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00:00The man I'm talking about is Lex Luger.
00:05And Lex Luger is sold out.
00:12He's sold out to the million dollar man, Ted DiBiase.
00:17Now, wait a second, wait.
00:18Welcome, everybody, to Monday Night Raw.
00:48Hello again, ladies and gentlemen.
00:49I'm Jim Ross, along with the legendary Muscle Man, Randy Savage.
00:53And tonight, Randy, we're going to find out, has Lex Luger sold out to the million dollar man, Ted DiBiase?
01:00What's your gut feeling on this one?
01:02Well, like I said before, never underestimate the greed of the million dollar man.
01:05But I also know Lex Luger, and I know how bad he wants to own a championship belt.
01:09So I guess we'll see if Lex Luger sells out tonight.
01:14The Intercontinental Championship is going to be on the line.
01:16Let's get started.
01:17The World Wrestling Federation Intercontinental Championship coming down the aisle,
01:24accompanied by Shawn Michaels, weighing 370 pounds.
01:31Well, there you see him, ladies and gentlemen.
01:33Seven feet tall, and he is all man.
01:36I can guarantee you that.
01:38The Intercontinental Champion, Diesel.
01:41I'll tell you, this guy came very, very close, Macho Man,
01:44in becoming the WWF Champion back at the King of the Ring.
01:48He could very well be the World Wrestling Federation Champion
01:51if it wasn't for Jim the Anvil Neidhart.
01:53Well, what we do know is that if this match is half as good as last week's
01:58Bret Hart 1-2-3 Kid WWF Championship match,
02:02it is going to be something to see right here tonight.
02:05And look at the fireworks. They're starting already.
02:08Check this out. This place is going to erupt.
02:10You're looking at the Intercontinental Champion, Big Daddy Cool,
02:14and his name is Diesel.
02:17And we expect to see the Million Dollar Man, Ted DiBiase,
02:22accompanying Lex Luger to the ring.
02:24We'll find out momentarily.
02:28From Atlanta, GA, me in the U.S.A.
02:39Well, I see Lex Luger, but I do not see the Million Dollar Man.
02:43Well, I don't see him either, but Lex Luger,
02:46his eyes on the Intercontinental Title,
02:48and whether or not he's with Ted DiBiase,
02:51I know he's thinking title right now.
02:55What an ovation for American-made Lex Luger,
03:00and he looks to be ready to go.
03:03Fireworks erupting here tonight on Monday Night Raw.
03:08Everybody's getting unglued, getting ready for the big showdown.
03:14I'm still somewhat confused that the Million Dollar Man
03:19is not here at ringside.
03:21But all we heard this past weekend,
03:24it seemed as if, at least according to DiBiase,
03:27it was a done deal.
03:29Well, I'll tell you one thing right now, Jim Ross.
03:31I saw the Million Dollar Man, Ted DiBiase, in the dressing room,
03:35and I yelled at him.
03:36I said, what's the deal?
03:37And he just paid, so I don't know anything more than that.
03:40So we know that he is in the facility,
03:43but he is not at ringside.
03:45From the looks of Shawn Michaels' face
03:47this past weekend on the Heartbreak Hotel,
03:50I think he was a little concerned
03:52that DiBiase would be at ringside as well.
03:55So we got to go with what we know,
03:57and we know it's Lex Luger versus Diesel.
03:59But Shawn Michaels on the outside,
04:01and I figure that Razor Ramon is watching somewhere, someplace.
04:06Razor Ramon certainly would like to take on the winner
04:09of this confrontation for the Intercontinental Championship,
04:12and I'm sure that Lex Luger hopes that he has better luck
04:15in this title match than some of his others.
04:17Conor Noble tie-up with a 7-foot Diesel
04:20and the challenger, Lex Luger.
04:22The red, the white, and the blue
04:24versus Big Daddy Cool,
04:25and they're strong, Michael.
04:27He's on the outside.
04:29I expect this match to be very hard-hitting,
04:32perhaps even a deliberate pace, Macho Man.
04:35Both these guys like to rely on their power,
04:38and Diesel especially likes to rely on his brawling tactics.
04:42Well, since the Million Dollar Man, Ted DiBiase,
04:44is not at ringside, and that's cool with me.
04:46I just hope the Heartbreak Kid doesn't get involved.
04:51Test of strength here in the early going.
04:53Diesel, at 7 feet tall, will have the leverage advantage.
04:59I'll tell you something, that Diesel
05:01is one of the most incredible athletes
05:03I have ever seen in my entire lifetime.
05:08Back into the ropes they go.
05:11Both men trying to gain an advantage here.
05:13Referee calling for the break.
05:17They don't want a break.
05:18Look at Diesel pawing Lex Luger's face.
05:22Diesel almost taunting Luger,
05:24and Luger pushing him away,
05:25and look at the power of Diesel
05:27sending Luger all the way outside to the floor.
05:29That's what I'm talking about.
05:30There's where the power lies,
05:31right there in that man right there, Diesel.
05:34He's kind of a little champion.
05:35Shawn Michaels doing a little psychic on Lex Luger
05:39You got nothing, baby. You got nothing.
05:43Shawn Michaels can certainly be a factor in this contest,
05:47as Macho Man Randy Savage alluded to moments ago.
05:51Hopefully he will not be as Diesel picks Luger up.
05:55And Luger caught him in the shoulder.
05:57Over the top goes Luger, trying to get the big man down.
06:00The Intercontinental Champion is staggering.
06:03He's working for it.
06:04He got him down.
06:05One, two, and a near fall.
06:07First of the contest.
06:08That's how quick it can happen
06:09in Intercontinental Championship match right there.
06:11Look at Diesel. He's a little stunned.
06:13And the Heartbreak Kids tell him to cool down,
06:15Big Daddy, cool down.
06:17Shawn Michaels up on the apron,
06:19warning Diesel to keep this thing at a very methodical pace.
06:23Luger is the quicker of the two.
06:26Let's go, Big Daddy. Let's go, baby.
06:28Boy, Luger is in unbelievable condition.
06:31Two powerhouse styles of wrestling against each other.
