin.
20:02Austin holding that thigh.
20:04He really...
20:05One of those steel steps drove into Austin's thigh.
20:09Now, the Undertaker follows him back up with the elbow.
20:13And this match has been competed as much on the outside of the ring,
20:16quite frankly, as it has on the inside, it seems to me.
20:19Well, who do you blame for that?
20:21Ric Flair! Ric Flair!
20:23You gotta fault him for that.
20:25Well, I don't know what your problem is with Ric Flair.
20:27I mean, this was not...
20:28This was not signed...
20:29These guys didn't sign for a street fight or a hardcore match.
20:32You know that.
20:33Ric Flair's letting it become that.
20:35Oh, look at that!
20:36That did it.
20:37Undertaker dropping that huge leg right across Austin.
20:41And the W.O. was impressed by that.
20:43Well, again, I have no idea, no logical reason,
20:47that the N.W.O. is here.
20:49Maybe the monitor is out back in there wrestling.
20:52Yeah, maybe. Maybe not.
20:54Well, they have their own monitor back there.
20:56Austin trying to fight his way back up.
20:58The Undertaker taking the legs of Austin from him again.
21:01Austin fighting it up as quickly as he can.
21:04Now, the Undertaker taking down the Rattlesnake
21:07and dropping that 300-plus pounds
21:09right on that injured thigh of Stone Cold Steve Austin.
21:13Austin, he's bonding the redneck.
21:15Those two knee braces supporting his legs.
21:17And that's now the focus of the Undertaker to punish Austin.
21:21Take his legs away.
21:23Well, the Undertaker saw...
21:25He saw that injury to Austin's leg.
21:27He saw Austin favoring that leg
21:29after it was driven into those steel steps,
21:31and now he's zeroed in on it.
21:33Like a shark.
21:34Spills blood.
21:36Undertaker now...
21:40Looking for a submission move here in that...
21:42Almost a hyperextended leg there.
21:46Got the leg grapevine.
21:48You can see it's hard from that angle,
21:50but there you see it right there.
21:52Get around there, Flair.
21:53Get in position. Austin may tap out.
21:55Austin trying to fight to those ropes.
21:57And Flair got a good look at that.
21:59Austin reaching. Now he's on the ropes.
22:02And the referee called him to the break,
22:04and you gotta get the break.
22:06Undertaker continuing to punish Stone Cold.
22:10Wait a minute.
22:12Flair put his hands on the Undertaker.
22:18Austin now fighting back.
22:20He takes his rattlesnake,
22:21trying to fight back,
22:22but he's going on one leg here.
22:24And the Undertaker catches Austin.
22:26Got the lateral press there,
22:28and got a...
22:29Well, he got a near fall.
22:30Austin able to kick out.
22:32Now the Undertaker using that weight
22:34to press down on Austin.
22:36Trying to make sure it goes up.
22:38He's not gonna get a full breath of air there.
22:40Everybody in here checking out D&W.
22:42Oh, they're doing nothing.
22:43They're just standing there watching.
22:45Can you condone that?
22:47We got no business out here, King.
22:48You don't know that.
22:49You and I are just sitting here watching.
22:52We're paid to be out here and do this.
22:54They're wrestlers.
22:55They've already wrestled enough.
22:57Oh!
23:00Austin, that neck box,
23:01and the Undertaker,
23:03Not blocking anybody's view or anything.
23:05Oh!
23:07Oh, they're nice guys.
23:08You can trust them.
23:09They're good human beings.
23:11They love the business.
23:13Look at this.
23:15Shot by the Undertaker again,
23:17and, boy, he's got the...
23:18He is in the driver's seat as the Undertaker.
23:21Hey! Hey! Hey!
23:23Hey!
23:25High hands.
23:27Oh!
23:30High hands.
23:34Austin is just a...
23:35He's like a sitting duck here.
23:37Ah!
23:38He'll break the Undertaker's eyes.
23:40Go!
23:41And the Undertaker comes back with a clubbing blow
23:43on the forehand outpitting predicament here,
23:45and Austin able to kick out.
23:50This has been a mighty ground attack
23:53in the last several minutes by the Undertaker.
23:56Nothing fancy about this one.
23:58Uh-oh!
23:59Sleeper!
24:01Austin trying to slow the Undertaker down
24:03with a sleeper hold.
24:04He didn't get behind him.
24:05He didn't get behind the Undertaker.
24:06And the Undertaker counters with a suplex.
24:08That sleeper, you've got to get behind your opponent
24:10for it to be effective.
24:11And Undertaker, the cover.
24:13And Flair's coming down with a three count.
24:16What happened to Flair?
24:17Did he have arthritis or something?
24:18My gosh!
24:19Has he counted any differently anytime he's...
24:21That may have been the slowest count
24:23in the history of the WWF right there.
24:25A little slower than the others?
24:27Much.
24:29A little bit.
24:32Again, back in the neck vise,
24:33the Undertaker punishing Austin.
24:36Austin, a big bruise there.
24:37You see it on his thigh there.
24:38It's where he went to those steps earlier
24:40on his right thigh.
