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00:00As always, the stalwart from WCW, two icons of the same era, two cornerstones of their respective companies,
00:08The Vigilante, The Franchise, The Icon, Sting, against The Cerebral Assassin, The Game, Triple H.
00:18The Vigilante, The Icon, Sting, against The Cerebral Assassin, The Game, Triple H.
00:48The Vigilante, The Icon, Sting, against The Cerebral Assassin, The Game, Triple H.
01:18The Vigilante, The Icon, Sting, against The Cerebral Assassin, The Game, Triple H.
01:48I guess he thinks he's unstoppable, like there may not be any kind of consequence.
01:55Stinger strikes!
02:00If someone stands between me and this company, I am kicking their ass.
02:07Triple H, somebody needs to take you...
02:13Down!
02:19Congratulations Sting, now you know what it feels like to make it to the big time.
02:25I mean really, in WCW you were this great big fish in a teeny tiny little pond.
02:32But here in WWE you're like a minnow swimming in the ocean.
02:37Let me remind you of something, WCW lost.
02:42You lost.
02:43And this Sunday at WrestleMania you're gonna lose any ounce of respect these people have for you when my husband pins you in the middle of this ring.
02:55Face it Sting, you're nothing more than a face painted freak.
02:59There is nothing outside of my wife and my kids, nothing outside of my wife and my kids more important to me than the WWE.
03:22If someone stands between me and this company, I am kicking their ass.
03:30I have inhanded an opportunity to end a legacy, an icon, to end an icon.
03:46I'm not here to fight for WCW, I'm here to take Triple H...
03:54Down!
03:59And that's exactly what I'm gonna do at WrestleMania!
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07:58Ladies and gentlemen...
08:00He is here!
08:01Sting in a WWE ring at WrestleMania.
08:07That's right, this is what it's like, Sting, over 70,000 strong.
08:14For Sting's first ever appearance on the grandest stage of all, WrestleMania.
08:22JBL, you gotta know that no matter how great his career was at WCW,
08:26Sting has never experienced a feeling like this, this moment now.
08:31Starrcade, this is WrestleMania.
08:34Even Sting, the icon, has to be overwhelmed with this sight.
08:37Sting, Sting, Sting, Sting, Sting, Sting, Sting, Sting, Sting, Sting, Sting, Sting.
08:44Triple H is making Sting wait.
08:47What an entrance.
08:50Sting.
08:51Sting.
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09:25Sting.
09:26Sting.
09:27I've been waiting for you.
09:49♪♪
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10:49♪♪
10:59WrestleMania.
11:02Judgment Day is here.
11:06It's time to play the game.
11:09It's time to play the game.
11:19Wow.
11:21Wow.
11:22It's time to play the game.
11:29And WrestleMania is brought to you by Terminator Genesis.
11:33In theaters everywhere July 1st in 3-D.
11:38♪♪
11:48♪♪
11:58The way to win is by pinfall or submission.
12:02Approaching the ring from Greenwich, Connecticut,
12:05weighing in at 255 pounds,
12:08the Game Triple H.
12:14Well, that's why they call him the Cerebral Assassin.
12:17If you don't think that entrance got into the head of Sting,
12:20you got another thing coming.
12:21The Game is on his way to terminate the icon.
12:24I've seen some crazy stuff.
12:26I have no idea what to make of that.
12:28Oh, man.
12:30That was amazing.
12:32♪♪
12:38To me, that was about civilism,
12:40because Triple H has made it clear that he brought Sting to WWE
12:45to do one thing, to destroy him,
12:48to destroy the last remaining soldier of WCW once and for all.
12:54♪♪
13:02And if you want to talk about this on social media,
13:05use hashtag Sting versus Triple H.
13:09And there he is, the 13-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion,
13:14a King of the Ring winner, a Royal Rumble winner,
13:17and a multi-time headliner here at WrestleMania.
13:23Can you imagine your very first match at WWE,
13:26and this is the spectacle you're watching?
13:29The number one topic, the trend in the world right now,
13:33this event, WrestleMania.
13:37♪♪
13:44Look at that face of Sting.
13:46Sting is intimidated.
13:48I don't know.
13:49It's hard to read it,
13:50but I don't know if I see intimidation there or not.