06:36As I mentioned earlier,
06:38Lex Luger's championship opportunities here in the WWF
06:42have not been fruitful for him.
06:44He's been a little snake-bit.
06:45You're right about that.
06:46And the crowd is trying to get the USA champ kicked in.
06:49And there's a need in the gut.
06:51High-impact elbow to the back of the head
06:54by the Intercontinental Champion.
06:56Another one.
06:57And Diesel, you can expect a lot of high-impact maneuvers
07:00from the champion here.
07:03Right hands.
07:04Look at those right hands by Diesel,
07:06really clubbing the challenger.
07:08And another elbow.
07:10Diesel is leveling Lex Luger in the corner.
07:13The only thing holding Lex Luger up is the turnbuckle.
07:17Diesel is a real powerhouse.
07:21And that big size 14 in the face of Lex Luger
07:25has the challenger in a lot of trouble here
07:28in the early going in this Intercontinental Championship match.
07:32Diesel can worry out in a hurry.
07:34Reverse of the Irish whip.
07:35And Luger caught him.
07:37He caught him.
07:38The power slam.
07:39One, two, and a half a count away.
07:42That would have been a miracle right there.
07:45Luger now with hard right hands.
07:47There's a champion in trouble.
07:48And Diesel through the ropes.
07:50Look at the power of Lex Luger.
07:53I can't believe what I've just seen.
07:57There's a crowd exploding here
07:59just as Lex Luger exploded on the Intercontinental Championship.
08:04I've got to say that he knocked Diesel through the ropes
08:06with Diesel landing on his feet on the outside.
08:08But look at this.
08:10He went to knock their heads together,
08:12but Diesel's too into it.
08:14Diesel now pulling Luger outside.
08:17This is Diesel's domain.
08:19And Luger counters.
08:21Ramming Diesel's head into the ring apron.
08:25What a fight we have here.
08:27Smart move by Luger, getting the champion back in the ring.
08:30You've got to win it by pinfall or submission here.
08:34Irish whip.
08:36Oh, Diesel, he may set him for the jackknife here.
08:39He's got him in position, but Luger powers out.
08:42Luger is too strong.
08:43Too early.
08:44Lex Luger's too strong, just like I said, Jim Ross.
08:48Oh, Luger on the top rope.
08:50Diesel fell out of sight.
08:52Luger went all the way over the top rope.
08:54Luger is hurt right here in front of us, ladies and gentlemen.
08:57All of a sudden, we're at the critical part of the match.
09:00Diesel out there to inflict more pain and punishment
09:03on the challenger.
09:04He slams him right on the floor.
09:06Big body slam by Big Daddy Cool.
09:12The Intercontinental Championship on the line,
09:14and that man left Luger the challenger
09:16in a great deal of trouble here
09:18as the champion steps back over the top rope.
09:21Oh, wait, wait a minute.
09:23Oh!
09:24Shawn Michaels with a cheap shot.
09:27Clotheslining.
09:29Lex Luger, wait.
09:30There's, there's, there's his...
09:32That's DiBiase.
09:33That's DiBiase.
09:34There's DiBiase.
09:35And we'll be back.
09:36Don't go away.
09:38Diesel, one, two, and Luger kicks out.
09:41Almost got him.
09:42We're back on Monday Night Raw, everyone.
09:44As you can see, the Million Dollar Man
09:46has left his vantage point.
09:48I guess he heard that we were observing him.
09:50And Diesel almost had Luger for the three count there.
09:53What a match we're watching on Monday Night Raw
09:55right here with Diesel,
09:56the Intercontinental Champion,
09:57versus Lex Luger.
09:59Snake Eyes!
10:03The Intercontinental Champion
10:04on the line here tonight
10:05on Monday Night Raw.
10:07The champion going for the count of one, two,
10:09and a half a count.
10:11That's as close as you can come
10:13with no sub-three.
10:14That's what we call Snake Eyes.
10:16Yeah, we saw the Snake Eyes.
10:17Shawn Michaels, you need to help us.
10:19We're recovering this.
10:22Diesel punishing Lex Luger
10:23on that second round there.
10:25Diesel, Lex Cabral,
10:26as we pointed out earlier,
10:28he is a tenacious champion
10:30and drops at 317 pounds
10:33right across Luger's back.
10:35Diesel is incredible.
10:40Luger may not be able to withstand
10:43this punishment here.
10:44This might be it.
10:45One, two, and Luger kicks out.
10:48Tell you, Diesel would have covered him
10:49just a little bit better than he did,
10:51but he didn't, so he didn't get him.
10:53Diesel now with a reverse chin lock
10:56has dictated the pace here.
10:58Notice the knee that Diesel has
11:00in the middle of Lex Luger's back.
11:02He's got him in a torture rack.
11:05Diesel pulling back on the neck
11:07of the challenger
11:09for the Intercontinental Championship
11:11that you are watching here
11:12on Monday Night Raw.
11:14Thanks for being with us.
11:16Man, it's really getting hot in here.
11:17I don't know if it's the match
11:19or the July heat.
11:21Diesel pulling back on that neck.
11:23I mean, he's got a lot of pressure,
11:25a lot of torque on that neck.
11:30It's not over.
11:31I can tell you that, Michaels.
11:32It's not over.
11:33Might be wishful thinking
11:34that it's part of it.
11:35This isn't funny.
11:36I'm starting to sweat.
11:37Sweat kills the color of my hair.
11:38The humidity.
11:39You're gonna be sweating a lot,
11:40a little bit.
11:41I know.
11:43This guy's got a real bad attitude.
11:44Some of Michaels and Diesel
11:45think they got this match
11:46wrapped up, but that's not true, man.
11:48Not until it's done.
11:51Macho Man, what do you think?
11:53Where's D.B. Austin?
11:54We saw him watching earlier,
11:56but what do you think he is now?
11:57Well, I'm gonna give you
11:58an analytical and very, very,
12:00very direct answer.
12:02I don't know.
12:04Have no clue.
12:06Luger fighting back up
12:07to a vertical base,
12:08ladies and gentlemen.
12:09He's gotta get back
12:10on the attack here.
12:11The Intercontinental Championship
12:12is on the line right here tonight.
