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00:00The World Wrestling Federation, for over 50 years,
00:05the revolutionary force in sports entertainment.
00:09He's vicious, he's vile.
00:16I just whipped your ass.
00:18He shows no remorse.
00:20Get that piece of crap out of my ring.
00:23He knows no mercy.
00:25He's Stone Cold.
00:28Shawn Michaels has braved the challenge of every predator
00:31in the World Wrestling Federation.
00:33But lately, the champion looks beatable.
00:37Have the battles finally taken their toll?
00:40Stone Cold smells blood.
00:43This isn't a good book, son.
00:44This is Austin 316.
00:47And tonight, Shawn Michaels, I'm gonna whip your ass.
00:51This is it.
00:54Time,
00:58time.
01:01I made it.
01:04Time, time, time.
01:08Kind of this
01:12Sunday, I made
01:17Coming up this Sunday on pay-per-view, it's In Your House, Buried Alive.
01:22Unbelievable, but tonight, it's right here,
01:26Shawn Michaels will go one on one in a non-title matchup against Stone Cold
01:31Steve Austin, JR.
01:32I'll tell you something, folks, we're pumped up.
01:34This Sunday, somebody's gonna be buried alive in Indianapolis on pay-per-view in
01:38the Market Square arena.
01:39But right here tonight, our colleague, Jerry The King Lawler,
01:43one on one with Jake The Snake Roberts.
01:46Plus, I'm gonna have a very special interview with Mr.
01:49Perfect, who meets Blither herself right here next week.
01:52And the man called Vader is making his way to the ring right now.
01:55He's gonna tune up for his match this Sunday when he faces Psycho Sid.
02:00Absolutely unbelievable.
02:02Folks, let's take you back to last week here on Raw.
02:05Vader interfering in Sid's matchup with Goldust.
02:08There you saw the big Vader splash, but look at Psycho Sid.
02:12Psycho Sid hopped right up, like that 458 pound splash didn't even phase him.
02:19And then you see what Psycho Sid has in store for Vader.
02:23Is this a prelude to what we're gonna see this Sunday in Indianapolis on pay-per-view?
02:29Who knows what's gonna happen, JR, but Sidney Scott will be Vader's opponent.
02:32Fans, we have to let you know that hours before we went on the air tonight,
02:35we got a phone call from a producer informing Jim Ross and
02:39myself that Vince McMahon will be returning to host Monday Night Raw next week,
02:44along with Jerry The King Lawler.
02:46Well, yeah, I mentioned that yesterday.
02:48I alluded to that yesterday on Superstars.
02:50Did you get a personal, is someone talking about this in person?
02:53No, I got a phone call.
02:54From Kevin Dunn, the executive producer.
02:56Yes.
02:57Well, and you're not gonna, wait a minute, I got more to say on that deal.
03:00Vader starting right away on Phineas.
03:04Vader is an animal.
03:06And when Vader gets his opponent in that corner, it can be all over in a hurry.
03:11And Phineas Godwin is six feet seven, about 300 pounds.
03:15And look at Vader, just physically manhandle Phineas Godwin.
03:20Vader with quite an opportunity this Sunday.
03:22If he's able to defeat Psycho Sid, he'll earn an opportunity to face
03:26the World Wrestling Federation Champion at Survivor Series.
03:30I can't believe that McMahon's ego has completely overcome him.
03:34You know, the deity of the World Wrestling Federation will take his place
03:39at ringside next week in Fort Wayne live here on Raw.
03:43And you're not gonna be here, right?
03:44No, I'm not.
03:45How does your family feel about you being taken off the program?
03:48My wife was a little bit concerned, I called her just before we went on.
03:51Well, I think it's ridiculous.
03:53McMahon's ego is so out of control.
03:55The one thing that Kevin Dunn needs to understand, the executive producer of
03:58WWF, I don't work for him.
04:00I'm gonna be here next Monday.
04:02I don't care what Kevin Dunn says.
04:04And I don't care what Vince McMahon says.
04:05I'm gonna be sitting at ringside in Fort Wayne next Monday night.
04:09Now, Jim, I mean, there's a time for discussion and
04:12there's a time for doing, I think what you're telling.
04:15I mean, I'm going along with it.
04:16I don't necessarily agree that I'd love to be there.
04:19But I'm gonna be doing other things and
04:21I think maybe this might be the time for you to do the same.
04:23Well, so you're saying you're a team player?
04:25Exactly, I'm a company man.
04:27I was a company man the first two times I came through this organization.
04:30Look at Vader.
04:32Vader is absolutely dominating.
04:34And here's a man with such high stakes on the line this Sunday on pay-per-view.
04:39The winner of the Vader-Psycho-Sin matchup, look at those shots.
04:43Look at those shots right to the head.
04:44Will meet the WWF champion, presumably Shawn Michaels,
04:49November at the Survivor Series.
04:51And what a night we have in store for you on the broadcast.
04:55Later on, Shawn Michaels one on one in the biggest match ever.
05:00I think in the history of Monday Night Raw, the biggest match ever.
05:03Tonight, Shawn Michaels in a non-title event against Stone Cold Steve Austin.
05:08And wait a second, Psycho Sid letting us know that he's from Arkansas too.
05:16I don't know if I've been bragging about that, but
05:18needless to say Psycho Sid really doesn't have any business being out here.
05:24Psycho Sid's gonna have all he can say grace over this Sunday night in
05:28Indianapolis, tonight somebody's gonna be buried alive over the clothesline.
05:33Phineas Godwin battling back to his feet,
05:35puts Vader down hard in the clothesline.
05:36And now, Phineas with the belt in the back, what strength.
05:41That was a good counter move by Phineas Godwin.
05:45I think Psycho Sid has Vader distracted.
05:47And maybe that's the only reason Sid came out here, was to distract Vader.
05:51And apparently it's working.