13:53He's a six-time WCW champion,
13:56headliner of numerous events at Starrcade,
13:59the franchise, the icon,
14:01and for the first time ever at WrestleMania,
14:03the match we never, ever thought we'd see,
14:06Triple H and Sting one-on-one.
14:12Guys, what an historic moment.
14:14What an absolutely historic moment.
14:17What an historic moment.
14:38And if this doesn't put goosebumps up and down his spine,
14:41nothing will.
14:48Complete head games by the Cerebral Assassin.
14:52You could say the same about Sting as well, John.
14:56I don't think so.
14:58Who's going to blink first?
14:59Sting is trembling in his boots.
15:01And here we go, first lockup
15:03between Triple H and Sting,
15:05collar and elbow, and what's going to happen here?
15:07Side headlock now for Sting, and here we go.
15:10Shoulder tackle, Triple H is down.
15:13Sting is down.
15:15Shoulder tackle, Triple H is down.
15:17Sting strikes first.
15:18A show of force from Sting.
15:26Maybe out now, his face shows a little intimidation.
15:37Time to reassess things for Triple H.
15:41Next move.
15:42He's not reassessing.
15:43Game plan is still on track for Triple H.
15:45It's the game.
15:47Now side headlock for Triple H.
15:49Reverses it, goes behind it again.
15:52Take down by Triple H and control of Sting,
15:55early part of the matchup.
16:01Sort of expected the pace to start out this way, King.
16:03Two guys, two greatest of all time,
16:06never faced each other before.
16:07It's back to basics.
16:09This is some...
16:11Oh!
16:12And Triple H returns with a shoulder tackle on his own.
16:15A little crotch chop for the game.
16:17And a nice hip toss.
16:19And a high one as well.
16:20And a dropkick by The Icon.
16:24What?
16:27What's this?
16:29I don't think Triple H saw any of that coming.
16:31I don't think he did either.
16:34I gotta admit, Triple H might just be a little off his game to start.
16:38But he'll get it back together.
16:40See what's trending worldwide, JBL?
16:41Sting loses.
16:42Triple H!
16:43Well, of course it is.
16:44You still got it!
16:46You still got it!
16:48You still got it!
16:50You still got it!
16:52You still got it!
16:53Did he lose it?
16:54Sting still got it.
16:55The AFL and the NFL once sent their best representatives together to fight it out.
16:59They called it the Super Bowl.
17:00This could very well be our Super Bowl.
17:02The best of WCW versus the best of WWE.
17:0714 years in the making.
17:12By the way, the more powerful force won in that first Super Bowl.
17:17Yeah, but by Super Bowl III and Broadway Joe, John, things have evened up.
17:21Triple H versus the NFL and this could change the course of WWE tonight
17:25as Triple H with the right hand and then another one and Sting's down.
17:29So much for the old school intimidation.
17:32Triple H, right hand's in your face.
17:34This thing just boils down to a slugfest.
17:38I think I gotta go with Triple H.
17:42Oh!
17:43Uh-oh.
17:44Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
17:45What the hell was that?
17:47Didn't even face Sting!
17:51Triple H!
17:52Triple H!
17:53Triple H!
17:54Triple H!
17:55Triple H!
17:56Triple H!
17:57Triple H!
17:58Triple H!
17:59Triple H!
18:00Triple H!
18:01Triple H!
18:02Triple H!
18:04The Triple H team with a huge look of disbelief.
18:08And what do I do now?
18:09Whoa!
18:10Sting's got him down!
18:11Sting's got him down!
18:12You know what he's going for!
18:13Oh, and Triple H scoots out of the way.
18:19That's what you call a reset.
18:21Oh, yeah, now it's a reset.
18:23I used that about ten minutes ago.
18:25It's too early then.
18:27What we're seeing right now is the game reassessing the situation.
18:33Things so far have definitely not gone as expected for the game.
18:45What do you do here, JBL, when it's all of a sudden back to the drawing board?
18:49It's just a simple reset.
18:50That's all, King.
18:51I'm sure the game has a plan A, a plan B.
18:53C, D, E, and F.
18:55That's why it's the game.
18:56The cerebral assassin.
19:07Triple H opening up now with the right hands, knees up.
19:10Reversal.
19:11Double reversal.
19:12Now Triple H with a top rope and again outside the ring.
19:17You guys, maybe it's too early to say this, but Sting's been pretty dominant.