12:15Diesel misses with a clothesline.
12:16Luger has...
12:17Oh, my!
12:18Diesel caught him
12:19with that size 14
12:21right in the face.
12:23I'd rather be hit by a roadway truck
12:25than be hit by Diesel's big foot
12:28like that coming off the ropes.
12:30And Diesel misses!
12:32Caught him with the elbow,
12:33lateral press.
12:34He's got one, two, and a half
12:36away from retaining
12:38the Intercontinental title
12:40right here tonight
12:41on Monday Night Raw.
12:42And Luger's gotta suck it up.
12:44Can't believe the power of Diesel.
12:46Give Lex Luger
12:47all the credit in the world
12:48just hanging in there.
12:49He's got him in a sleeper.
12:51Diesel at 7 feet tall
12:53has Lex Luger
12:54in a sleeper here.
12:56Listen to this crowd.
12:57They're backing Lex Luger
12:58all the way.
12:59They are pro-Lex Luger,
13:01no doubt about it,
13:02as Diesel continues
13:03to apply the pressure
13:05on this sleeper hold.
13:07Well, what a repertoire
13:09Diesel has.
13:10Not only powerful moves,
13:12but intense scientific moves
13:14like the sleeper.
13:15Look at Lex Luger's eyes.
13:17He's half out now.
13:18Diesel is not
13:19a one-dimensional champion.
13:21As we pointed out,
13:22he likes to brawl.
13:23He likes to fight.
13:24But he certainly increased
13:26his wrestling knowledge.
13:28This is a very scientific maneuver
13:30and a very smart maneuver,
13:32Macho Man,
13:33because he's got
13:34the leverage advantage
13:35with all that height.
13:36Check out the heartbreak
13:38hitting the outside.
13:39There's arguably
13:40the uncrowned
13:41World Wrestling Federation
13:42champion.
13:43Yeah.
13:44Must be excruciating here
13:45for Lex Luger,
13:47his face turning
13:48a bright crimson red
13:50as he fights
13:51with all he's got
13:52to get back up
13:53to that vertical base.
13:54He's got to relieve
13:55the pressure here.
13:56Takes Diesel
13:57to the corner,
13:58but Diesel put on the brakes
13:59and got the sleeper
14:00right back on the challenger.
14:01Nice try by Lex Luger,
14:02but Diesel's even smart, too.
14:04That's scary.
14:07Luger now may be fading
14:09and fading fast.
14:15Diesel has dictated
14:18a very deliberate pace here.
14:21What's John Michaels
14:22coming over here for?
14:28He wants him to ring the bell.
14:29Not a chance.
14:31Luger hanging in there.
14:34Not over.
14:35Not over.
14:36That's for sure.
14:39Luger fighting back up.
14:40Up to one knee now.
14:42And Michaels getting
14:43a little frantic out here.
14:44I think he thought
14:45that Diesel would have had
14:46Luger put away by now
14:47with the sleeper.
14:48No doubt about it.
14:49The heartbreak kid
14:50thought that,
14:51but look at Lex Luger
14:52right now.
14:53Luger turning in.
14:54Impossible,
14:55but he did it.
14:56Good suplex there
14:57by Lex Luger.
14:58This is not over.
15:00We'll see now
15:01if Luger can get back
15:02on the offensive attack.
15:06And another one.
15:08The seven-foot
15:09Intercontinental Champion
15:10is reeling here.
15:11Luger smelling a title.
15:15Luger gets momentum
15:16and rocks the champion.
15:18That almost knocked Diesel down.
15:23He went for the foot there
15:25and Luger aborted it
15:26and caught him in the DDT.
15:27He caught him
15:28busting the mat.
15:29He's got one,
15:30two,
15:31a new champion.
15:32I thought we had
15:33a new champion
15:34and we were inches away
15:35from a new
15:36Intercontinental Champion.
15:37It doesn't get any closer
15:38than that.
15:39Diesel's reeling.
15:40And Luger knocks him
15:41down again.
15:42Underneath the chin.
15:43He's got it.
15:44He's got one,
15:45two,
15:46a left shoulder
15:47barely came off the canvas.
15:49What a match
15:50we're witnessing
15:51right here.
15:52The gold
15:53eluding Lex Luger
15:54ever so slightly here.
15:56Diesel caught him
15:57coming in.
15:58The foot
15:59right to the face.
16:00Irish whip.
16:01It's reversed.
16:02Diesel
16:04ran right into the referee
16:05in the corner.
16:06Referee at the wrong place
16:07at the wrong time.
16:08And
16:09Luger
16:10can't believe this.
16:11Look at the strength.
16:12Luger's got him.
16:13He's got Diesel up.
16:14And
16:15on Michaels
16:16with that sabat kick
16:17right to the back.
16:18Lex Luger
16:19had Diesel in the rack.
16:20This match
16:21would have been over.
16:22We would have had
16:23a new Intercontinental Champion.
16:26Michaels trying to
16:27revive the referee.
16:29Both men
16:30Diesel
16:31and Lex Luger
16:32down.
16:36Diesel the first one
16:37to show light.
16:39Diesel crawling
16:40over to Luger.
16:43On top.
16:44Referee
16:45one.
16:46This one two.
16:47This is it.
16:48And
16:49no Luger kicked out.
16:50Luger kicked out.
16:51Give Lex Luger
16:52all the credit
16:53in the world
16:55for hanging in there
16:57against the power
16:58of Diesel.
16:59Right hand
17:00kick.
17:01Here comes
17:02Razor Ramon.
17:03Razor Ramon
17:04coming to ringside.
17:07Right hand
17:08by Luger.
17:09Rocks Diesel.
17:10And Razor Ramon
17:11has his sights set
17:12on Shawn Michaels.
17:13And the race
17:14is on here.
17:16Hard right hand
17:17by Luger.
17:18Around and around
17:19we go.
17:20Luger and Diesel
17:21still slugging it out.
17:23Oh, Michaels
17:24in the ring.
17:25And Luger
17:26tattooed him.
17:27I love it.
17:28Referee's calling for the bell.
17:29The bell is sounding.
