WWF Monday Night RAW: April 8, 1996
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00:00For over 50 years, the revolutionary force in sports entertainment.
00:31Welcome everyone to Monday Night Raw on his way to the Square Trick of the biggest man in the history of the WWF, Yokozuna.
00:42Yes, tonight, one on one with the monster, the man they call Vader.
00:48Hello everyone, at ringside, Vince McMahon here along with Mr. Perfect.
00:53And joining us later on with a special interview, The Ultimate Warrior.
00:57Never McMahon, you talk about Raw tonight, it's gonna get raw when the arm wrestling contest takes place between the British Bulldogs and Alman Johnson.
01:05Just who is the strongest man? We're gonna find out and what about it?
01:08Shawn Michaels, the leader of the new generation, the WWF Champion, one on one with Jerry The King Lawler tonight.
01:15I'll tell you one thing, during that matchup, a good friend of mine is gonna be joining us for commentary tonight, Diesel will be out here.
01:21Big Daddy Cool Diesel will join us however, here he comes from Boulder, Colorado.
01:27Take a look if you want at the size of Vader.
01:30Vader, along with Owen Hart, along with the British Bulldog, all of course led by Jim Cornette in the six man tag team matchup in WrestleMania against Yokozuna, Jake The Snake and Alman Johnson.
01:43Take a look at the biggest man in the history of the WWF.
01:46Well being yesterday was Easter, can you imagine putting some bunny ears on Yokozuna?
01:51No, not exactly.
01:53Yokozuna is the Easter Bunny? I don't think so.
01:56No, Yoko will be roadkill after Vader gets done with him.
01:59And remains to be seen kicking things off with these big monsters here tonight on Raw.
02:04Yokozuna listed at 650 pounds and Yokozuna having a weight advantage as such over the 450 pound Vader.
02:15Wow, 200 pounds, my God.
02:17Alright, if you're Vader, what do you do?
02:20One on one against Yokozuna.
02:22No Owen Hart, no British Bulldog.
02:24Here we go, we're gonna have a giant collision here and look, Vader trying to impress Yokozuna.
02:30I don't think Vader needs any help from anybody, I think he's his own man.
02:33And look at Yokozuna.
02:35What about his own man?
02:36That's exactly what Yokozuna is now without Jim Cornette.
02:39These two big monsters shoving each other.
02:42Did you hear that?
02:43Did you see that?
02:44Why is Yokozuna still standing there?
02:46Vader can't believe it.
02:49What a retaliation.
02:51That'll pop your eardrum.
02:53Yokozuna and Vader.
02:55Neither individual wanting to give.
02:57Look at this, Yokozuna hammering away now.
02:59Vader, Vader standing at his-
03:01Wow, not for long.
03:02To the ropes.
03:06Samoa drop nicely executed.
03:07450 pounds up and down.
03:10Yeah, more importantly, 650 pounds down on your chest.
03:14All right, let's take another look at it now.
03:15Yokozuna, take a look at this.
03:17The dexterity underneath the big man and then down.
03:20Right across, Vader.
03:22Vader back up on his feet, however.
03:24Wait a minute, Yokozuna distracted.
03:26What a clothesline.
03:28Cornette distracting Yokozuna, standing up on the apron.
03:31In the event you just joined us, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Raw.
03:33We started early tonight.
03:35We're gonna start early each and every week from now on,
03:37courtesy of USA to be able to bring you more WWF action in the ring.
03:42And what action in the ring here tonight?
03:44Yes, it is Yokozuna and Vader.
03:46Look at Vader hammering away now.
03:48Oh, this is a war.
03:50This is a war, big man.
03:51Yes, it is.
03:53Come on, get in there, ref.
03:54Get in there.
03:55It's a war that began back at the Royal Rumble.
03:58Vader blamed Yoko for his elimination.
04:01And there's the man they call Vader, perhaps sensing victory over Yokozuna.
04:05Yet to come here tonight, ladies and gentlemen,
04:07a very special interview with the Ultimate Wire.
04:11And Vader just keeps pummeling Yokozuna.
04:14He does indeed.
04:15And of course, ladies and gentlemen,
04:16the new World Wrestling Federation champion in action here tonight.
04:19Oh, look at that.
04:20A shot from Cornette.
04:21Shawn Michaels against Jerry The King Lawler here tonight on Raw.
04:27And what about that arm wrestling contest?
04:29Who's the strongest man in the WWF?
04:31Is it the British Bulldog or is it Ahmed Johnson?
04:34We'll find out the answer to that tonight as well.
04:38And Yokozuna, after being pummeled down to the canvas,
04:41brought out to the middle of the ring.
04:43Let's see what Vader can do with him.
04:44He's measured him.
04:45Oh, look at this.
04:47Wow.
04:48Wow.
04:49What a suplex.
04:51Yokozuna trying to drive Vader down through the canvas.
04:55Oh, look out.
04:56Yokozuna drops the leg.
04:58Oh, boy.
04:59This much history.
05:01Yokozuna trying to get himself back together.
05:03Vader suffering the consequences.
05:05These two bohemans clashing tonight on Monday Night Raw.
05:09I don't think anybody's done that to Vader before.
05:11Indeed not, as we take a look.
05:13Oh, what a maneuver.
05:14Take a look at this.
05:17Devastating.
05:18High impact here tonight on Raw.
05:19Yokozuna against Vader, a one-on-one.
05:22No British Bulldog.
05:23No one would hurt to interfere.
05:24No Jake The Snake, no Ahmed Johnson.
05:26And look at Fuji.
05:27Just a one-on-one.
05:28Look at Fuji McMahon.
05:29He's sporting the American flag.
05:30Oh, no.
05:31Look at Yokozuna.
05:32Pummeling, hammering.
05:34Look at the man from Boulder, Vader.
05:36He's just in the corner slumping down.
05:38He can do nothing.
05:39He's defenseless.
05:40Look at that.
05:41He's never been in a situation like this before.