19:21It's like everything that Triple H has on his mind, Sting has a counter for it.
19:28Wait a minute, Sting.
19:30Uh-oh.
19:31Going for the Stinger Splash and Triple H rolling out of the way.
19:35Sting maybe got a little overconfident there, got a little too aggressive.
19:38Should have stayed in the ring.
19:39Right on the ribs.
19:40That'll take his toll.
19:42Come on, Stinger.
19:43Nerves got to Sting finally.
19:47I think it's nerves that got him.
19:50I think it's nerves got to Sting.
19:52Triple H is just lucky to be able to move out of the way at the last minute.
19:55Sting driven into the steps.
19:58Now we're in Triple H's realm.
20:00Okay, now I'll say steps got to Sting.
20:05Yeah, because you don't really know what kind of condition Sting is really in
20:08until you start taking punishment.
20:10Look, he looks fine.
20:11He's got his makeup on great.
20:12This is where you find out if Sting is really Sting
20:15and if Sting was really all that good to begin with.
20:20Point well taken.
20:23That's why I said it.
20:28Sting was a great star, the greatest star out of a company full of stars.
20:32This is the WWE.
20:33This is WrestleMania.
20:35Now Triple H with Sting up over a vertical suplex.
20:38And again, just the flat out strength of Triple H to be able to do that.
20:43That's impressive.
20:45Now the knee right to the face of Sting.
20:47Cover by Triple H.
20:48Kick out by Sting.
20:50You know, ever since Sting attempted to go for the Scorpion Deathlock a little bit earlier
20:54and Triple H reassessed the situation, regrouped.
20:57It's been all game since then.
21:02Sting did everything he could.
21:05Now he's out of ammo.
21:09He's out of ammo, you have to know.
21:11Way too early to be out of ammo.
21:13Way too early to be out of ammo for Sting.
21:21He's out of ammo.
21:22He's out of moves.
21:23He's almost out of time.
21:24Look, it's easy to make in the D-Leagues.
21:25It's when you get to the NBA, it's a world difference.
21:36Sting again, whipped into the corner.
21:39He was downed out early.
21:44And again, the ultimate humiliation.
21:50Former DX member, now the CEO of this company.
21:5315th time, 13th time I see.
21:57WWE World Champion as Sting kicks out.
22:00And again, Triple H back in control.
22:02The temptation was too much for Sting.
22:04He had to come to WrestleMania.
22:05He had to find out what it was like to be here on the grandest stage of them all.
22:09Now he wishes he hadn't come.
22:10As we mentioned earlier, John, you think it's Triple H set the trap, brought Sting in.
22:16Now Triple H's opportunity to slay the last soldier of WCW.
22:20The company that tried to put his family out of business.
22:24The McMahon family.
22:25Back during the Monday Night Wars.
22:26And us out of jobs, by the way, Michael.
22:28And I agree with you.
22:29I'm not arguing the point.
22:30And here we go.
22:31Stingbuster by Triple H.
22:33Cover.
22:34Is it enough to put Sting away?
22:36And Sting gets the shoulder up at two.
22:38Well, I think you guys are thinking a little bit too deep there.
22:40I don't think that that was what was on the mind of Sting at the time.
22:43Sting was just a simple soldier following the orders of the generals or the powers that be in WCW.
22:48Well, I gotta disagree with you there.
22:50Because if that was the case, then when WWE bought WCW, Sting would have come here right away.
22:55And become a mega star here.
22:57And he refused to come to this company.
22:59For what, 15 years?
23:00I think it was out of pride.
23:02He was a big fish in a little pond.
23:04He wanted to go down the ship.
23:05So did the captain of the Titanic.
23:06We can't remember his name.
23:10Now he's a minnow in a freaking ocean.
23:18And he's swimming with a great wife called The Game.
23:22Welcome to our world.
23:23Welcome to WrestleMania, Sting.
23:26Yeah, but Sting now.
23:27Sting has got Triple H stunned.
23:28Back to him in the corner.
23:29Whips Triple H across the ring.
23:31A boot right to the face of Sting again.
23:34Triple H up to the second rope.
23:36Sting caught him.
23:37Sting caught him.
23:38Back to the square.
23:39Back again.
23:40Triple H is in trouble.
23:41He's got to get Triple H to turn over.
23:43And he does.
23:44He's got Triple H in the center of the ring.