17:31We got a mini
17:32battle royal
17:33going on here.
17:34Diesel throws Luger
17:35outside.
17:36Razor Ramon
17:37down in the ring.
17:38He's the former
17:39Intercontinental Champion.
17:40No doubt came here
17:41to help Lex Luger.
17:42Comes up
17:43fighting with right hands.
17:44And another.
17:45Here comes that right.
17:46Big roundhouse right.
17:47Look out behind.
17:48Look out
17:49from behind Razor.
17:50Shawn Michaels
17:51meet Razor Ramon.
17:52You haven't seen him
17:53since Wrestlemania 10
17:54at the ladder match.
17:56Shawn Michaels
17:57trying to sneak up
17:58on the bad guy.
18:00And Michaels
18:01is doing some dancing
18:02over from behind.
18:03Big sledgehammer
18:04and a martial arts kick.
18:06Michaels with those
18:07right hands now
18:08to the bad guy
18:09Razor Ramon.
18:11Michaels might be the reason
18:12that Diesel's the
18:13Intercontinental Champion now.
18:15They're double teaming
18:16Razor Ramon.
18:18Luger's trying to pull
18:19himself back up
18:20on the outside.
18:21Get in there quick.
18:22Look at this.
18:23They went for a piledriver.
18:24But Luger came in
18:25with right hands.
18:27Diesel and Michaels
18:28on the outside.
18:29Split second too soon.
18:30Lex Luger says
18:31Razor Ramon.
18:33Here is the referee's
18:34official decision.
18:35He has disqualified
18:37both men
18:38and rules this bout
18:40a double disqualification.
18:42Look at DiBiase.
18:44DiBiase with not a very
18:46happy look on his face.
18:48This match ending in
18:49a double disqualification.
18:53Nobody's happy.
18:55Well DiBiase
18:56in a look of disgust
18:57walking back to the
18:58locker room area.
19:00Folks I'm sorry
19:01but we've got to take
19:02a commercial break.
19:03But we'll be back.
19:06Welcome back ladies
19:07and gentlemen
19:08to Monday Night Raw.
19:09What an old fashioned
19:10head knocking affair
19:11we just witnessed
19:12for the Intercontinental
19:13Championship.
19:14But I found it most
19:15interesting the expressions
19:16on the face of the
19:17Million Dollar Man
19:18Ted DiBiase as he was
19:19watching that match up
19:20Macho Man.
19:21I've seen that look
19:22in his eyes before.
19:23I know what that look is.
19:24That's dollar signs.
19:26Now I know
19:28just about
19:29how bad
19:30Lex Luger wants to
19:31own a championship belt.
19:32It's real bad.
19:33So it's a toss up
19:34Jim Ross.
19:35What do you think?
19:36Well I'd like to get
19:37a word with
19:38the Million Dollar Man.
19:39He's scheduled out
19:40a little bit later
19:41with Van Van Bigelow.
19:42Maybe we can talk
19:43to him at that time.
19:46There's a million
19:47rumors about the
19:48Million Dollar Man
19:49and Lex Luger.
19:51But right now
19:52I've got
19:53Mabel
19:54getting down
19:55and rocking.
19:59That is one
20:00huge individual.
20:01Over 500 pounds
20:02is Big Mabel.
20:03Enjoy the lights
20:04the sights
20:05and sounds
20:06of the new generation
20:07of the World
20:08Wrestling Federation.
20:23Ladies and gentlemen
20:24don't you go away.
20:25We'll be back
20:26with more Monday Night Raw
20:27in 30 seconds.
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20:32To be the
20:33World Wrestling Federation
20:34champion
20:35you gotta want it
20:36every day.
20:37It takes an integrated
20:38approach to training
20:39and that
20:40is what IKO Pro
20:41is all about.
20:47We're back ladies and
20:48gentlemen
20:49and still to come
20:50on Monday Night Raw
20:51Ladies and gentlemen
20:52and still to come
20:53right here tonight
20:54the King of Hearts
20:55Owen Hart will be here
20:56along with his
20:57erstwhile brother-in-law
20:58Jim The Amble Neidhart
20:59will give you a
21:00complete update
21:01from A to Z
21:02on The Undertaker
21:03as well.
21:05And we hope
21:06oh my look at the
21:07power of Big Mabel
21:08and we hope to talk
21:09to the Million Dollar Man
21:10and get more information
21:11on this
21:12Lex Luger situation.
21:14I hope that something
21:15like what happened
21:16with Lex having
21:17diesel in that
21:18Rebel Rack
21:19and not getting the belt
21:20won't be the last
21:21straw that would make
21:22Lex Stein with
21:23Ted DiBiase
21:24the Million Dollar Man.
21:25Lex has had a lot
21:26of heartbreak
21:27in the title matches
21:28here in the WWF.
21:30Mabel having a good time.
21:31Watch your back Mabel.
21:32Look at the power
21:33of Big Mabel.
21:35Well that didn't work.
21:36He's having a great time.
21:37Hey he's moonwalking.
21:38Check it out.
21:39He's getting a two day
21:40head start on the
21:4125th anniversary
21:42of the moonwalk
21:43and like they say
21:44one small step for man
21:45one giant leap
21:46for mankind.
21:47Well there's one
21:48giant man in the ring
21:49right now
21:50and he be Mabel
21:51and he be bad.
21:53I love it.
21:54I love it too.
21:55And Oscar is very
21:56very pleased
21:57with what he's seeing
21:58here with Mabel.
22:00We all be pleased.
22:03Austin Steel
22:04is not going to win
22:05any test of strength
22:06with this huge
22:07500 pound man.
22:10Up and over
22:11nice takedown
22:12by this huge individual.
22:15That's a variation
22:16of a wrestling hold
22:17that I never heard of.
22:20Mabel using his
22:21weight to his
22:22advantage here.
22:23You know I keep thinking
22:24about the million
22:25dollar man.
22:26I wonder if he's paying
22:27Nikolai Volkov
22:28oh my
22:29100 grand a month
22:30like Tom Arden
22:31was asking
22:32for spousal support
22:33from Roseanne.
22:34Is that right?
22:35Is that what he's asking?
22:36100 grand.