05:43At 450 pounds, I believe Vader thinks there's nobody that can take him.
05:47Here he comes.
05:48Oh, my goodness.
05:49Unbelievable.
05:50Vader able to move out of the way just in the nick of time.
05:52Vader now collecting himself.
05:54Wait a minute.
05:55Wait a minute.
05:56What's Kota?
05:57Kota taking on the ankle.
05:58Wait a minute.
05:59Vader from high above.
06:00Vader gets out of steam.
06:02Did you hear that?
06:08Unfortunately.
06:14Oh, there's a problem.
06:18Yeah, there's a major problem in the ring.
06:20Yeah, and the major problem is Yokozuna's leg is broken.
06:24Something snapped.
06:25Wait a minute.
06:26Where is the official?
06:29Oh, no.
06:32I've never seen Yokozuna scream in agony in this match,
06:40obviously, as officially ended.
06:46This is absurd.
06:51Oh.
06:58Two of his actions.
07:01A Vader.
07:02Due to Yokozuna's injury, the referee has stopped this match
07:06and awards the decision to Vader.
07:18What a creep.
07:20I mean, it's one thing to defeat your opponent here in the W.
07:23It's another one to try and injure, to try and maim.
07:27And that's obviously what has happened here for Yokozuna.
07:30I'll tell you what.
07:31There's no call for that.
07:32You've got to agree with me.
07:33As a wrestler, we all hate to hear that sound.
07:35When we hear a pop like that, you know something's wrong.
07:38Vader continued to go back up on the rope, come down on the leg.
07:42Not once, but twice.
07:43I can see once, but two more times, no.
07:46Yokozuna in big-time trouble.
07:50We've never seen anything like this as the officials,
07:52obviously, right in front of us.
07:53Now our scrambling to try and help Yokozuna.
07:57Get somebody out here now!
08:00And Yokozuna screaming in pain.
08:04And you saw the look on Vader's face.
08:06There was no remorse whatsoever.
08:10The empty crew coming out to help.
08:14Yokozuna looking for help.
08:15Get somebody out here now!
08:18I think he's actually proud of what he's done.
08:21I just can't get over the fact that
08:23this man would do this to Yokozuna.
08:26What won't he do?
08:28Well, if you remember the first time we saw Vader,
08:30he took Gorilla Monsoon and put him on the shelf.
08:33Vader is a man that will do anything he has to do
08:36to destroy anybody in his way.
08:38I understand that, but he doesn't have to do this,
08:40and that's the point.
08:41No competitor in the WWE has to do something like this.
08:45Competing is one thing.
08:46Trying to hurt someone intentionally,
08:48as we saw Vader do,
08:50is something else completely different.
08:52Well, making a name for yourself is what it's all about.
08:55At anyone's expense?
08:57That's what I say.
09:01Bahara out of this.
09:03And Yokozuna, one of the great competitors here in the WWF,
09:07suffering the consequences.
09:09There were actually several fans
09:11that were out around ringside
09:13enjoying what Vader was doing to Yokozuna.
09:16How sick can you be?
09:17How sick can you be?
09:19Just as sick as Vader.
09:24We're back, and the look of concern
09:26on everybody's face here at ringside,
09:28they had to lift Yokozuna to remove him from ringside.
09:31Believe it or not, on a forklift,
09:34they couldn't get that 650 pounds up on the gurney,
09:37and you can see the intense pain in Yokozuna's face.
09:41The split has been applied to his leg.
09:43I mean, I'm not even a doctor,
09:44and I can tell you something, staff,
09:46I don't know if it's a medial collateral ligament or what,
09:47but something has snapped.
09:49McMahon is up in the ring,
09:50but right now our cameras are in the back locker room area,
09:53and Yokozuna's still being hoisted out on that forklift.
09:56I know an ambulance is on its way.
09:59He is back!
10:01Wait till you hear this reaction.
10:05He is...
10:06The Ultimate Warrior!
10:10He is...
10:11The Ultimate Warrior!
10:40He is...
10:41The Ultimate Warrior!
10:46He is...
10:47The Ultimate Warrior!
10:52He is...
10:53The Ultimate Warrior!
10:58He is...
10:59The Ultimate Warrior!
11:04He is...
11:06The Ultimate Warrior!
11:11The Ultimate Warrior!
11:16The Ultimate Warrior!
11:21Listen to these people.
11:23What do they see in this guy?
11:26One question would be,
11:28where have you been for three long years?
11:34You've been living in Montana, McMahon,
11:36where all the lunatics live.
11:41Those places where a man goes
11:44that are of any real importance, Vince McMahon,
11:47are not places you will ever find up on a map.
11:52For a man to truly find himself,
11:55he has to go one place that we're all entitled to go to,
11:59deep, deep, deep in the mind.
12:03In the three and a half years
12:06that I have been absent,
12:10there is one thing that would not die.
12:13The voices.
12:16The spirit of The Warrior.
12:20You spoke to me.
12:24You spoke to me.
12:27All of you spoke to me.
12:33All of you.
12:37The very blood of your visions
12:40said one thing.
12:44We wanted Warrior,
12:46and we want it bad.
12:48We want to live one more time
12:53in the power of The Warrior.
12:58This guy's more of a lunatic than I thought.
13:02Yes, indeed.
13:04However, the new WWF Generation Superstars
13:08unquestionably will be coming at you.
13:11How will The Ultimate Warrior fare
13:13against the WWF New Generation Superstars?
13:17All the new challenges that come with the new generation,
13:22the power of The Warriors will surely rise and meet.
13:27Each individual that challenges that power-
13:30Here comes Goldust.
13:31Goldust is coming down the aisle.
13:32And in doing so-
13:33What's he gonna do?
13:34Get in The Warrior's face?
13:35I promise to raise the heights of their understanding
13:38and show them that they too
13:41can be of the spirit of The Warrior.
13:47And ladies and gentlemen,
13:49the man who will face The Ultimate Warrior,
13:53April 28th,
13:54the Intercontinental Champion,
13:58Goldust.