05:54Phineas and Henry coming off that huge upset yesterday on Superstars.
05:57It's a non-title event over Owen Hart and the British Bulldog.
06:00And Vader goes all the way out to the floor.
06:02Well, if Vader loses this matchup, it will be a huge upset in my eyes.
06:07And Jim Cornette should be horse whipped if that happens.
06:10Now, what's the story with Jim Cornette on Livewire, JR?
06:12Cornette's got a big mouth, that's what his problem is.
06:17Todd Petgill said that you prevented Cornette from being on Livewire,
06:21is that true?
06:22No, Cornette, I understand.
06:23I think you asked Cornette.
06:25He will tell you that he volunteered to leave that broadcast.
06:29And now Phineas with an opportunity, is he gonna be able to do it?
06:34He turns him over, full body slam.
06:36That's a 458 pounder being slammed.
06:39And Phineas Godwin looking for the slap drop.
06:45He's gonna set up for the slap drop, this one will be over.
06:49Vader, though, able to hang on to the ropes and counter the move.
06:53Vader too near the ropes for Phineas to execute his finishing maneuver.
07:01And now here comes Phineas Godwin, head of steam, but Vader's there to greet him.
07:07Vader can just be so dominating.
07:09And who will have the best powerbomb?
07:11Who's gonna be powerbombed literally through the ring in Indianapolis?
07:15Will it be Vader or will it be Psycho Sid?
07:18That's the big question.
07:20Something's gotta give when those two big bulls collide.
07:23This Sunday on pay-per-view.
07:25And Phineas Godwin in a world of hurt as Vader drops the Vader bomb.
07:31Three count is totaled and Vader victorious.
07:35Vader very, very dominant here.
07:37One of the most physically dominating athletes in the history of
07:40the World Wrestling Federation.
07:41Has his time come?
07:43Cornette's got a reprieve, but
07:45Cornette had best produce some very positive results this Sunday on pay-per-view.
07:51Or I got a feeling Mr. Vader's gonna be very displeased.
07:56Vader victorious, Jim Ross with Mr. Perfect, stay with us.
08:00New York, it's the city that never sleeps.
08:03And you won't even have time to sleep when the biggest superstars in the world
08:06take over the biggest city in the world.
08:09On Saturday, November 16th, it's the annual WWF Hall of Fame Banquet
08:13from the Marriott Marquee in Times Square.
08:16Where the stars from yesterday meet the stars of today.
08:19Then Sunday, November 17th, it's the biggest pay-per-view event of the fall.
08:24The 1996 WWF Survivor Series, live from Madison Square Garden.
08:29We know these guys can survive the Big Apple.
08:31Can New York survive the WWF Survivor Series weekend?
08:38Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce a man that's about to make his return to
08:42the ring here in the World Wrestling Federation.
08:46Perhaps the greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time, Mr. Perfect.
08:52Mr. Perfect preparing for his matchup next Monday,
08:56live on Raw from Fort Wayne, Indiana.
08:58Boy, I know he has been training, and
09:00the competitive spirit of Mr. Perfect has definitely flown.
09:03He almost got into it yesterday on Superstars,
09:06went nose to nose with Stone Cold Steve Austin.
09:10We anxiously await the return.
09:12It's been over 13 months since we have seen this man,
09:15one of the greatest champions of all time, return to the ring.
09:18Mr. Perfect, you make quite an impression on Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
09:22You've been stealing his women right and left, and
09:25Mr. Helmsley obviously hasn't liked it very much.
09:28Next week here on Raw, you return to the ring to go one-on-one with Mr. Helmsley.
09:33Hold on, before you talk about Helmsley and anything to do with Mr. Perfect,
09:38I wanna make one thing perfectly clear.
09:41There's only one Mr. Perfect here in the World Wrestling Federation, and
09:45you're looking at him.
09:46I couldn't agree more, absolutely.
09:50You're looking in great condition.
09:52Next week on Raw, you return to the ring.
09:55I know a lot of fans are wondering, in what kind of condition are you in?
09:58Are you 50% perfect, 75% perfect, or are you past perfect?
10:05Are you ready to go next week here on Raw?
10:07Do you see any flaws in this, what you're looking at right here, Jim Ross?
10:11Not a one.
10:12Let me tell you something.
10:15I'm the kind of guy who never backs up for anything, and
10:18I don't complain about nothing, and I never back down from a challenge.
10:21You want a challenge, next week it's gonna happen.
10:25Mr. Perfect is gonna be here, live, doing what he does best, and
10:30that's right here in the middle of the ring, getting the job done.
10:33Crowd cannot wait for it.
10:40Are you concerned about Ring Ross?
10:42I know you've been in some intense training for this.
10:44I said it earlier, there's only one Mr. Perfect.
10:48I always keep myself in perfect shape from head to toe.
10:52I have no flaws.
10:53I've never had a cavity in my mouth.
10:55Jim Ross, I've been waiting a long time to come back into the squared circle.
11:00All these new generation punks think they're walking around here with their
11:04cocky hairdos like they're really something big.
11:07I'm the greatest Intercontinental Champion to ever walk the face.
11:11I'm the greatest athlete the World Wrestling Federation has ever produced.
11:15And next week, I'm gonna prove it to everybody.
11:19So Mr. Perfect, I know he's pleased to spread Wade Boggs and
11:22the New York Yankees advance to the World Series.
11:24Mr. Perfect looks ready to go.
11:26He's ready for next Monday.
11:27I'll tell you what, Mr. Perfect is definitely ready, my, for live action.
11:34It's big, it's back, and it's coming.
11:39The WWF's Big Bang Boom Tour is exploding with non-stop action and
11:45excitement as it sets to blow the roof off an arena near you.
11:50This Sunday, we invade Indy for In Your House Very Live.
11:52A week from today, we get raw in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
11:54Next Tuesday, we make our way to the Cincinnati Gardens.