22:37Wow.
22:38He must be pregnant.
22:40Big Mabel
22:41now is
22:42controlling the action
22:43here.
22:44Delirious whip.
22:47The big squash
22:48Ola.
22:49He blocked out
22:50the sun there.
22:53And there it is
22:54no doubt about it.
22:57I don't know
22:58how good Mabel
22:59can be.
23:00The sky is the limit
23:01for this man.
23:02Put him out of
23:03his misery.
23:04One
23:05two
23:06three
23:07and it is over.
23:08Call the Undertaker.
23:11They stand
23:12on their feet
23:13here.
23:14My feet are
23:15starting to move.
23:19Kick in.
23:20I like these lights.
23:23I like the atmosphere.
23:26I like Mabel.
23:30I like Monday Night Raw.
23:35We've got a lot more
23:36still to come
23:37right here tonight
23:38ladies and gentlemen
23:39and standing by
23:40the Podster
23:41for more information
23:42on the hottest
23:43event of the summer
23:44it's SummerSlam.
23:49Hey everybody
23:50it's Todd Pettengill
23:51with your SummerSlam report
23:52right here on
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24:30By the way
24:31SummerSlam will be
24:32the very first
24:33televised event
24:34from the brand new
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24:36and we are talking
24:37the biggest WWF
24:38crowd of the year
24:39over 23,000
24:40super fans.
24:41They will all
24:42jam-pack the
24:43new United Center
24:44and you can be
24:45one of them.
24:46Now as many
24:47of you already know
24:48the first half
24:49of that huge
24:50double main event
24:51will be the
24:52Undertaker
24:53against the
24:54Undertaker.
24:55You may have
24:56also heard the
24:57WWF has hired
24:58Leslie Nielsen
24:59as chief detective
25:00to get to the
25:01bottom of this
25:02Undertaker mystery.
25:03Sure Leslie's
25:04tactics are a little
25:05different but he's
25:06going to get to the
25:07bottom of this
25:08Undertaker thing
25:09I just know it.
25:10I'm sure Sherlock
25:11Holmes wouldn't
25:12approve of his
25:13methods but he's
25:14dead so who cares.
25:15But the WWF
25:16championship is on
25:17the line as the
25:18fighting is champion
25:19of all time.
25:20Bret the Hitman
25:21Hart defends his
25:22title against his
25:23own brother Owen
25:24the King of Hearts.
25:25However there is
25:26much more to this
25:27championship bout.
25:28Check it out.
25:29This match will
25:30happen within the
25:31confines of a 15
25:32foot high steel
25:33cage.
25:34Now obviously in
25:35the past a steel
25:36cage was used to
25:37keep the superstars
25:38inside the ring.
25:39But clearly in this
25:40case it's function
25:41will be to keep the
25:42enormous Hart
25:43family out of the
25:44ring because they
25:45will all be on hand
25:46in Chicago for
25:47Summerslam.
25:48In fact they're
25:49already choosing
25:50upsides.
25:51Let me actually ask
25:52the Macho Man
25:53Randy Savage and
25:54Jim Ross this
25:55question.
25:56Do you guys feel
25:57that the steel cage
25:58is going to be enough
25:59to make sure there's
26:00no outside involvement
26:01in this match?
26:02I don't think so
26:03because there's
26:04going to be 1,684,362
26:05Harts at ringside.
26:06It will be emotional
26:07no doubt about it
26:08and the emotions
26:09will be running
26:10high when we come
26:11back.
26:12The King of Hearts
26:13is back!
26:14The King of Hearts
26:15is back!
26:16The King of Hearts
26:17is back!
26:18The King of Hearts
26:19is back!
26:20The King of Hearts
26:21is back!
26:22The King of Hearts
26:23is back!
26:24The King of Hearts
26:25is back!
26:26The King of Hearts
26:27is back!
26:28The King of Hearts
26:29is back!
26:30The King of Hearts
26:31is back!
26:32The King of Hearts
26:33is back!
26:34The King of Hearts
26:35is back!
26:36The King of Hearts
26:37is back!
26:38The King of Hearts
26:39is back!
26:40The King of Hearts
26:41is back!
26:42The King of Hearts
26:43is back!
26:44The King of Hearts
26:45is back!
26:46The King of Hearts
26:47is back!
26:48The King of Hearts
26:49is back!
26:50The King of Hearts
26:51is back!
26:52The King of Hearts
26:53is back!
26:54The King of Hearts
26:55is back!
26:56The King of Hearts
26:57is back!
26:58The King of Hearts
26:59is back!
27:00The King of Hearts
27:01is back!
27:02The King of Hearts
27:03is back!
27:04The King of Hearts
27:05is back!
27:06The King of Hearts
27:07is back!
27:08The King of Hearts
27:09is back!
27:10The King of Hearts
27:11is back!
27:12You're nothing!
27:13You are nothing
27:14when the Admirals
27:15play against you!
27:16You're all the losers!
27:17Hearts!
27:18Over!
27:19That's got to be so
27:20embarrassing to the
27:21Hart family
27:22to hear their youngest
27:23child
27:24conduct himself
27:25that way
27:26on national television.
27:27Well, The Rocket's
27:28been making some noise
27:29and he won the
27:30King of the Ring
27:31and he's known
27:32as the King of Hearts
27:33right now.
27:34So we'll have to check
27:35out SummerSlam
27:36to see if he can get
27:37the momentum kicked in
27:38to become
27:39World Wrestling
27:40Federation Champion.
27:41And if he doesn't
27:42do it inside
27:43the Steel Cage
27:44he may be just
27:45known Macho Man
27:46as the Lion King.
27:47Or just true lies
27:48by The Rocket
27:49Owen Hart.
27:50One thing's for sure
27:51Owen Hart
27:52and Bret the Hitman
27:53Hart
27:54will meet
27:55at SummerSlam
27:56as we said
27:57inside the Steel Cage
27:58and the WWF title
27:59on the line.
28:00And I can't help
28:01but think back
28:02to WrestleMania 10
28:03when Owen Hart
28:04upset his big brother.