14:01Come out and play.
14:04Warrior's 1979.
14:08You, little warrior, can come.
14:13Here we go.
14:16Here we go.
14:17Here we go.
14:19Here we go.
14:21Here we go.
14:23Here we go.
14:25Here we go.
14:26Here we go.
14:28You, little warrior, can come in my house,
14:33but nobody will be there.
14:36But perhaps maybe we could play some games,
14:41something like a superhero game.
14:44Maybe you could be Superman.
14:51Maybe I could climb on your back
14:55and you could take off
14:57and you could fly away with me in the sunset.
15:03What do you think about that?
15:05Hold it right there, freak!
15:14Whatever you're trying to pull
15:16from the minds of those you screw with,
15:22and whatever those choose to do
15:26with what you dish out,
15:29let me make it perfectly clear,
15:32what is is,
15:34and whatever you're into,
15:36I don't give a sh-t.
15:47Well, how about this one?
15:51Hold it right there.
15:55Brother, if you're looking for a full-length,
15:58action-packed adventure,
16:00I got a full-length movie for you.
16:03Me kicking your ass from beginning to end.
16:20Well, I guarantee you, he'll have it together
16:23on April 28th and in your house
16:25when these two meet for the Intercontinental Championship.
16:29And Goldust will be walking in
16:31with the Intercontinental Championship,
16:33and I predict he'll be leaving
16:35with the Intercontinental Championship.
16:37And who knows, McMahon,
16:38maybe he'll steal the deal with a kick.
16:41Well, there's still more action for you tonight on RAW.
16:44Plus, we'll have an update on the condition of Yokozuna,
16:46arm-wrestling, you name it.
16:48It's the powerful British Bulldog against Ahmed Johnson,
16:51and then the leader of the new WWF generation,
16:54Shawn Michaels against The King.
16:57We're back with more WWF action on RAW
16:59and Yokozuna being loaded into the ambulance,
17:02and obviously, Yoko in a bad way.
17:05Wait a minute! No!
17:07Bader! Bader's returned with a chair!
17:10No!
17:12Bader, get back!
17:14Yokozuna's gone!
17:17Yokozuna's helpless!
17:24Can't anybody control this monster?
17:29Yokozuna is helpless!
17:31Bader has the chair again!
17:34Bader's jamming it down into the leg!
17:36That same injured leg is jamming it repeatedly!
17:39Get him out of there!
17:42Complete chaos!
17:45I've never seen anything like that before, Big Man.
17:47It's obvious that Cornette and Bader
17:49want to eliminate Yokozuna once and for all
17:52from the World Wrestling Federation.
17:54Gorilla Monsoon will not be intimidated.
17:56I'm sure he is going to take action,
17:58justifiably so, against Bader.
18:01Talk about action.
18:02Here comes Duke the Dumpster,
18:04he is ready for action as well.
18:06And the Dumpster, oh!
18:08Look out from the other side!
18:10The match is officially underway.
18:13Stinky head off, Garbage Man.
18:15Oh my goodness, and a big body slam!
18:17The Dumpster has come to assert himself.
18:20Oh, right over the top to the outside.
18:22Whoa!
18:23Wow.
18:24Helmsley having some problems.
18:26Dumpster coming out there.
18:27Dumpster right up in front of us now,
18:29with Hunter Herbst Helmsley.
18:30What's he going to do with him?
18:32A slap across the face, just like last week.
18:35Uh-oh, no, no.
18:36You don't slap a guy like Hunter Herbst Helmsley
18:39in the face, a guy with all that class
18:41when you're a Garbage Man.
18:42Is that right?
18:43Let's take you back to last week.
18:44As a matter of fact, there you see it,
18:45ladies and gentlemen.
18:46Sable on the outside of the ring,
18:47being harassed by Hunter Herbst.
18:48Helmsley blamed her for his loss
18:49against the Warrior WrestleMania.
18:51And then, look at that!
18:52Oh, what a slap!
18:53And then Mark Merrill left the Wild Man himself,
18:56left with Sable in his arms.
18:57Oh!
18:58Hunter told me he was through with Sable anyway.
19:00Yeah, sure did.
19:01She owed him some money for a bill at the mall.
19:03Yeah, right, sure.
19:04Hunter Herbst Helmsley beside himself,
19:06and right now, a-
19:07Oh my goodness!
19:08Helmsley's in big time trouble!
19:11Last week with Wild Man Mark Merrill,
19:13this week with the Dumpster In.
19:14Oh my goodness, look at this!
19:16Up he goes!
19:17And what goes up,
19:18you know where Helmsley's going.
19:20Smiling, the Dumpster says,
19:21down to the canvas.
19:23This rival between these two
19:25started back at the Royal Rumble.
19:26Actually, prior to the Royal Rumble,
19:28on the preview channel,
19:29was the first ever WWF free-for-all.
19:31They went, oh no!
19:33Yeah, that cost Hunter the shot
19:35at the World Wrestling Federation Championship.
19:37Well, I don't know if he would've won,
19:38and that's assuming he would've won
19:39the Royal Rumble.
19:40Nonetheless, Dumpster on the outside.
19:43And by the way, ladies and gentlemen,
19:44congratulations to the preview channel
19:46just prior to WrestleMania,
19:48establishing the highest rating ever.
19:50And, oh no, watch out.
19:52From behind, here comes the opportunist,
19:54here comes Hunter Herbst Helmsley.
19:56Helmsley now sets up the Dumpster In.
19:59You're talking about the highest rating
20:01on the preview channel ever?
20:02Exactly.
20:03Because there's two reasons
20:04why it was the highest rating.
20:05And that would be?
20:06Sonny, what do you mean two reasons?
20:08Best buns.
20:09You mean the Slammy Award winning.
20:11Sonny, yes, he won for Best Buns
20:13as well as Manager of the Year.
20:15Lots of surprises at the Slammys.
20:17Wait a minute, we have these comments
20:19talking about a surprise.