11:57Wednesday, we hit Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium.
12:00Thursday, we hit the Prairie Capital Convention Center.
12:02Next Friday, we hit the Windy City's Rosemount Horizon.
12:05And next weekend, we've got two great dates in the state of Missouri.
12:08The World Wrestling Federation is exploding with action.
12:11And you can be at ground zero with the WWF's Big Bang Boom Tour.
12:17We're looking forward to being in Fort Wayne, Indiana next Monday night.
12:23You think Lawler had anything to do with your reassignment?
12:25I hope not, but Jerry The King Lawler will be next competing inside
12:29the Spirit Circle.
12:30Certainly has been peaceful here at the broadcast desk without him.
12:33We'll see him next.
12:35The men.
12:36The boyhood dream has come true for Shawn Michaels.
12:41The men.
12:42The Undertaker, what a show.
12:45The legend.
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12:47The best there was.
12:48And the best there ever will be.
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13:04The myth, The Undertaker.
13:06And the legend, Bret the Hitman Hart, for
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13:12All you have to do is call toll free 1-888-WWF-SHOP.
13:17Or you can send a check or money order to the address on your screen.
13:21Because you see.
13:23And we're back on Raw.
13:24Jerry The King Lawler has been tirading throughout the break about his matchup.
13:29With Jake The Snake Brothers.
13:30He just got his new Henny Youngland joke book.
13:32He's trying out some old material.
13:33Can you imagine this Sunday on pay-per-view?
13:35I'm gonna have to be sitting at ringside with that man.
13:38A frustrated nightclub comedian who hasn't analyzed a hold in wrestling in 20
13:42years.
13:43And a guy, namely Vince McMahon, who doesn't even know the names of the holds.
13:47I'll have to carry the whole darn broadcast this Sunday.
13:51He's been in the back arguing with himself over whether his last meal
13:55tasted great or was less filling.
13:57Lawler's been continuing to make accusations about Jake Roberts having
14:01fallen off the wagon.
14:02I severely doubt that.
14:03Somebody just told me that Jake is six sheets in the wind back there.
14:07Well, Jake's a namesake.
14:08Jake The Snake Plumber rallied his Arizona State football team back from
14:12three touchdowns against UCLA.
14:13I guarantee you, he's gonna- So Jake Roberts hoping to come out and
14:16come back here of his own tonight.
14:17Everybody he sees out here has an exact twin.
14:18And shut the mouth of Jerry Lawler.
14:21You know what he's been doing, Finkel?
14:25He's trying to get a commercial.
14:26Man, what a night it's gonna be here on Raw tonight.
14:29One of the biggest matchups in the entire history of Monday Night Raw is here
14:33tonight.
14:34The WWF Champion Shawn Michaels and the most talked about athlete,
14:38perhaps to ever come to the WWF, Stone Cold Steve Austin.
14:42Those two men will get it on right here tonight.
14:46Maybe that's what happened to him.
14:48The biggest match ever in Raw history later on.
14:51But now, Jake The Snake Roberts is set to go.
14:54Last call.
14:56Where is Jake The Snake?
15:00I thought I saw him earlier, much earlier today.
15:04I haven't seen him the last couple of three hours.
15:07I think he's gonna come.
15:08You know how we get him out of here?
15:09No.
15:12I think Jake's just been drop kicked off the wagon.
15:17Don't tell me.
15:18He looks like a cross between Brett Butler and Kelsey Grammer.
15:21Look at him.
15:22Hell, if I didn't know better, I'd say he's drunk.
15:24This is a shame.
15:27Come on.
15:31That's not Evian water in that brown bag, I'll tell you that.
15:35Let somebody get you a bar of tea.
15:37He's in no shape to compete here, JR.
15:39I don't think he can pass the breathalyzer test, if that's what you're saying.
15:43Looking for it, JR.
15:46I don't think this match should even take place by a break.
15:49No, he should not be let into the ring.
15:50This is sad.
15:51Imagine what his family at home in Stone Mountain, Georgia,
15:54is thinking right now, seeing this.
15:56You know, I travel to Stone Mountain.
15:57I know how hard it has been on Jake's family.
16:02This whole ordeal of this drug and alcohol abuse.
16:05This is gonna be a lot of fun.
16:06And I was hoping to see Jake DDT Lawler.
16:09Oh, come on, Rip.
16:10He's not that drunk, is he?
16:11Yeah, you can tell Lawler is really enjoying himself.
16:15You know, Jake, this is a daily struggle.
16:17He'll tell you, one day at a time.
16:19That's the way he always looks.
16:21Now, the World Wrestling Federation president,
16:22Gorilla Monsoon, is coming up here.
16:24Where everybody will recognize you, Jake.
16:27I don't think Monsoon's gonna let this match take place.
16:29He's dragging around.
16:31He's drunk.
16:32Wait a minute.
16:33Wait.
16:33Don't worry about Monsoon.
16:34Wait a second.
16:35I don't think Jake Roberts is drunk at all.
16:40I think this is a trap.
16:42I think Jake's setting up Lawler.
16:44The King could be in trouble.
16:48Welcome back to Raw, everybody.
16:49Jake The State Roberts sets a face.
16:50Jerry The King Lawler.
16:51We thought before the bell sounded that Jake Roberts was inebriated.
16:56Well, it is not the case.
16:58And Jerry The King Lawler could be in for a very eye-opening situation, as they say.
17:03I'll come to you.
17:06Lawler deserves whatever he gets here.
17:09Oh, my.
17:10Look out.
17:11The DDT.
17:12Jake Roberts is not drunk.
17:16Jake Roberts is a winner.
17:18Yes, indeed.
17:21Jake Roberts getting a small measure of revenge.
17:24A small measure of redemption for all the horrible things that Jerry Lawler
17:29has said about him and other people with Jake's affliction.
17:34Wait a minute.
17:36He's going for that snake.
17:37No.