28:05Well, we'll see
28:06because it's all
28:07getting down to
28:08the nitty-gritty
28:09at SummerSlam
28:10The Rocket vs.
28:11The Hitman
28:12in the Steel Cage.
28:16There's a crowd here
28:17chanting we want Bret
28:18we want Bret
28:19as Reno Riggins
28:20counters a hammerlock
28:21with the King of Hearts
28:22Owen Hart.
28:24What about the biggest
28:25goop in the world today
28:27Lesley Nielsen
28:28Jim Ross.
28:30He is on the case
28:31as we speak
28:32investigating
28:33this Undertaker
28:34situation
28:35and it's a
28:36big deal.
28:37It's an Undertaker situation and we're gonna have a lot more.
28:40As a matter of fact, everything from A to Z on The Undertaker in this hour.
28:46Talk about having an ace detective on the case instead of the bat phone.
28:51I want the Leslie Nielsen phone where I can get in touch with him.
28:55Moment by moment, second by second.
28:58Reno Riggins focusing on the arm of the King of Hearts, taking another.
29:04He slapped him right in the face and comes back with a right hand.
29:08The rocket with an attitude.
29:11Hard uppercut, just like we saw last week.
29:13What an uplifter that was.
29:16What a classic matchup last week, Bret the Hitman Hart, the one, two, three kid.
29:21Certainly will go down in history as one of the most exciting
29:25WWF Championship matches of all time.
29:27You want Bret and Bret wants you.
29:35And Domino's delivers at SummerSlam when the two brothers meet inside that
29:40steel cage and the King of Hearts has firmly taken over here on a game,
29:45perhaps outmanned, Reno Riggins.
29:49Tell you one thing, the Rocket has rabbit ears, guaranteed.
29:53Irish went hard into the turnbuckle.
29:56I'll tell you, Neidhardt out here at ringside.
29:58Champion at SummerSlam.
30:01It's got me a little bit uncomfortable.
30:03I think Neidhardt needs some counseling.
30:05This guy's a nut.
30:07No doubt about it, the Rocket and the Anvil are bonafide cashew nuts, yeah.
30:12But just like Toddster said, the family's been divided.
30:16But the Hitman told me that Bruce Hart, his brother, is siding with the Hitman.
30:21And Bruce can get out of control as well as we saw last year at SummerSlam.
30:25And Reno Riggins now, my right hand.
30:27Big right hand.
30:28It found the smart and so did that one.
30:31The King of Hearts now in a degree of trouble as Reno Riggins
30:35trying to pull off the upset here on Monday Night Raw.
30:38Possible, possible.
30:40Good, belly to belly suplex.
30:41But not tonight.
30:43That was a great wrestling maneuver.
30:46Look at that, that's a crazy man.
30:49And he's going for the sharpshooter.
30:51The King of Hearts.
30:52He's turning him, he's got him.
30:54Going for the sharpshooter.
30:55Too far away from the ropes to grab them.
30:58The Rocket.
31:00Reno Riggins gives it up.
31:02But the King of Hearts on Night Hart likes it.
31:04Look at that cynical laugh on the Anvil.
31:06Look at the Rocket.
31:07He said he can't hear to break the hold.
31:09He finally breaks it.
31:10He finally breaks the hold.
31:12Look at the look on the King of Hearts, Owen Hart,
31:16against his brother Bret Hart at SummerSlam.
31:19The WWF title on the line, inside a steel cage.
31:23And ladies and gentlemen, here's
31:24what we've got for you next week.
31:26Atom Bomb.
31:27Now that he no longer allows Harvey Wiffleman
31:29to light his fuse, this nuclear force
31:32is ready to self-detonate onto the competition.
31:36Yokozuna.
31:37The former WWF champ is set to extinguish this explosive foe
31:42with his own special brand of firepower.
31:45Plus, Tatanka.
31:46The Native American has battled many men
31:48within the squared circle, but few
31:50have had the experience of his latest competition.
31:53Nikolai Volkov.
31:55The million-dollar man bought him back to the WWF.
31:58Now he must fight in order to prevent a buyout.
32:02All this next week on Monday Night Raw.
32:09Welcome back, everyone, to Monday Night Raw.
32:11Jim Ross and Macho Man Randy Savage back with you.
32:14Thurman Sparky Plug in action here.
32:17And still to come, ladies and gentlemen,
32:19Bam Bam Bigelow will be here, along with the million-dollar
32:22man Ted DiBiase.
32:23And we are going to do all we can
32:25to talk to the million-dollar man about this Lex Luger
32:28situation and about the fact that next week,
32:31million-dollar man's Nikolai Volkov will take on Tatanka.
32:35Exactly.
32:36And that's going to be very interesting.
32:39You know, Sparky's good friend, Jeff Bodine,
32:42yesterday won the NASCAR Miller Genuine Draft 500
32:45at the Poconos, and that's right down the road from here.
32:48So he's electric, and he's ready to do victory.
32:53Sparky looking for that victory lap here
32:55against George South, Irish whip in.
32:57And, oh, Sparky beats South to the perch there.
33:02Nice hip lock takeover.
33:04Can't get too cute against Sparky Plug.
33:06He's starting to know the ropes.
33:08That's good slam by Sparky.
33:10Very, very quick, very athletic competitor.
33:14Check the checkered flag knee pads on him.
33:16He wants to win.
33:18Overhand wrist lock, but not for long.
33:20Did George South have the advantage until Sparky
33:23Plug secured the hammer lock?
33:24Elbow to the nose there, it looked like.
33:27Big leap frog.
33:29Another hip lock takeover by Sparky Plug, and an arm drag.
33:33Sparky is very, very quick, Macho Man.
33:35He seems like he's finally tuned to precision.
33:41You know, I wonder if Leslie Nielsen's
33:42working on this Undertaker situation,
33:44and more on that still to come.
33:47But I wonder if he can get to the bottom of this Michael
33:49Jackson, Lisa Marie Presley thing.
33:52Are they married, or are they not?
33:54Well, I'll tell you what, if anybody can figure it out,
33:58it's Leslie Nielsen.
33:59I've got all the confidence in the world in him.
34:02Irish whip in, but Sparky puts on the brakes.