20:20You caught me by surprise at WrestleMania,
20:22Will Silverspoon.
20:24The wild surprises start next week on Raw.
20:28Oh, yeah!
20:29Is that a threat?
20:30It definitely is.
20:31Or maybe a promise.
20:32Wild man Mark Merrill
20:33with a surprise for Helmsley.
20:34Wait a minute, now we have the cover,
20:35one, two, and-
20:37Oh, that was close.
20:39Duke the Dumpster drowsy.
20:41Hanging in there
20:42against a tenacious Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
20:46That's it, work the kidney area,
20:47work the lower belly,
20:48knock the wind out of the guy.
20:50Helmsley, when he is focused,
20:52they're probably not any better,
20:54but sometimes he loses that focus.
20:56And perhaps he's focusing too much on the women
20:58and should be focusing on his opponents more.
21:00And that's exactly what he's doing,
21:01but I've got that feeling
21:02that Dumpster's gonna be able to get back up.
21:04Stay with us, this match continues.
21:06We're back with Mark W.W. Faction
21:08on Monday Night Raw.
21:09Duke the Dumpster drowsy,
21:11trying to get back to his feet.
21:12Helmsley now with an opportunity,
21:14put the Dumpster away.
21:15Up into the midsection, here we go,
21:16setting him up.
21:17Here we go.
21:18Here comes the pedigree.
21:20He has one out, look.
21:21Another one.
21:22The Dumpster now is-
21:23No!
21:24Nice takedown.
21:25The Dumpster with Helmsley for the road.
21:27No!
21:29Now the momentum can easily shift
21:31back into the Dumpster's favor.
21:32A hard-fought matchup.
21:34Duke the Dumpster drowsy
21:35wanting to settle this issue once and for all
21:37with Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
21:39But does Duke have enough left in him
21:41to take care of Helmsley?
21:42I don't think so.
21:43I do, and driving a knee.
21:44Nice maneuver on the part of Duke the Dumpster drowsy.
21:46In the clothesline,
21:47a little high on the mark.
21:48The Dumpster now,
21:49with Helmsley up and down into the spine.
21:52Oh, yeah.
21:53Here we go.
21:54The Dumpster-
21:55Dumpster.
21:56And Duke the Dumpster drowsy,
21:58finally is gonna settle this score
22:00with Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
22:02Helmsley has been destroyed.
22:04Duke has taken too much time, McMahon.
22:06All right.
22:07Sets up Helmsley for the ride.
22:09Coming off the rope.
22:10Back.
22:11No.
22:12Big slam.
22:13Power slam.
22:14The Dumpster.
22:15Go ahead.
22:16Take it out.
22:17That's it.
22:18It's time to take out the Dumpster.
22:20Here we go with a trash compactor.
22:23The Dumpster with Hunter Hearst Helmsley,
22:26who has been reeling here
22:28as a result of the actions of the Dumpster.
22:30Take a look at this.
22:32Oh, no.
22:33No, wait.
22:34Whoa.
22:35Helmsley.
22:36The pedigree.
22:37Helmsley.
22:38The Dumpster.
22:39It's over.
22:40I can't pull it.
22:41Hooks the leg.
22:42One.
22:43Two in.
22:44He got him.
22:45I must say I'm impressed with the resilience
22:47of Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
22:48Impressed.
22:49Wait till Big Daddy Cool comes out
22:50for the Shawn Michaels match.
22:51That'll be impressive.
22:53Hunter Hearst Helmsley with a victory
22:55over Duke the Dumpster drowsy.
22:57And the lady's impressive there as well,
22:59but not as impressive as Sable.
23:01And you want to be impressed.
23:02What about this?
23:03Last week, ladies and gentlemen,
23:04it was The Undertaker against Bradshaw.
23:06And who returns to the ring after his debut?
23:09That deranged mankind.
23:11Mankind that came off the apron.
23:12Look at that.
23:13Oh.
23:14And drove the elbow.
23:15And that's not all he drove.
23:17Watch.
23:18Taking those fingers.
23:19Those fingers.
23:20He'll drive the fingers down,
23:21deep down into the throat,
23:22down into the epiglottis,
23:23as far down as he can reach.
23:26The Undertaker suffering the effects
23:28of the attack of mankind just last week.
23:32And then came back again all over him.
23:35The Undertaker will never, ever forget,
23:37I'm sure, the debut of mankind.
23:40Wait a minute.
23:41Here we go.
23:42The British Bulldog coming out.
23:43But why is Owen Hart out here?
23:45Owen's out there to make sure
23:46everything goes just right.
23:48Hey, wait a minute.
23:49There she is.
23:50There's Diana Smith,
23:51the Bulldog's wife.
23:52Oh, boy.
23:53This is supposed to be a one-on-one
23:54against Ahmed Johnson.
23:55Who's the strongest man in the WWF?
23:57We're about to find out.
23:58Stay with us.
24:02We're back,
24:03and Yokozuna's being finally assisted
24:06and placed into the ambulance.
24:08It's like Free Willy.
24:10It's not a laughing matter.
24:12Yokozuna, for the first time
24:14in his wrestling career,
24:15immobilized.
24:17And obviously continues to be
24:19in a great deal of pain.
24:22Go ahead, McMahon.
24:23Get in the ring.
24:24I'll take it from here.
24:26There you see Yokozuna
24:27in the back of the ambulance.
24:29Perhaps we may never see
24:31Yokozuna again.
24:35All right.
24:36Back to the arena.
24:37Ahmed Johnson on his way to the ring.
24:40And right there's the man that,
24:42well, who I think is going to lose
24:44the arm wrestling contest
24:45to the British Bulldog.
24:49He looks good,
24:50but does he have the strength
24:51to beat the Bulldog?
24:54I don't know.
24:57I don't know.
25:00I vote, gentlemen,
25:01this is arm wrestling.
25:05Ahmed,
25:07if you'll start from this side.
25:09British Bulldog from this side.
25:11The official.
25:13Jack Doan.