17:37Well, the King's gonna be sailing down to the Whiskey River here.
17:46All over him.
17:49Here comes Revelations.
17:54You don't think that was crowned royal, do you?
17:57I hope not.
17:58You'd hate to waste it on The King.
18:01Good.
18:02Jerry Lawler getting just what he deserves.
18:06Lawler, Lawler, he looks sick.
18:11He looks physically sick.
18:13Jake Roberts is fine, everybody.
18:16He pulled over, pulled one over on you, King.
18:19And great for you, Jake The Snake Roberts.
18:22Lawler got, he got just what he deserved.
18:25I wish now that Jake would bury him alive.
18:27Right now, fans, let's take you to more in our eye-opening conversation with
18:31the real Double J, Jesse James.
18:34He signals to me the foot.
18:35Well, I got it.
18:36I got it. I'm cool with that.
18:37A roadie hook, Double J's ankle.
18:41What poetic justice here.
18:43You know, I didn't really understand that I pulled his foot, but
18:46I knew something had messed up.
18:47Oh, my goodness.
18:50I said, you know, Jeff, what happened?
18:52What's going on?
18:53He says, I'm out of here.
18:55You stay here, or you go with me.
18:57Whatever you wanna do, the choice is yours.
18:59And so Jesse James really had no choice following Jeff Jarrett
19:02out of the WWF that night.
19:04But who could blame Jesse after what Jarrett had promised to do for
19:07the young, gifted, unknown singer when they first met,
19:10back in a small bar in Nashville just one year before.
19:14He says he can take me out of this dive and take me around the world.
19:19Bright lights, big city, the whole nine yards.
19:23By now, you know Jarrett is a fraud, taking advantage of Jesse's shyness,
19:27conning Jesse James into allowing him to take credit for
19:30singing the hit single, With My Baby Tonight.
19:33Well, here's the real Double J, Jesse James.
19:35You know my baby's got her wrapped around her little finger.
19:39Don't you know that I want her willin' back to be with her.
19:43I can't wait to be alone with my baby tonight.
19:47Now I know that the road he took me down led me straight to the unemployment law.
19:52We'll leave every worry in this world behind.
19:56He took me from nowhere, and he left me nowhere.
19:59I'm a kind of guy who likes to get things right.
20:02Don't mind me complaining if it takes all night.
20:06So now what?
20:07Well, for starters, Jesse and his producer, Jim Johnston,
20:10are planning to re-release With My Baby Tonight on a brand new album.
20:14It seems like such a great song to just put it in file 13,
20:19you know, just to drop it away and have it just disappear.
20:23Also, I think people are gonna be surprised because I think when they hear
20:26the songs on this new thing, they're gonna be amazed at the range of stuff you can sing.
20:32There's also talk of a duet with a major country music star.
20:36Next week, more real life from the real Double J,
20:39including his incredible desert storm story.
20:42Every night, the first couple of weeks, every night, boom, the bombs would hit,
20:46and that ground would shake, and we'd wake up scared to death.
20:48We thought we were dead.
20:51Well, we certainly look forward to hearing and seeing more of the real Double J,
20:54Jesse James.
20:54Very interesting story.
20:56Can't wait to see more of that unfold.
20:57Freddie Joe's in a great mood after that wonderful victory by the Oklahoma Sunners
21:01over the Texas Longhorns this past Saturday.
21:04I hope Freddie Joe's luck holds out because he's gonna need some luck against
21:08a magnificent athlete, Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
21:11Hunter Hearst Helmsley with another beautiful lady.
21:17Set to go in his tune-up match here for his battle with Mr.
21:22Perfect next week, live on Raw.
21:24Of course, tomorrow on Newsstands Everywhere, fans of World Wrestling
21:30Federation magazine, Paul Bearer on the cover of his hideous action against
21:35The Undertaker.
21:35And of course, you'll be able to read inside such great stories as that feature
21:39on Ahmet Johnson, a story you will not believe about his tragic family life.
21:42Absolutely riveting reading regarding Ahmet Johnson's childhood,
21:47how he got into wrestling.
21:48That on Newsstands and tomorrow everywhere.
21:51It's a must read, fans.
21:53So Helmsley preparing.
21:55You know, it's a shame, JR, that we will not be at ringside next week to be able to
21:58see Hunter Hearst Helmsley face Mr. Perfect one-on-one.
22:01What do you mean, we, Tonto?
22:02You got a mouse in your pocket?
22:04I'm gonna be sitting at ringside.
22:05I don't give a damn what Kevin Dunn says.
22:07He's the executive producer here.
22:08I don't report to the executive producer.
22:10You know, Dunn needs to write a contract.
22:13You know, vice presidents don't report to executive producers.
22:16But the official word, JR, that we got from that phone call earlier tonight is
22:20that we have been reassigned and Vince McMahon will be providing the play-by-play.
22:23And they couldn't even do it in person.
22:25They want to do it on the phone.
22:26That's really professional.
22:28You know, that's no way to do business.
22:30I'm gonna be sitting next, matter of fact,
22:31I'm gonna be sitting next to McMahon this Sunday on pay-per-view.
22:34And I'm gonna ask him why in the world he's allowing this non-sanctioned matchup
22:38to go on between The Undertaker and mankind.
22:41That is the most dangerous, the most hideous situation I have ever been
22:45associated with.
22:46I don't even want to be associated with it.
22:47Somebody could very seriously, be very drastically hurt.
22:51What is this?
22:53Talk about drastic.
22:56Yeah, drastic measures, I think, to keep his lady at ringside, dude.
23:00This is exactly what Mr.
23:03Perfect, my Sunday morning broadcast colleague's been talking about.
23:06Helmsley has great skills, he's got a great potential, a great future.
23:11But his focus is not on his opponent.
23:14His focus is split with those beautiful ladies.
23:17And handcuffs, I didn't know.
23:20Lock of collar and elbow.