24:41And that's when the Undertaker was working that leg
24:43just a few minutes ago.
24:46Austin hammering the Undertaker
24:48with his right hand causes some separation.
24:51You just got to wonder how much
24:53he and Vy Austin got in those right hands
24:55after being hammered.
24:57Getting ahead of steam here.
24:58Undertaker.
24:59Hey!
25:00Watch him look for the stomach.
25:01Oh, and Undertaker looked and found the clothesline.
25:04There's a lateral press.
25:05There's a cover.
25:06And, oh, Austin kicked out and got to his stomach.
25:09Oh, look at that look.
25:11Not a real endearing look by the Undertaker,
25:13I'll tell you.
25:14May have to give him a WrestleMania moment.
25:16And the Undertaker's big forearm
25:19right across the face of Austin.
25:22Punishing.
25:25And the NWO looking on.
25:27I feel so repulsed to see X-Pac in that Kane mask.
25:33Earlier you said he looked good in it.
25:35Who did?
25:36You said it was an improvement.
25:37Oh, it improves his looks.
25:38Yeah, that don't take much.
25:39Kane convalescing.
25:41We don't know the details of Kane's recovery.
25:43If you think it's repulsive,
25:45if you think it's repulsive to see what
25:47what X-Pac looks wearing,
25:48you should see what Kane looks like without it.
25:52That's something he couldn't help being in a fire.
25:54As the Undertaker gets fired on here now.
25:57Austin looks right at him.
25:59And Stone Cold back with the right hand.
26:01And they're finding their mark.
26:04This is a clothesline.
26:05And the Undertaker goes airborne.
26:08Catches Austin with a clothesline.
26:10Will that be enough there?
26:12The lateral press.
26:13And Austin.
26:15Austin kicking out with everything he's got
26:17that goes right to his stomach.
26:18Which is smart move.
26:20And you gotta believe King,
26:21at least I would suspect that the Undertaker
26:23is getting just a little bit frustrated right now.
26:25I guess so with those slow counts from Ric Flair.
26:27Wait a minute.
26:28I'd get frustrated too.
26:30What's he doing?
26:32Undertaker is getting either a close look at the turnbuckle
26:34or he's taking it off.
26:36I suspect the latter.
26:38And I suspect him right on that one.
26:41That turnbuckle exposed.
26:43Now, let me ask you this.
26:44Would a good referee notice that the turnbuckle cover was gone?
26:47Yes, he would.
26:48Especially an experienced referee.
26:50Flair is not.
26:53Oh, look out!
26:54Undertaker!
26:55Undertaker went right into that exposed turnbuckle.
26:58He's flying first.
26:59He does the clothesline.
27:01Both men colliding.
27:03Both men have the same idea.
27:05Now what are you going to do, Flair?
27:06These two men that are no doubt Hall of Fame bound
27:09in the World Wrestling Federation both have the same idea.
27:12And they both have another idea in common.
27:15That is to meet the winner of the Hollywood Hogan
27:18match at Judgment Day.
27:20Flair is confused.
27:21He's like a statue standing there.
27:25I don't think he wants to go to the count out.
27:27Do something.
27:30Maybe he's internalizing.
27:32Maybe he's counting internally.
27:33Maybe he's counting amongst himself.
27:35Internally?
27:36Well, maybe not.
27:38He never counted.
27:39Austin pulling himself back up.
27:41I said it earlier.
27:42He's an inexperienced referee.
27:44Austin now fighting back.
27:46But he's on.
27:53What?
27:54I said it.
27:57Oh, man, here we go.
28:00Walking dry is Stone Cold Steve Austin.
28:07Austin now beating down the undertaker.
28:09That thing Austin is about to get that promoble second win.
28:13Look out, undertaker.