25:17He's the strongest man right here.
25:19You can go back right now.
25:20He's the strongest man in the WWF.
25:23Look at those muscles.
25:24Look at them.
25:26Not a bodybuilding contest.
25:27We're going to find out
25:28who has the strongest right arm.
25:30That's what it's all about.
25:34Please be seated.
25:37All right, Jack.
25:38Make sure everything's
25:39elbows squarely on the table.
25:42Okay, wait a minute.
25:43Wait a minute.
25:44Wait a minute.
25:45Not yet.
25:46Look at all that oil on him.
25:47That is not fair.
25:48Regulation says he can't have
25:50all that grease and slime
25:52and oil all over him.
25:54What a fair-minded guy.
25:55Thank God Owen Hart is there
25:56to make sure everything
25:57goes properly.
25:58Oil doesn't have anything
25:59to do with this.
26:00Sure does.
26:01He can slip,
26:02and he can get extra leverage.
26:03You're a cheater, Ahmed Johnson,
26:04so wipe that oil off,
26:06and let's do it fair.
26:07He's absolutely right.
26:08No doubt about it.
26:10Wait a minute.
26:11I think...
26:12There you go.
26:13No more oil.
26:14How's that?
26:15That's a classic.
26:16Get it all off.
26:17Wipe it all off.
26:18Back off.
26:19If you don't back off,
26:20you're going to the back.
26:21I don't want any more out of you.
26:23He's trying to help out, ref.
26:25Both men down.
26:26Both elbows.
26:27Set them up.
26:28Set them up.
26:29Wait a minute.
26:30Wait a minute.
26:31Get his elbow back.
26:32He's got to have it right there.
26:34He's got it too close.
26:35He's trying to get
26:36too much leverage
26:38because you know
26:39he's too strong for you.
26:41I don't think Ahmed understands
26:42the rules of arm wrestling.
26:45No, no.
26:46Wait a minute.
26:47This is going to...
26:48Explain it to him, Owen.
26:49What the hell is that?
26:50That's an arm wrestling match.
26:51You're trying to cheat.
26:52Don't go trying to pick up chairs
26:54and try to butter up the referee.
26:56Let's do it fair and square.
26:58And you're gone.
26:59Any more and you're gone.
27:01And why is he gone?
27:03Our arm wrestling event, please.
27:05Throw McMahon out of there
27:06if you're going to throw anybody out.
27:09All right.
27:10Perhaps the two strongest men in the WWF
27:13about to get it on right here.
27:15Hold on.
27:16He's not ready.
27:17He's not ready yet.
27:18You're out of here.
27:20To the back.
27:21You can't throw him out of there.
27:23You're out of here.
27:24Got no business throwing Owen Hart out of there.
27:27You don't have to leave, Owen.
27:28You stay.
27:29Oh, shut up, McMahon.
27:31Owen doesn't have to go anywhere.
27:32He's just out there trying to help things out.
27:34They can't throw him out of there.
27:37Now here comes another referee.
27:40Why would they want to throw Owen Hart out of there?
27:42To give Ahmed the advantage?
27:45There's your winner right there.
27:46Owen Hart.
27:50This is a travesty.
27:51Why should Owen Hart?
27:52He's never done anything wrong in his life,
27:54let alone interrupt.
27:56I mean, talk about fair-minded.
27:57That's a shame.
28:01All right.
28:06Here's a shot at Diana, the British Bulldog's wife.
28:08Even she's upset they threw Owen out.
28:10I can't believe it.
28:11She can't believe it.
28:12I can't believe anybody can believe it.
28:14Get his elbow down.
28:16Here we go.
28:17One, two, three.
28:19Go!
28:20Oh, he's got him right off the bat.
28:22Oh, he's going to flash him.
28:23He's going to flash Ahmed.
28:26You wonder how much oil is left in Ahmed's palm of his hand.
28:30Look at Davey Boy.
28:31He's got him down.
28:32He's got the wrist turned already.
28:33It's all technique.
28:36Wait a second here.
28:38Ahmed Smith.
28:39He's fighting back.
28:42I think Davey Boy's playing with him.
28:46Here he comes.
28:47Now Davey Boy's coming back the other way.
28:51Ahmed's using the table.
28:52He's got his hand on the table.
28:53Look at Davey Boy.
28:54He's not grabbing the table.
28:56Ahmed's got his hand on the table.
28:58He's using the table.
28:59He's pulling.
29:00He used the table.
29:01That is not right.
29:02That's a cheat.
29:03Ahmed Johnson, the winner!
29:05If Owen would have been out there right now,
29:06that would have never happened.
29:08Ahmed Johnson had hold of that table.
29:10He just does not deserve that victory.
29:12Look it.
29:13Diana can't believe it either.
29:15There you go.
29:20Hit him with the table.
29:21Hit him with the chair.
29:23I guess it really doesn't matter
29:24if you win the arm wrestling contest.
29:27Take a look at your wrestling ability.
29:29Oh, he's gonna set.
29:30Here, let's set Ahmed at the table.
29:34What is going on here?
29:35Wait a minute.
29:36Look it.
29:38What a poor sport.
29:39Pull up a chair, Ahmed.
29:41Ahmed Johnson
29:42defeating the British Bulldog,
29:44fair and square.
29:45No, no, no, no.
29:46He cheated the arm wrestling contest.
29:48He did not.
29:50I can't get over this.
29:53Talk about aggressive activity.
29:55Show him your table manner, Bulldog.
29:57We can wrestle the British Bulldog.
29:59The Bulldog with Ahmed Johnson.
30:02Ahmed, clearly the stronger of the two.
30:05What do you mean, clearly the stronger of the two?
30:07He had the edge of the table, McMahon.
30:10Ahmed, trying to find his way out of this.
30:12Trying to set up the Bulldog.
30:13He's gonna attempt a reverse.
30:20Look at all the grease and oil on the table.
30:22Ahmed was oiled up.
30:23He didn't belong even out there with that oil on.
30:26Cheated, McMahon.