23:22This should be a very fast-paced, scientific-type battle.
23:26Helmsley buries his shoulder.
23:28And now, big beal out of the corner.
23:30Floyd thrown all the way across.
23:32I'm certainly wondering how sharp Mr.
23:35Perfect's gonna be here next week, live from Fort Wayne.
23:40JR, when we got that phone call before,
23:41they said I didn't have to worry about losing my job.
23:43Do you think that's true?
23:45Well, sure.
23:46Wink, wink.
23:48I wouldn't mind firing real estate agents anytime soon if I were you.
23:50Nice fireman carry takeover.
23:52Drop toehold, look at this.
23:54And Floyd able to float up to the side headlock now.
23:56You're living in Connecticut, right?
23:58Yes. Overpriced hellhole that it is.
24:00I'll just keep renting it if I were you.
24:02And save all the money you can, young man.
24:05First, you're gonna be big, though, in Zimbabwe and
24:08Kuwait and some of the other third world countries that you'll be doing voiceovers for.
24:12Helmsley up and, my!
24:14Good move by Helmsley.
24:16The pace quickened and
24:17Helmsley's quickly got everything back under control.
24:20This athlete, inside the ring, at times is, well, ooh!
24:25No pun intended, but he's almost perfectly flawless.
24:29You can make a lot of comparisons between Helmsley's style and Perfect's style.
24:34They're both great athletes.
24:36Both in, no doubt, in great condition.
24:38It'll be a great, I think it'll be a great technical match next Monday night,
24:42live, when we're in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
24:44I love the state of Indiana.
24:46I can't wait to get to the Hoosier State this weekend.
24:49Much anticipated return of Mr. Perfect.
24:54Definitely one of the biggest stories of the year so
24:56far in the World Wrestling Federation.
25:01And Helmsley lifts Floyd up to his feet with that hard boot.
25:04Hard kick right to the ribs and a swinging neck break.
25:08Almost effortlessly does Mr. Perfect go through his offensive game plan.
25:12The young lady's still handcuffed.
25:14I guess Helmsley thinks that's the perfect insurance policy.
25:19So Helmsley, we can tell he's in tip-top shape as always.
25:25No doubt that Helmsley is a future champion here.
25:28Wait a minute.
25:29And Mr. Perfect is coming down to get a closer look.
25:34I talked to Perfect quite a while yesterday when we went off the air
25:37yesterday morning here on the USA Network, and
25:40he is pumped up about this thing.
25:42Yeah, Perfect cannot wait to get back in the ring.
25:46I thought Perfect and
25:47Stone Cold were gonna start trading with you between them yesterday, JR.
25:50I'm getting a little tense.
25:51Look at Freddie Joe.
25:52Freddie Joe's not gonna back down.
25:55Floyd with an opportunity.
25:57Can he capitalize?
25:58Helmsley taking down with a backdrop.
26:01Perfect is noticing that the lady is handcuffed.
26:05She's not going anywhere.
26:06You know, the legendary Jack and
26:08Gerald Briscoe from Bowlegs, Oklahoma, originally.
26:11Count's got a lot of heritage.
26:12Inverted atomic drop, and Floyd is in trouble.
26:15Of course, I wouldn't put Freddie Joe in the Briscoe's category.
26:18Not yet, anyway.
26:21See, Helmsley took his eyes off his opponent, and Perfect's got a key.
26:28The perfect escape.
26:30This guy thinks of everything.
26:33Well, he's perfect.
26:35He really is.
26:36Well, there he goes.
26:39My, Helmsley's taking a beating.
26:43Mr. Perfect got the key from the security guard.
26:48And now, Helmsley sets and delivers the pedigree.
26:53That's a devastating maneuver.
26:55And this one, no.
26:56Wait a minute.
26:57He sees Perfect leaving.
26:59That was a mistake by Helmsley.
27:00Helmsley had that match won.
27:02Helmsley had that match won, and now Helmsley's coming after Perfect.
27:06He's going right after Mr. Perfect.
27:08Hello.
27:10What a right hand.
27:12Mr. Perfect is definitely ready to go.
27:16Man, what a right hand.
27:18Helmsley's also been counted out.
27:22What a punch.
27:23Check it out, right here.
27:24Look at this, right there.
27:26Man, what a battle's gonna be live right here next week.
27:30And fans, while Hunter collects himself standing by his stone cold,
27:33I understand you have something to say to Bret Hart.
27:36You know, Hitman, since you weren't man enough to face Stone Cold,
27:40later on tonight, I'm gonna whip the man's ass who whipped your ass.
27:44Austin, 316, and that's the bottom line, cuz Stone Cold said so.
27:50That great match is still to come.
27:52And now, Sony's PlayStation, featuring the hit game Crash Bandicoot,
27:57presents the PlayStation Slam of the Week.
28:00Henry Godwin is manhandling the WWF Tag Champion.
28:04Here we go.
28:05A slap drop, a slap drop.
28:07Get him.
28:09Wow, he did it.
28:10The Godwins have defeated the WWF Tag Champions on a victory for the Godwins.
28:17They know what it's like to wear the tag team gold.
28:19The Slam of the Week was brought to you by Sony's PlayStation,
28:22featuring the hit game Crash Bandicoot.
28:25You are not ready.
28:27He is the very definition of the word, the picture of perfection.
28:33Whatever the field of competition, he excels.
28:36Whether it's on the football field, on the baseball diamond, or in the ring.
28:42And now, arguably the greatest intercontinental champion of all time
28:45steps back into the ring to teach this American blue blood a lesson in perfection.
28:51Mr. Perfect battles Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
28:53It's raw, it's live, and it's next week.
28:57Boy, we cannot wait for Mr. Perfect's return to the ring when he faces
29:01Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
29:02Well, here comes Sonny.
29:03I guess she's probably got a lot to say.
29:04Folks, I've got a lot to say about this very live matchup.