34:05Flying head scissor takes down George South.
34:09Side hip lock, another takedown.
34:11Past George South on the inside right there.
34:13Home for lap money.
34:15Well, I'll tell you something, Macho Man,
34:16it's that time of the program again where.
34:19What's that?
34:20Good old drop in coffee.
34:21Hey, man, it's what's making me famous.
34:23Absolutely.
34:24When do I start?
34:25Right now, have at it.
34:26All right, Wednesday, he left the faraway kingdom
34:29to give New York the royal treatment.
34:31Eddie Murphy rules in Coming to America, a USA movie special.
34:36Wednesday night at 9, 8 central time.
34:39And tell me I didn't do fantastic.
34:41You were absolutely off the page.
34:43I was better than that.
34:45Big elbow right there, Sparky Plott.
34:47That was a good move right there by.
34:49Sparky's claiming the new heights, I predict.
34:52Sparky up top, high cross body.
34:55Look at, he's got the leg hook.
34:57And Sparky Plott with a very impressive high flying victory
35:01here on Monday Night Raw.
35:04Gentlemen, start your engine.
35:07We'll be back with Todd Pettengill
35:09and more of The Undertaker.
35:10Don't go away.
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35:22Oh, yeah.
35:26Last week, it was announced by yours truly, Todd Pettengill,
35:28that one of the main events at SummerSlam
35:30would be The Undertaker versus The Undertaker.
35:33Now, it seemed a little strange when I announced it.
35:34And frankly, I'm still kind of mystified at how
35:37this match can take place.
35:38Could there be two Undertakers?
35:40Let's try to get a handle on this situation
35:42by going back to last January at the Royal Rumble.
35:45It would be the last time anyone would
35:47see The Undertaker for months.
35:48Before his supernatural departure,
35:50The Undertaker delivered this unforgettable message.
35:53I will not rest in peace.
36:11There was an eerie kind of aura throughout the arena.
36:33And after that, no one, including Paul Bearer,
36:35was able to make any kind of contact
36:37with the surreal superstar.
36:38As a matter of fact, a despondent Paul Bearer
36:41admitted that the trail had gone cold.
36:44But then, people all over the country
36:45claimed to have spotted The Undertaker
36:47in some of the strangest places.
36:50I look up, and there he was, The Undertaker.
36:53I mean, this guy was huge.
36:55So of course, I say, may I help you?
36:57This guy wants six dozen coffin-shaped donuts.
37:01He goes, I'd really like you to upholster my coffin.
37:04And I said, well, I've upholstered
37:06chairs and sofas, but I've never done a coffin before.
37:10He was standing right over there.
37:11He was on top of the hearse.
37:13He was standing right over there.
37:15It's The Undertaker.
37:17This guy was huge.
37:19None of these sightings, however,
37:20were able to be substantiated.
37:22And none of these people could really
37:23be sure that it was The Undertaker they'd
37:25been in contact with.
37:26That is, until the million dollar man, Ted DiBiase,
37:30used the power of his money to deliver.
37:33So without any further ado, as I promised,
37:37because I'm a man of my word, right here
37:41at the Heartbreak Hotel, I give you, once again,
37:45from the dark side, The Undertaker.
37:48Yeah.
37:59Ted DiBiase, the man who originally
38:01brought The Undertaker to the World Wrestling Federation,
38:04had brought him back.
38:05And then, Paul Bearer regained contact
38:08and confronted The Undertaker, managed by Ted DiBiase.
38:12He's getting more money out.
38:19It was there that Paul Bearer realized what Ted DiBiase had.
38:24But did the million dollar man know?
38:28The Undertaker, the man chosen to protect the innocents
38:33from the evil of darkness.
38:36And everyone knows that money is the root of all evil.
38:42Now, once again, my Undertaker rises
38:46from the depths of darkness.
38:48At SummerSlam, Ted DiBiase, your Undertaker will be destroyed.
38:54And you will both rest in peace.
39:01Who has control of The Undertaker?
39:03Are there two?
39:04Or has the million dollar man tapped
39:06into some dark side of The Undertaker
39:08that he really doesn't understand?
39:10The Undertaker that Ted DiBiase originally
39:12brought to the World Wrestling Federation
39:14was a figure that was hated and despised.
39:17The Undertaker, under the guidance of Paul Bearer,
39:19was loved and admired.
39:21Both men claim to know what they have.
39:23Both men claim they will be in the corner of The Undertaker
39:26at SummerSlam.
39:27Can that possibly happen?
39:30Well, folks, I'm sure the million dollar man has the answer.
39:34Paul Bearer at SummerSlam, you will definitely find out
39:37that I have The Undertaker.
39:39I can't wait.
39:40And coming up next, my latest acquisition,
39:42the beast from East, Bam Bam Benoit.
39:46He was taken away in his prime and walked
39:50where no other man has been.
39:54Now, he has returned.
40:00Monday night, August 29, Domino's Pizza
40:02delivers SummerSlam, a live World Wrestling Federation
40:06pay-per-view event.
40:07So hot, it's scary.
40:09I will not rest in peace.
40:17Well, Detective Leslie Nielsen certainly
40:19has his work cut out for him, as he investigates
40:22this Undertaker situation.
40:23It'll be Gary Sabol taking on the awesome Bam Bam Benoit.
40:28Another acquisition from the corporation
40:30of the million dollar man, Ted DiBiase.
40:35Since DiBiase has returned to the WWF
40:39and has really enlarged his own corporation,
40:42he has acquired Nikolai Volkov, who
40:44takes on Tatanka right here next week on Monday Night Raw.
40:47He has brought back The Undertaker.
40:49He has acquired Bam Bam Bigelow, as we mentioned.
40:52And as he says, Macho Man, he's also in the process
40:56of signing Lex Luger.
40:57And we're going to try to talk to DiBiase
40:59before we go off the air about that situation.
41:03I just heard a nasty rumor during the break, Jim Ross.
41:07What was that?
41:09I heard that Lex Luger was seen talking to Ted DiBiase
41:13in the hall after his match.
41:16Just about what?
41:17I don't know.
41:19Well, we'll find out, hopefully, ladies and gentlemen,
41:22before we go off the air.