30:28Ahmed Johnson was not cheating.
30:31You're telling me he didn't have hold of that table
30:33and used it for leverage?
30:34Both men were holding the table.
30:37Nonetheless, it was Ahmed
30:38who proved he was the stronger of the two.
30:40But right now, the Bulldog,
30:42the big, the pork sport that is.
30:44Look what he's doing to Ahmed Johnson.
30:49This was supposed to be an arm wrestling event only.
30:52Obviously, we see the kind of sportsmanship
30:54here displayed by the Bulldog.
30:56It's characteristic of all of Jim Cornette's men.
31:02Ahmed doesn't look like too much of a winner right now.
31:05No!
31:06Oh, look!
31:07Oh!
31:11We've seen it all here tonight on Raw!
31:17Well, the people love the Bulldog.
31:18Listen to them.
31:19Yeah, I don't think so.
31:21And finally,
31:22more officials arriving here on the scene
31:25trying to keep this rabid Bulldog away from-
31:28Oh!
31:34Oh!
31:37What a poor sport!
31:40What a lousy loser!
31:42You shouldn't talk about Ahmed like that, McMahon.
31:46Finally, the British Bulldog
31:49kept at bay.
31:51And Ahmed Johnson suffering the consequences.
31:56Come on!
31:57Oh, no! Not again!
31:59What's he gonna do with this table now?
32:03Oh!
32:05Oh, that hurts.
32:07Hurts so good.
32:12The Bulldog-
32:13We give up for the British Bulldog!
32:17I can tell you the Bulldog hasn't heard the last of Ahmed Johnson.
32:21Well, it's obvious Bulldog just doesn't like cheaters.
32:24And I'm not too sure that Diana,
32:26the wife of the British Bulldog,
32:27is proud of his actions there.
32:30Is Ahmed Johnson being assisted?
32:34Ahmed Johnson trying to get back to his feet.
32:38Ahmed, who obviously did not expect this kind of action,
32:43back up on his feet.
32:45Speaking of action...
32:47At WrestleMania 12,
32:48Savio Vega was knocked stone cold.
32:51And Goldust had his hands full with Roddy Piper.
32:55They were battered.
32:56They were embarrassed.
32:58But both men must be able to put that night behind them
33:01in order to focus on their next opponent.
33:04Each other.
33:07Savio Vega battles Goldust for the Intercontinental title.
33:10It's RAW, and it's next week.
33:16All that and a great deal more
33:17right here next week on RAW, ladies and gentlemen.
33:20By the way,
33:21we certainly want to mention
33:22the great live World Wrestling Federation action
33:25currently going on in the heartland of Germany.
33:27And here comes Big Daddy Cool Diesel.
33:29He's on his way to the heartland of America.
33:31Yes, we're talking about
33:32live World Wrestling Federation action
33:34in Omaha on April 28th,
33:36April 29th in Sioux City,
33:39April 30th in Des Moines, Iowa.
33:41That's enough, McMahon. That's enough.
33:44And here he comes this way.
33:48Oh, yeah.
33:51Big Daddy Cool Diesel.
33:54How you doing, Diesel?
33:56I'm a SEMA man.
33:59How you doing?
34:01Whoa.
34:04All right.
34:06We'll be right back, ladies and gentlemen.
34:08Shawn Michaels, one-on-one
34:10against Jerry The King Lawler.
34:16We're back for our WWF action.
34:17Jerry The King Lawler,
34:18awaiting the presence of the leader
34:20of the new WWF generation.
34:22We'd like to take this opportunity
34:23to thank everyone who enjoyed
34:25all the recent WrestleMania activities.
34:27The WWF and the Hollywood All-Stars
34:30and softball, celebrity softball action,
34:32raising over $40,000 for Cystic Fibrosis.
34:35There was, of course, the Night of the Slammys.
34:37Thank you, Rod, Perth, Gordon Beck,
34:39and Wayne Becker,
34:40and, of course, WrestleMania itself.
34:41All of those of you who joined us for WrestleMania,
34:44you saw something very, very special.
34:47You want to talk special.
34:49Here he comes,
34:51the new World Wrestling Federation champion.
34:55Here comes the Heartbreak Kid.
34:57Here comes Shawn Michaels.
35:20Listen to this!
35:27He'll never die.
35:29He'll soon be gone.
35:31He'll retire.
35:33I know you feel it.
35:35And it's all about now.
35:37Just a sexy boy.
35:41I'm not sure what it's worth.
35:46Just a sexy boy.
35:47That's what it's all about.
35:48The WWF Championship,
35:50the championship that you yourself,
35:52Big Daddy Cool Diesel,
35:54wore at one time around your waist.
35:56A triple crown winner.
35:58Yeah, it took him eight years to win it.
36:00It took me two.
36:04Tonight, Monday Night Raw,
36:05brought to you by Castro GTX,
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36:08against breakdown.
36:09And by Burger King,
36:10where you can get your burger's worth.
36:13Big Daddy Cool Diesel and Shawn Michaels,
36:15a one-time good friend.
36:16They'll make better enemies, obviously,
36:18in Big D.
36:20And why are you wearing the Shawn Michaels T-shirt?
36:24I'm part of the clique.
36:25Isn't everybody?
36:28I'm not.
36:29Yeah, me neither.
36:30I thought I was at one time,
36:32but now he's recruited all these derelicts out here.
36:37Oh, he's asking about him, too.
36:39Where's my clique?
36:41Shawn Michaels, last week,
36:43saying thank you to the clique,
36:45thank you to everyone who supported him at WrestleMania.
36:48And every time he was down,
36:50that's the strength he drew from,
36:53was from the clique.
36:54Can he draw from it against you, Big Daddy Cool?
36:56Let me tell you something, McMahon.
36:58The only thing you can count on
36:59in the World Wrestling Federation is yourself.
37:01If you're waiting for these morons to pick you up
37:03and get you into a match,
37:05hey, that ain't gonna happen.