29:06Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Sonny.
29:07We've got a semis, we've got to bring in loads and loads of dirt.
29:10A cemetery was gonna be built on the floor of the Market Square Arena.
29:13A big hole dug six feet deep.
29:16Undertaker and Mankind starting out in the ring will beat each other senseless.
29:20And then, one of them's gonna be thrown into a grave, and
29:23then the dirt's gonna start piling on and piling on.
29:26This is crazy.
29:27The WWE is turning its back on this just to make a dollar.
29:31That McMahon.
29:32Hey, y'all, how y'all doing tonight?
29:33I got some big news for everybody tonight.
29:40Right now, I'd like to introduce to you the newest,
29:46hottest, sexiest thing going today in the World Wrestling Federation, me, Sonny.
29:54She makes Pam Anderson look like a Harvard graduate.
29:59We're wasting time here.
30:03This has nothing to do with athletics.
30:06Well, we understand that Sonny is gonna be joining us for
30:09color commentary on this next match.
30:11We talked about the Buried Alive battle.
30:13Let's see what Mankind and Paul Bearer have to say.
30:16I no longer have need of sleep on the wall because I come to the solitude.
30:23Because I now realize it will not be my body filling this hole in the earth.
30:30It will be that of The Undertaker, yeah.
30:33Because I have had a vision of you, Undertaker,
30:37your hands clawing a grave to dunk with your very own.
30:42Looking for friendship and finding none.
30:46Of your eyes, Undertaker, looking to mine for mercy and
30:51finding only vengeance of you, Undertaker.
30:57Your lungs gasping for breath and
31:00finding only cold spoil until you breathe your very last.
31:06And this Sunday night, Uncle Paul.
31:08Yes, yes.
31:10When my image meets reality, I'll laugh myself to sleep.
31:17Yes, and Undertaker, loyalty means nothing.
31:21It's not my fault, it's not Mankind's fault, it's the creatures of the night.
31:27It's your fault, you little rascal, canine, yes, yes.
31:36What an unearthly situation this Sunday on pay-per-view.
31:39It can't get any more dangerous than this.
31:42I don't have a very good feeling about Buried Alive or our guest here.
31:47We've been joined here by Sonny.
31:49How you doing, Kev?
31:50Very fine.
31:51You're looking pretty good.
31:52Thank you very much.
31:53Of course- Do you make a lot of money?
31:56I do okay.
31:57Just okay?
32:00Man coming out right now I know you're very familiar with.
32:02Yes, I am.
32:03Preparing for his match this Sunday on pay-per-view for
32:08the Intercontinental title one on one against the Wild Man, Mark Merrow.
32:11We take a look at the group.
32:12Of course, the amicable split that you two endured a few weeks ago.
32:17That's right, that's right.
32:18And I do have to make that announcement.
32:20There has been an amicable split between Farouk and myself.
32:23Now, I'm not saying we're not friends.
32:25We parted on very good terms.
32:27We are very good friends.
32:29That's not saying that I'm not helping him out from time to time either.
32:32Then again, I'm helping just about everybody out at some point.
32:36You never know what I'm up to next.
32:38I have lots of friends.
32:40Well, folks, this year Sony's PlayStation,
32:42featuring the new hit game Crash Bandicoot,
32:45presents WWF In Your House Buried Alive this Sunday on pay-per-view.
32:51Well, I really believe this Sunday on pay-per-view that Farouk has a great
32:54opportunity to use his power, his strength, and his athleticism to overpower
33:00the very capable Intercontinental Champion, the Wild Man, Mark Merrow.
33:03I really believe we'll see a new Intercontinental Champion crown
33:06this Sunday night.
33:08Nice dropkick tried by the Pug, but Farouk only knocked back to his heels.
33:12Now, Porto fires Farouk across.
33:14Oh, my.
33:15And takes him down hard to the clothesline.
33:18You know, that headgear is embarrassing.
33:20Isn't Vince McMahon, in addition to being an egomaniac, a marketing genius?
33:24Why would you put a headgear on a three-time All-American
33:27from Florida State University?
33:29I mean, I don't understand this whatsoever.
33:31And I think that headgear is a motivating factor for Farouk.
33:35Yesterday on Superstars, JR, you said that Farouk
33:38would be the next Intercontinental Champion after this Sunday.
33:40Well, I don't know what kind of game plan Farouk's going to have,
33:42but if his game plan is sound, he could be the new Intercontinental Champion.
33:47That's a good question for you, Sonny.
33:48Do you know what Farouk's game plan will be this Sunday?
33:51Oh, my.
33:52Spinebuster.
33:54Well, you know, if I told you right now my secrets and Farouk's secrets,
33:58what secrets would they be?
33:59What kind of strategy would they be if I let it out to the world right now?
34:03That's a very good point.
34:04Tell me about that.
34:06Here's another look right here of that spinebuster.
34:09Nothing but raw power from Farouk.
34:12But don't be misled.
34:13This guy's got great technical skills as well.
34:16And remember, if that game plan is sound on Sunday,
34:19I really believe that this man's athleticism and power
34:22is going to overcome the Wildman.
34:25And now Farouk building ahead of Steve, coming off the ropes
34:27and driving ahead right into the ribcage, the kidney area of Alex the Pug Porteaux.
34:32I know that Farouk is Deion Sanders' favorite WWF superstar.
34:36There's no doubt about that.
34:37Oh, my.
34:38Up on the shoulder and down with the Tiger Bite.
34:41Much to the delight of our ringside guest.
34:45And this athlete is absolutely devastated.
34:49There you go.
34:51Chugging like I always do.
34:54See, I taught him well.
34:55Do you think he'll be victorious this Sunday against Mark Merrow?
34:58Honey, I know he'll be victorious.
35:00He's had me as a manager of mine.
35:02He knows everything I know now and all my strategy.
35:05And we'll take that with him.