23:46Is Triple H gonna tap out?
23:51What on Earth?
23:52Oh, my God.
23:54It's DX, X-Pac, Road Dogg, Billy Goat.
23:58Remember, guys, no disqualification in this matchup.
24:01Wait a minute.
24:02DX.
24:04And there goes Billy Goat.
24:09And down goes DX.
24:11But Triple H going to the boundary.
24:15And Sting counters.
24:21Triple H launched right out of the ring amongst his buddies.
24:25DX.
24:26Again, remember, the only way to win a matchup is by pitfall or submission, guys.
24:31So DX is-
24:32Wait a minute.
24:33Sting, what are you doing?
24:34Sting with a platform.
24:36Sting jumping on top of all of DX.
24:39That's something we thought we'd never see.
24:42We were begging to see that in the Monday Night War.
24:45The Monday Night War has just come to life.
24:47Sting took them all out.
24:49This is awesome.
24:50Yes, it is.
24:52This is awesome.
24:53Uh-huh.
24:55This is awesome.
24:56And Sting gets Triple H back in the ring.
24:58Triple H back in the ring.
25:01Man, this is incredible.
25:04It's WrestleMania.
25:05And now Billy Gunn again gets popped.
25:09Uh-oh.
25:10Oh, no.
25:11Pedigree time.
25:12Oh, no.
25:13Pedigree.
25:14Pedigree to Sting.
25:15Cover.
25:16Over the line.
25:17Lost two wars.
25:18And Sting kicked out.
25:23He did what, JBL?
25:25Sting kicked out.
25:28Triple H can't believe it.
25:29He ended up with a pedigree.
25:34So close.
25:36Triple H needs to end this, and he needs to end it now.
25:39What's he going to do, John?
25:40End it, Hunter.
25:41End it.
25:43Well, you've got to admit, with all of DX out here at ringside now,
25:46the deck is stacked in Triple H's favor.
25:48Uh-oh.
25:50I do admit it.
25:52Oh, no.
25:53So admit that it's coming up now, the end of Sting.
25:59It's hammering time.
26:01Sting and his company trying to put us all out of jobs.
26:04He's about to get what he deserves.
26:07The hell?
26:08Oh, my God.
26:09No.
26:11It can't be.
26:17Wait a minute.
26:19Oh.
26:20The new world honor.
26:22Nash, Hogan and Hall.
26:29We've got goosebumps.
26:31We've just gone through a time warp.
26:33We've got DX out here.
26:35We've got Triple H.
26:37We've got Sting.
26:38We've got NWO.
26:41This is incredible.
26:43This is WrestleMania.
26:45Who is NWO coming for?
26:47I don't know.
26:49They had their problem with Sting for years and years and years.
26:52You're right, JBL.
26:54I feel like we're in a time machine.
26:59This is a fight we wanted to see in the 90s.
27:02It may be a little late, but it's coming.
27:05Get after it, boys.
27:07The Monday Night Wars have come to WrestleMania.
27:10Oh, my God.
27:12DX, NWO.
27:15DX is out.
27:17And Triple H is face to face.
27:19Wait a minute.
27:21No, no.
27:23Damn it.
27:25Sting.
27:26No.
27:28Triple H kicked out.
27:30Triple H kicked out.
27:38Now what?
27:40I have never seen anything like this.
27:42This place is buzzing.
27:44This is unbelievable.
27:46Scorpion Deathlock again.
27:48This may do it.
27:50Sting's got a tournament.
27:52He's got him.
27:54Triple H has got nowhere to go.
27:56Triple H will be forced to tap out to Sting.
27:59He sees it.
28:01Get there.
28:03Get there, Triple H. Crawl.
28:05Triple H is trying to get the sledgehammer.
28:07Get that slinger tip away.
28:09Come on, Hogan.
28:11You made your name here, Hogan.
28:15Damn you, Hogan.
28:23And now.
28:25And Billy Gunn takes out Nash.
28:27Oh, my God.
28:33Scott Hall sent flying by Road Dogg.
28:37Meanwhile, in the ring, Sting still got Triple H in the Scorpion Deathlock.
28:41It doesn't matter.
28:43Triple H has to tap out to Sting.
28:45Is Triple H going to tap?
28:48Imagine the embarrassment.
28:50The humiliation.
28:52Hang in there, Hunter.
28:54Hang in there, Hunter, please.