28:15he's in the undertaker for the ride
28:17he's got pop coming in
28:19the undertaker catching austin coming in
28:21oh boy now has him up
28:23well look out here
28:25the undertaker would love to deliver the tombstone
28:27for the last ride
28:29on stone cold
28:31austin through the undertaker
28:33and square was in the wrong place
28:35at the wrong time
28:37and there's the stunner
28:39square in the wrong place at the wrong time
28:41he's stunned as well
28:43and he got the stunner on the undertaker
28:45get up square
28:47the hook of the leg
28:49get up square
28:51indeed more than three
28:53well he would have been about to a three count by square
28:55by now
28:57get up square
28:59austin now going to square
29:01trying to revive the nature boy
29:03austin scored with a stunner
29:05little square where am i
29:07who am i
29:09and oh what a low blow
29:11undertaker with a blatant low blow
29:13that went undetected by the referee
29:15rick flair
29:17and undertaker now
29:19re-seizing the advantage
29:21everything's going undetected by referee rick flair
29:23you better see this
29:25undertaker
29:27oh wow
29:29way to un-pull here
29:31another choke slam
29:33the undertaker
29:35with a choke slam
29:37and that's got to be all
29:39another count
29:41and a three
29:43oh no
29:45that's a kick down
29:47what kind of count
29:49undertaker
29:51king he threw the same count every time
29:53i know it
29:55what does undertaker
29:57got to do here
29:59what else can he do
30:01get another referee
30:03he's hit him with a low blow
30:05and this is not real smart on the undertaker's part
30:07he loses this match by disqualification
30:09well he's had it up jr
30:11look at flair
30:13and austin comes back with a low blow
30:15of his own
30:17flair unarmed the undertaker
30:19austin came with a low blow of his own
30:21the undertaker caught austin
30:23with a big foot right to the face
30:25and that's going to be it here
30:27oh no it's not
30:29austin again reaching down
30:31into his toes to kick out here
30:33oh boy
30:35and it was a two count
30:37flair reconfirms with the undertaker
30:43oh
30:45time buster by austin
30:47the hook to the leg
30:49flair's got a good position
30:51but the undertaker kicked out
30:53flair was in great position
30:55austin thought he had the undertaker
30:57austin wanted three
30:59got two
31:01he wanted to do something
31:03he's going to have to really do something
31:05to get a three out of rick flair
31:07austin wants that one more stunner
31:09he hit the stunner earlier
31:11flair was out of position there
31:13and there's a no
31:15the undertaker countered the stunner
31:17and austin went sailing right into flair
31:19and now the undertaker's got that steel chair
31:21yes he does
31:23flair is down
31:25austin is barely able to
31:27oh my god
31:29the undertaker using that steel chair
31:31as a weapon
31:33cracking the cranium of the texas rattlesnake
31:35oh come on
31:37this can't happen this way
31:39come on
31:41wait a minute
31:43austin kicked out
31:45and flair did not see the chair shot
31:47the undertaker cannot believe this
31:51both these men, austin and the undertaker knew
31:53what they would be in for in this match
31:55flair please get in the corner
31:57and stay out of the way
31:59uh oh
32:01the undertaker signifying that the end is near
32:03you know what that means
32:05it's gonna be the last ride
32:07for the rattlesnake
32:11that's exactly what you gotta believe the undertaker's thinking
32:15oh wait a minute
32:17look at that submission move
32:19austin countered the close line
32:21got a hook to the leg
32:23one two
32:25another near fall for flair
32:27did that speed jr
32:29or did that just uh
32:31speed up just a little bit
32:33it might have been a little fast
32:35austin now using the undertaker's
32:37finishing maneuvers
32:39with the undertaker using his
32:41strength to power austin back into the corner
32:43and catching austin with those elbows
32:45not the chair again
32:47flair sees his chair being used
32:49he's gonna disqualify the undertaker
32:51for damn sure
32:53he makes contact with austin
32:55now firing back up
32:57austin's gonna stumble away
32:59at the end of this
33:05what can it drive him
33:07is the rattlesnake
33:09and austin now with a chair
33:11and he's gotta be damn sure careful
33:13flair trying to run around so close to austin
33:15you don't want to get disqualified
33:17oh my god
33:19austin just got the shot
33:21the chair right back to his face
33:23wait a minute
33:25wait a minute
33:29here's your winner
33:31the undertaker
33:33how did he not see that
33:35they are
33:37the undertaker
33:39got his foot right in that
33:41sealed chair
33:43that caught austin in the face
33:45but i guarantee austin
33:47on the floor of the bottom rope
33:49i saw it you saw it
33:51flair obviously or apparently
33:53didn't see
33:55stone cold's foot on the bottom rope
33:57but in regardless
33:59the undertaker is the number one contender
34:01for the undisputed title
34:03and will meet the winner
34:05of tonight's triple A
34:07token match
34:09can you believe this
34:11tonight flair has made the biggest mistake of his life
34:13and he wasn't even wrestling
34:17you're right king but you're right
34:19what a mistake
34:21i said before he was not
34:23an experienced referee
34:25and i know he means well
34:27he wanted to call it down the middle
34:29undertaker says he's number one contender
34:31austin knows his foot was on the bottom rope
34:33austin knows he got a
34:35hell of a bad break on that call
34:37but he also knows that the undertaker
34:39is going to judgment day
34:41to meet whomever the wwf champion is
34:43yeah but they are you know
34:45accidents happen everyday
34:47it's an accident
34:49and now the undertaker
34:51talking a little trash to austin
34:53i beat your ass
34:55and now austin firing back up on the undertaker
34:57the match is over
35:03stone cold steve austin
35:05catching the undertaker
35:07with a stunner
35:09but it's too late
35:11austin may think he's number one
35:13but
35:15it's going to go down in the books
35:17that the undertaker is going to be the number one
35:19contender
35:21what a bad break for the rattlesnake
35:25mr. flair
35:27mr. flair did you not see
35:29stone cold steve austin's leg on the rope
35:31when you counted one two three
35:33what are you talking about
35:35you didn't see it
35:39what's he going to do
35:41come over here to the monitor
35:43i'm going to show you what just happened in that match
35:45watch real quickly mr. flair
36:05he sees it now
36:07now mr. flair
36:09what do you have to say
36:11i've never seen that footage
36:15oh shit