35:06And I think he'll do very well.
35:07All right.
35:08Thank you very much, Sonny, for joining us.
35:09Anytime, Ben.
35:12This past Saturday on Livewire here on USA, Ahmed Johnson was our guest.
35:16And Farouk had his first interaction with Ahmed.
35:19Listen to this conversation.
35:21I do have something to say to Ahmed Johnson.
35:23He's had a great future in the WWF.
35:25And I wish him well in his other life.
35:29Let me tell you something, son.
35:31First of all, I'm not taking nothing from you, Farouk, OK?
35:33Five-time All-American.
35:36Did you know he was ranked number five on the Heisman Trophy list?
35:39Outlander Trophy candidate.
35:41Great outstanding athlete.
35:43Son, let me tell you something.
35:44That's great.
35:45But that ain't going to stop me for one second from putting my foot in your ass.
35:48OK.
35:48You understand that?
35:49Hey, listen to me.
35:50Do you understand that?
35:51No, no, you understand that.
35:51Do you understand that?
35:53But let me tell you something.
35:53Let me tell you something.
35:54I'm not even mad at you.
35:55Like Tupac said, dog, I ain't mad at you.
35:57Because what you did, you woke me up.
35:58And now I know.
35:59Now I know in the WWF, I got to walk it alone.
36:03Now I know I got to watch my back.
36:04What you did, you helped me, son.
36:05You didn't even know it.
36:06Hey, bro, it ain't about being mad.
36:09It's about winning.
36:11And you know for yourself, we both have similar backgrounds.
36:15Raised in the streets.
36:15There are no guidelines in the streets.
36:17Come on, all men.
36:18There are no rules.
36:19Hey, and like you said, man, when it's about racism, when it gets into the ring,
36:23everybody runs up to me.
36:24How can you do that to another brother?
36:26If a brother is in that ring trying to defeat me and to get
36:30what I'm trying to obtain, I don't care what color he is.
36:33He can be clear for all I care.
36:35And you are just another man.
36:36And that's what I'm saying.
36:37I'm watching.
36:37I ain't mad at you, dog.
36:38But once again, we must settle this.
36:41Whether it be in the ring or out the ring, it's got to be settled.
36:43Because you know, you're from the streets.
36:44I can't let you walk around, man, doing something like that to me.
36:47My reputation's on the line.
36:48You cannot embarrass me or the Pearl River Pack.
36:51You got to pay.
36:52Let have them sit when the match is set and the stage is set.
36:55Hey, where you at?
36:56I'll come down.
36:57Where you at now?
36:58You at home?
36:58I'll come to your house.
37:00You know, all that will come to light.
37:01I'll come to your house tonight.
37:03You know what?
37:03You should have Lawrence Welk on that show this morning.
37:05They're playing violins, all those sob stories I hear.
37:08What would a woman want with a half a man?
37:11Hey, I hope your other kidney's in good shape.
37:13OK.
37:14We're going to find out.
37:15Hey, it's all you doing.
37:16We're going to find out.
37:17Just bring it on, man.
37:18You know?
37:19It's like that.
37:20Talk.
37:20Get him off the line.
37:21All right, Farouk, thank you very much for calling.
37:25And so now, the biggest match in his World Wrestling Federation career,
37:27Stone Cold Steve Austin preparing to face Shawn Michaels.
37:31And I'll tell you, the censors had better be ready this Saturday,
37:33because Stone Cold Steve Austin is going to be on live wire here on USA
37:38at 10 AM, 9 Central.
37:39Who's going to get buried alive this Sunday on pay-per-view?
37:42Mankind or The Undertaker?
37:47The rains have now stopped.
37:50But it's only the quiet before the real storm.
37:57Buried alive.
38:00Who could have thought that it would come to this?
38:06Each time you escape the clutches of these purple fists,
38:12you grew stronger, yet more evil.
38:18So you see, you've left me with no choice.
38:22I must now be your judge, your jury, and your executioner.
38:30If it takes destroying The Undertaker to destroy you, mankind,
38:37well, then that's what I will do.
38:39You must be extinguished.
38:43Why don't you try and imagine what those last few breaths of air
38:50will taste like?
38:52Try and imagine what it would be like trying to claw your way out
39:01of a moth on a spigot.
39:04Try to imagine what it will be like to never rest in peace.
39:14This is the final thing you will ever see.
39:31You look into the stone cold eyes of Stone Cold Steve Austin.
39:34Welcome back to Raw, everybody.
39:36And Stone Cold Steve Austin now will face in a non-title match Shawn Michaels,
39:40the Heartbreak Kid.
39:41Oh, what a contest this is gonna be.
39:44What an ovation.
39:46One of the most athletic WWF champion of all time.
39:50And what an honor, Shawn Michaels, San Antonio, Texas gift.
39:54The World Wrestling Federation belongs to this legendary mentor,
39:58Jose Supersoccerferio.
40:00And this is what everybody came to see.
40:03What a match-up this should be.
40:04There has been no bigger one-on-one match-up,
40:08one-by, in the entire history of Monday Night Raw,
40:12than you are about to see right here tonight.
40:16This crowd is on its feet in anticipation of the biggest match in Raw history.
40:24What a way to celebrate Columbus Day.
40:26Shawn Michaels has certainly been challenged recently.
40:34A couple of weeks ago here on Raw, we saw Shawn Michaels lose to Vader.
40:38In a tag team match-up,
40:40we saw the war at SummerSlam between Michaels and Vader.
40:44And all this schedule Shawn Michaels has been under is absolutely horrendous.
40:52I don't know how Michaels puts up with it.
40:55I think he may need better representation because his schedule is inhuman.
40:59But McMahon doesn't care.
41:01Monsoon doesn't care.
41:03Just saddle him up and ride that horse right off into the sunset.
41:07Here we go.
41:08Lock of collar and elbow.