37:06I'm gonna beat him so badly,
37:08the clique and anybody else,
37:10it won't matter.
37:11He's gonna take the beating of his life.
37:13Shawn Michaels has never beat Big Daddy Cool,
37:16something he cannot say.
37:17Diesel has beaten Shawn Michaels.
37:20No doubt it's gonna be an uphill battle
37:22for Shawn Michaels to hang on
37:23to the World Wrestling Federation Championship
37:25against this seven-foot monster
37:27out here at ringside with us.
37:28Over 300 pounds of him,
37:30Big Daddy Cool Diesel.
37:31However, I remind you, Diesel-
37:32Now, everybody,
37:33here's your heartbreak kid right here.
37:35Oh, I'm missing me not right now.
37:37And Michaels right on target.
37:40You're not gonna outsmart Shawn Michaels.
37:42You're not gonna outsmart the king either, McMahon.
37:45Shawn Michaels, one-on-one
37:48with Jerry the King.
37:49Lawler, this is not for the championship,
37:51but a great deal of pride, obviously,
37:54in both of these athletes.
37:55It will be for the title
37:57against Big Daddy Cool Diesel.
37:59Gotta get past the king first.
38:03What sort of strategy are we likely to see
38:05in this match that actually we thought
38:08we would never see?
38:09Because I didn't think that
38:10we would see two individuals
38:12who at one time were such great friends
38:15collide in the square circle.
38:19It's all about titles, Vince.
38:21I can understand that.
38:22Even about that.
38:23You know what it's about, Vince?
38:25What's that?
38:26I know that Shawn Michaels-
38:27Nothing more important than
38:28Shawn Michaels in that world belt.
38:29I've already been there, done it.
38:31The thing I wanna do,
38:32I wanna destroy his life.
38:34And to destroy Shawn Michaels' life
38:35is to take that belt.
38:37He's worked so hard for it.
38:38Enjoy it for a month, buddy boy.
38:40Why would you get so much pleasure
38:41out of destroying this young man's life?
38:43Why?
38:44What is it about you?
38:45I don't know.
38:46I'm just that kind of guy.
38:47Come on, you wanna fight?
38:48You wanna fight?
38:49G-g-g-gunkiest.
38:50G-g-g-gunkiest.
38:53Some would say it's perhaps jealousy.
38:55Look at this.
38:56Shawn Michaels now peppering away
38:57on Jerry The King while we're in.
38:59Right hand.
39:00What are you saying?
39:01And The King is-
39:05Are you saying Diesel is jealous of Shawn Michaels?
39:08I'm not saying it.
39:09I'm asking it.
39:10I'm not jealous of any man.
39:12Look at me.
39:14And I would suggest to you
39:15you're not too lucky to see that
39:17in a matchup with Big Daddy Cool Diesel.
39:21If he's like that, he'd be unconscious.
39:25Shawn Michaels out with a crack.
39:28Thousands of them jam-packed into a square circle
39:31to see Shawn Michaels, Mr. Flamboyant, in action.
39:37Hey, perfect.
39:38Wouldn't you say right now
39:39The King's up in points here?
39:41He's up by two points.
39:42I got a score to say.
39:46Michaels now with Jerry The King hauler.
39:50Don't expect a clean break here.
39:53And right hand misses.
39:54And Michaels right on top.
39:57The King for the ride.
39:58Back body drop.
40:01Tell you what,
40:02I'm not going to take too much away from this kid, though.
40:04Shawn Michaels is in the best shape of his life right now.
40:09And he's going to need to be.
40:12Yes, I would suggest he is likely to be.
40:14He took a tremendous beating.
40:16Michaels dead.
40:17At the hands of Bret The Hitman Hart.
40:21At WrestleMania.
40:23Hitman will go toe-to-toe with you.
40:27Wait a minute.
40:28What does The King have in his right hand?
40:30Shut up!
40:31Shut up!
40:34Jerry The King hauler could very well
40:36have something in that right hand.
40:39Trying to hide it from the official.
40:41You know, Diesel,
40:42let's go back to Madison Square Garden
40:44where you hit Shawn Michaels with the chair.
40:46I saw Shawn Michaels getting out of the ring.
40:48He said, I'm going to kick his seven-foot ass.
40:52You know, that's the whole thing.
40:53I get blamed as a bad guy
40:54every time something goes on around here.
40:56I know the feeling.
40:57I'm out in the ring.
40:58Shawn Michaels turns to me.
40:59He says, hey, I got a couple of vertebrae out.
41:01Do you mind putting them in with that chair?
41:03He turns his back.
41:04I whack him.
41:05All of a sudden, I'm a bad guy.
41:06You know, I knew there was a small talk going on.
41:08I knew it.
41:09I'm the bad guy all of a sudden.
41:10See, he set me up.
41:13I don't know how he could make light of something like that.
41:18I guess you just don't know me, Vince, do you?
41:20I make fun of everybody.
41:24Jerry The King Lawler at the moment in control.
41:28Shawn Michaels, the heartbreak kid.
41:31A hard right hand.
41:32That'll leave a mark.
41:33Yeah.
41:34Kind of like a mark you want to leave on the World Wrestling Federation.
41:36Once again, becoming WMF champion.
41:38Wait a minute.
41:39Come on, ref, get in there.
41:40Lawler with a blatant choke on Michaels right here in front of us
41:43just a moment ago.
41:45Look at the look on Lawler's face.
41:46Wait a minute.
41:47Look at the look on your face.
41:48This is really enjoyable.
41:49Hey, Diesel, sit down.
41:50Sit down.
41:51Sit down, Diesel.
41:53We're back.
41:54We have persuaded Big Eddy Cole Diesel to sit down.
41:55And Jerry The King Lawler in control as we speak.
41:59Again, imagine how distracting it is now
42:01for Shawn Michaels to be in the ring
42:03trying to handle himself with Wiley veteran Jerry The King Lawler
42:06and you, Mr. Perfect, down here along with the man, oh my goodness,
42:09whom he will face, his former best friend,
42:12whom he will face in less than three weeks' time.