28:57Listen to this crowd.
28:59Tap, tap, tap.
29:01How long can he fight this?
29:03How long can he take the pain?
29:05This is us against them.
29:10Force in the break.
29:13Triple H somehow surviving right now.
29:18Hey, wait, wait, wait.
29:20Oh, my God.
29:22What?
29:24Sweet Chin Music.
29:26Sweet Chin Music.
29:28Never been so happy to see Shawn Michaels live on live.
29:32Triple H's best friend, Shawn Michaels.
29:36Turning up the band.
29:38Mr. WrestleMania is here.
29:40Yes.
29:50True friendship of Triple H and Shawn Michaels.
29:57That's what friends do.
30:00We won the war.
30:02And now Triple H trying to capitalize.
30:04Crawls into the cover.
30:06Shoulders down on Sting.
30:08They're the winners.
30:10Sting just got the shoulder off.
30:12What?
30:13Are you kidding me?
30:15Shawn Michaels beside himself.
30:17He can't believe it.
30:19Sting got that shoulder barely up.
30:31Triple H just trying to crawl to the corner somehow for Triple H.
30:35Sting is down as well.
30:37It's total carnage outside.
30:39Look at this.
30:41Look at this.
30:43Billy got his hand on the sledgehammer for Triple H.
30:46DX trying to will Triple H on.
30:54Triple H sledgehammer in hand.
31:01Is this the way it's going to end?
31:03One side of the ring, NWO.
31:05The other side of the ring, DX.
31:07You want to dance with kings?
31:09Get ready, Sting.
31:11Oh no, it's gone home and Sting the bat.
31:13Damn you, Razor.
31:15Triple back sledgehammer.
31:21Well, we're back to an even playing field.
31:24This is incredible.
31:26Let's start this thing again.
31:33Head fall submission.
31:35Only way to win this matchup.
31:37Back to the midsection.
31:39Triple H is down.
31:43Sting with the upper hand.
31:46Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
31:48Oh no.
31:49What?
31:58Guys.
32:02And now Sting dropping the bat.
32:04There's mano a mano.
32:06Look at Sting go.
32:12Sting unloading.
32:13Right hand to Triple H.
32:15Divio, what were you saying about a minnow in an ocean?
32:20That minnow has just turned into a shark.
32:24I never thought I'd see this, King.
32:27Whoa.
32:28To Triple H.
32:32Get up.
32:33Get up.
32:34Get up.
32:40Triple H with a sledgehammer.
32:41The head of that sledgehammer.
32:43Right off the skull of Sting.
32:45Triple H crawling to the cover.
32:47Wait a minute.
32:49Wait a minute.
32:51Shoulders down and the game prevails.
32:54Here is your winner, Triple H.
33:02What an absolutely incredible moment.
33:05History in the making tonight in WrestleMania.
33:08Moments we never thought we'd see.
33:09Moments we never thought we'd saw.
33:11We never seen.
33:21We turn the clock back 15 years.
33:25We saw the Monday Night Wars come to life.
33:30And the right side won again.
33:40There's DX for you.
33:43Guys, look at this picture.
33:45Look at these personalities.
33:47Look at these superstars in this ring at the same time.
33:51Who would have thunk it would you ever in your wildest dreams
33:54seen these superstars in the same ring?
33:57We never thought we'd see Sting and Triple H square off.
34:00But who would have ever thought we'd see D-Generation,
34:03D-Generation X and the New Age Outlaws in the same ring
34:07at the same time.
34:09Together in WrestleMania.
34:14This is a WrestleMania moment.
34:17We may have never thought we were going to see it.
34:19I'm certainly glad we did.
34:21This is awesome.
34:28Two biggest groups of the Attitude Era.
34:30Whoa, whoa, whoa.
34:39The Game wants some more.
34:49Are these two not done?
34:51What?
34:53Wait a minute.
35:03Whoa, there's a WrestleMania moment.
35:10That's a show of respect from two of the greatest of all time.
35:14And guys, do you think it's finally been put to bed
35:18after all these years and all the animosity?
35:22Has it finally been put to bed here tonight?
35:26The Olive Branch has been offered and accepted.
35:29It's been put to bed.
35:31It's been put to bed.
35:33It's been put to bed.
35:35It's been put to bed.
35:37It's been put to bed.
35:39We won again.