41:24I just hope my worst fears aren't true.
41:27Right hand by Gary Sabol.
41:30You know, he's the world's spaghetti eating champion.
41:32No kidding.
41:33Absolutely.
41:34Irish whip in.
41:35But right now, he's being eaten alive by Bam Bam Bigelow.
41:40You know, Ted DiBiase may be like former New York Ranger
41:43coach Mike Keenan.
41:45He may just be an opportunist.
41:47That's all, pure and simple.
41:48For the million dollar man, Ted DiBiase, to me, is cold.
41:52And he's calloused.
41:54Well, I know he's going to be spending a lot of money
41:56on All-American Wrestling.
41:57I understand this Sunday, Macho Man,
41:59we're going to have an unveiling.
42:00Oh, my!
42:01What a move by Bam Bam Bigelow.
42:02But this Sunday, we're going to have an unveiling of sorts.
42:05I think he thinks he's Conrad Hilton.
42:07He's building a new set on All-American.
42:09Hard elbow by Bam Bam Bigelow.
42:12That just wasn't a hard elbow.
42:13That was a flying hard elbow.
42:15He's got him right here.
42:16No, he doesn't.
42:18Gary Sabol able to kick out.
42:20Bam Bam Bigelow thought he had the three count.
42:22I'll tell you something.
42:23I think the million dollar man is a difference maker as far
42:26as Bam Bam Bigelow is concerned.
42:28I think we're going to see the best ever from Bam Bam
42:30Bigelow in the upcoming weeks.
42:32No doubt about it.
42:33Bam Bam's going to do good good because of money money.
42:38Bam Bam Bigelow dominating Gary Sabol here.
42:41And there's a man that says he has a done deal with Lex Luger.
42:45And ladies and gentlemen, we will talk to Ted DiBiase
42:49if at all possible.
42:51Rumors are flying.
42:53I just wish I could get Leslie Nielsen on the case,
42:56but I know his hands are full with The Undertaker.
42:58Irish whip from the part into the corner.
43:01And here comes Bigelow, but Sabol able to avoid the contact.
43:05That big announcement on Leslie Nielsen made earlier
43:07this weekend on Mania.
43:09Don't be confused by Sherlock Lawler.
43:12What a joke he was.
43:13Of course, Leslie Nielsen, the star of the Naked Gun movies,
43:17Seymour Dollar Rental Cars.
43:18He is a major, major star.
43:21And oh my, what a major, major power slam by Bam Bam Bigelow.
43:26Bam Bam styling on Monday Night Raw.
43:29He's got a version right there.
43:30The Million Dollar Dream, Bam Bam Bigelow.
43:33And he takes his opponent straight down.
43:35Incredible.
43:35Oh my.
43:37What an incredible move, no doubt about it.
43:40Bam Bam Bigelow was devastating here.
43:44Million Dollar Man is really taking over the WWF.
43:50I'll tell you something, ladies and gentlemen,
43:52the Million Dollar Man has got a lot of explaining to do.
43:54We will talk to the Million Dollar Man when we come back.
44:01And we're back here, ladies and gentlemen, on Monday Night Raw.
44:03The Million Dollar Man has joined us.
44:05I understand that just a few moments ago,
44:06you were seen talking with Lex Luger.
44:08Do you or do you not have a deal with Lex?
44:13The answer to the question, my friend, is yes,
44:15I have been in the back.
44:17I have been talking to Lex Luger.
44:19So what?
44:20Hey, you're stalling, man.
44:21Every time you're looking at Lex Luger,
44:23you got dollar signs in your eyes.
44:25Do you have a close or not?
44:26Or does he not even want to talk to you?
44:28What is the deal?
44:30You want to know what the deal is?
44:31Yes, I do.
44:32I'll tell you what the deal is.
44:33The deal is...
44:35The deal is this weekend, I've got a big, big, big announcement.
44:41An announcement that's going to rock the foundation
44:44of the World Wrestling Federation.
44:46That's what's going to happen, Macho Man.
44:48So keep your hat on.
44:49No hints for what's going to happen, huh?
44:52You don't have them?
44:53You're going to have to wait just like everybody else
44:56to this weekend to find out, hey, what it's all about.
45:02We're being joined here by Tatanka.
45:04Come on, Million Dollar Man.
45:06Won't you tell the world the news that's going to shock them?
45:10Do you think that I'm stupid?
45:12You don't think that I've seen the money
45:14that you've given Lex Luger?
45:16You don't think I've overheard the promises
45:18of how you're going to give the world to him?
45:21Million Dollar Man, Ted DiBiase,
45:24I know you bought Lex Luger.
45:25I know he is sold out to you.
45:29Calm down, Indian.
45:30Don't get your feathers ruffled.
45:33You know what your problem is?
45:35You're jealous.
45:36You're jealous because it wasn't you
45:38that I offered the deal to.
45:39You're jealous, Tatanka, because you know deep down inside,
45:44on your best day, you can't beat Lex Luger.
45:47Oh, yeah.
45:48But enough of Lex Luger right now.
45:49I'll tell you what.
45:50I've got $10,000 that says you won't
45:54beat Nikolai Volkov next week.
45:56What about that?
45:57I'll take that bet.
45:58Wait, wait, wait.
45:59It's a deal.
46:00I'll take that bet.
46:01$10,000.
46:02$10,000.
46:03You got that right, Million Dollar Man.
46:04I'll take that bet.
46:06And I'll tell you one thing.
46:07Next weekend, not only will I beat Nikolai Volkov,
46:12but I'll take your $10,000.
46:15And this weekend, I cannot wait to listen to the news that's
46:21going to shock the world, because it's not
46:22going to shock me, Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase.
46:26All right, go bring your money before it's in your pocket.
46:29$10,000, Nikolai Volkov versus the Native Americans
46:33at Top Dog.
46:34All right, ladies and gentlemen, that match right here
46:35next week on Monday Night Raw.
46:37Plus, you're going to see Adam Bomb take on Yokozuna
46:40from Macho Man Randy Savage.
46:41I'm Jim Ross saying so long, everybody.
46:43See you next week.