42:16Nice little temple shot there by The King.
42:22And unquestionably, wait a minute,
42:23here comes The King and, oh, no.
42:28You know, the more violent, the more I like it.
42:29Yeah, where's the click now?
42:30Vince, where's the click now?
42:35Shawn Michaels must draw on something here
42:38trying to keep his head into this matchup with Jerry The King Lawler.
42:46A tremendous distraction with Mr. Perfect,
42:49one time chummy as well, with Shawn Michaels.
42:52And, oh, no.
42:53Here we go.
42:54Piledriver.
42:55This could do it.
42:56Imagine taking the momentum that Michaels has with Piledriver.
43:01Perfectly delivered.
43:02Nice job.
43:05Jerry The King Lawler with a cover and a count.
43:08Two and eight.
43:09No.
43:12That was awfully close there.
43:13Shawn Michaels kicking out Justin in the nick of time,
43:15just as he did so many, many, many times at WrestleMania
43:20with a matchup with-
43:21Wrecked the Hitman out of my heart right hand again.
43:24So now you're watching this matchup, Big Daddy Cole.
43:27What's going through your head?
43:30Are you enjoying what you're seeing right now?
43:32I mean, this is the greatest sports entertainment in the world right here.
43:35No.
43:38Not for The King.
43:39It's not, at least, not at the moment.
43:41Went to the well one too many times.
43:46Shawn Michaels moving in on Jerry The King Lawler.
43:49Succession to right hand.
43:50Look at him throw those rights.
43:52The King now set up for the ride to the buckle.
43:55Look out off the rope.
43:56Nicely done.
44:00How can you counter that lightning-like quickness of Shawn Michaels?
44:03That speed.
44:05Knock him out.
44:06And a big slam by Michaels.
44:09Michaels now going to the outside.
44:11Right out in front of us.
44:14Michaels on the top rope and...
44:17Yeah!
44:19Elbow finds a mark.
44:20Cover.
44:21No, there's no cover there.
44:22Oh, see.
44:25Okay.
44:26That's a little cocky, McMahon.
44:30You don't want none of this.
44:32You don't want none of this.
44:33Get your win.
44:35Better go get your win there, boy.
44:37You don't mean nothing to me without that belt.
44:39Big Daddy Cole Diesel looking right up at Shawn Michaels.
44:44Hey, Hefner, if I want to get up, I'll get up.
44:46You need to-
44:47Yeah!
44:48Oh, cover.
44:49Oh, count.
44:50Two and...
44:51Yeah!
44:52Oh, yeah.
44:57Big Daddy Cole Diesel with a bird's-eye view of the man he's going to be facing
45:02in less than three weeks' time for the World Wrestling Federation Championship.
45:06What's up?
45:10And Shawn Michaels.
45:12Oh, he's calling me.
45:13Wow.
45:15Oh, is he calling you up, Diesel?
45:16I think he's calling me up.
45:18You better think twice.
45:24Told you this guy's not too smart, McMahon.
45:27Michaels wanting to have a little early action with Big Daddy Cole Diesel prior to Omaha.
45:32By the way, speaking of early, join us.
45:33Three minutes before nine o'clock Eastern next week.
45:35We're on the air three minutes early at 8.50.
45:41And the jewelry's coming off.
45:44I'll hold that for you.
45:48What's going to happen here?
45:50Big Daddy Cole Diesel will do anything to once again be the WWF Champion.
45:55When it was Michaels who called out Big D.
45:59Michaels.
46:00He's having second thoughts.
46:01Oh, I don't think so.
46:02Look at that look of determination.
46:03Look at that look.
46:04Okay, I see them both.
46:06And wait a minute, here comes Shawn Michaels.
46:08Michaels bringing the two Big Daddy Cole Diesel.
46:11Wait a minute.
46:12Wait a minute.
46:13Mr. Perfect just left the booth as well.
46:15Look at Michaels and Big D.
46:17Wailing away.
46:18Oh, no.
46:19Look at this.
46:20Exchanging boots.
46:21Michaels staying toe to toe with Big Daddy Cole Diesel.
46:25Michaels and Diesel going at it.
46:27Wait a minute.
46:28Wait a minute, Mr. Perfect.
46:29Look out.
46:30A right hand for Mr. Perfect.
46:31Oh, no.
46:33A size 14 boot right on the jaw of Shawn.
46:36No.
46:37Perfect just threw Diesel the championship belt.
46:40Oh, no.
46:42Oh, we've seen it all here tonight.
46:45Wasn't that great, huh?
46:46Wasn't that great?
46:47Welcome to the hospital.
46:48I'm Ed Johnson thrown into a table.
46:51Look at that.
46:52Big Daddy Cole Diesel just nailed Shawn Michaels with a championship belt.
46:57He asked for it.
46:58He asked for it.
46:59He got it.
47:01Yeah.
47:02Yeah.
47:03Sure.
47:04Yeah.
47:07Big Daddy Cole Diesel and Shawn Michaels.
47:12In your house.
47:13And why the smile?
47:15Well, look at Shawn Michaels.
47:16Diesel said he's getting cocky.
47:18Shawn Michaels asked him to get up in the ring.
47:20You wanted to see a fight, Shawn Michaels.
47:22Now you got one.
47:23Good job, Diesel.
47:24I got your back.
47:26Big Daddy Cole Diesel coming back to collect his shades.
47:29Imagine the presence of mind to do that after what he just did to Shawn Michaels.
47:35What kind of a man is that?
47:37What kind of a seven-foot monster would do something like that?
47:40That's exactly right.
47:41He's a monster.
47:42McMahon, he sat out here.
47:43He watched Shawn Michaels and his cockiness.
47:44And all these people around here, so-called clique.
47:47Look at him now.
47:48There's your new generation leader right there.
47:50Flat on his back.
47:51In his belt.
47:52Take a slam.
47:53Join us next week for more WWF Monday Night Raw.