41:10And Austin now backing Michaels into the corner.
41:12Look for Stone Cold Steve Austin to work a methodical pace here.
41:18All right, standing by right now is Vader and
41:20Jim Cornette, who are watching this match with great intensity because they know
41:25that if they are able to defeat Psycho Sid this Sunday on pay-per-view,
41:30they know that they'll be able to face the WWF Champion at Survivor Series.
41:34Mr. Cornette, can we get some comments, please?
41:36You know what I see doesn't impress me a bit, Shawn Michaels.
41:39That's the man that we're gonna face at Survivor Series.
41:42I know that we gotta go through Psycho Sid this Sunday.
41:45But we plan on being in the WWF title match at the Survivor Series.
41:49And Vader's gonna take his rightful place.
41:51And I don't care what Psycho Sid has to do with it, cuz I guarantee you, Sid,
41:56it's your bad luck to be in our way.
41:58Because Vader's got a purpose.
42:00And I don't care if it's Psycho Sid, his roses, his rod, and his staff.
42:04Nobody is gonna stop us this Sunday from getting that shot at that geek right there
42:09and taking his championship belt.
42:11You got that?
42:12Thank you, gentlemen.
42:12Thank you very much.
42:13Keep your eyes on him.
42:14Mr. Cornette seems a little bit more focused than he was here last Monday.
42:19Well, I would have loved to have heard his comments on LiveWire this Saturday.
42:22But you obviously had something to do with that being prevented.
42:25Cornette's got better things to do with his time than be on LiveWire.
42:28As Shawn Michaels has grounded Stone Cold Steve Austin.
42:31This is very good strategy for the WWF Champion.
42:35And even though Shawn Michaels is not wrestling this Sunday,
42:38you can bet that Shawn Michaels will be in Indianapolis this Sunday night.
42:44And you never know, Shawn Michaels may make his presence felt this Sunday night as
42:48well at Buried Alive.
42:50You can never tell here in the WWF, just like that phone call that you got earlier today.
42:55Well, you got the same phone call, JR.
42:57Now, I also have to ask you, you're gonna be in Indianapolis as part of the broadcast team.
43:01You and Vince McMahon will be sitting side by side.
43:03That's right.
43:04And I'm gonna ask McMahon, how can he be so hypocritical and so money hungry to not
43:08sanction a matchup in this Buried Alive situation?
43:11All that means is that WWF doesn't have any insurance for it.
43:15Up and over the top, good side headlock takeover.
43:17Yes, The Undertaker and Mankind both wanted this match.
43:19I know that, but they could have very easily been told no.
43:23I don't understand it whatsoever.
43:25We'll have to wait and see.
43:26Well, it's gonna be a special night this Sunday night.
43:29All right, joining us now, another very interesting party in this match.
43:32And that is Psycho Sid.
43:33Sid, you will face the man called Vader this Sunday with so much on the line.
43:37Did you hear Vader's comments?
43:39Yeah, that's why I'm laughing, cuz see, Vader, you forgot one big thing.
43:44Me, see, Buried Alive is what's gonna happen to you, my friend.
43:48I'm gonna lift you seven feet in the air, drop you on your skull, and
43:52then I just might bury you alive.
43:54See, you have got to play the game, and the game is simple.
43:58Two men enter, one man survives, and then you're a master.
44:02Keep going.
44:03Sid, it's Jim Ross here.
44:06Yeah. How do you think you're gonna match up if you get by Vader,
44:08that's a big if, against Shawn Michaels at Survivor Series?
44:11See, I'm gonna have to hand out right now.
44:14My apologies to you, Shawn, cuz see, at that match, you will face me, my friend.
44:19You will face me, the master, in the ring.
44:25And here we go, thank you very much, Sid, for joining us.
44:31Pinning combination here for, wait a second, good counter by Shawn.
44:34Two count only.
44:36Double leg dive, rolls over, one, two, and ulcer.
44:41Great strength by Shawn.
44:42Great, great job by Shawn Michaels.
44:44What a matchup we've got going on here.
44:46Trying for the backslide.
44:48These are two of the greatest athletes I have ever seen on any field of competition.
44:52And you're seeing it right here on Raw tonight.
44:54Whoa, and Shawn Michaels was that close to landing the sweet chin music and
45:01ending it.
45:02Here comes the replay, JR, look at this agility.
45:06Great counter wrestling by Shawn Michaels and Stone Cold Steve Austin.
45:10And there's the loop ass press, and then Michaels found some fists right on the chin.
45:16I'll tell you something, Michaels is closer to that sweet chin music moments ago
45:21than the St. Louis Cardinals have done tonight.
45:24Yeah, your Braves are on top 12 zip.
45:26They just hit the President's Boxer in the Braves game.
45:29I know you're very happy with Atlanta doing well this year.
45:32Uh-oh, Austin on his horse, Michaels right after him.
45:37Keep her out, Austin.
45:38Up and over the top, uh-oh, good counter from Austin.
45:42Sends Michaels to the ropes, blocks it, and stun guns him.
45:47The momentum has just turned.
45:50That was a perfectly set trap by Stone Cold Steve Austin.
45:54And now, here comes the St. Cold Stunner.
45:57What a battle.
45:59Fans, stay with us.
46:02And we're back on Raw.
46:03This classic matchup between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels continues.
46:07Man, this is a dandy, what a physical matchup.
46:10Michaels has turned the corner.
46:11Look at those right hands, stinging right hands.
46:13Stone Cold is in trouble here.
46:15Wait a minute, wait a minute.
46:17No.
46:19Here, wow.
46:20What elevation.
46:22Vader in there, and the referee's calling for the bell.
46:25Shawn Michaels has got to fight two men, two animals.
46:30Shawn Michaels is in a bad way.
46:34Hey, wait a minute, here comes Sami Omega.
46:36He's gonna face Stone Cold this Sunday.
46:38Stone Cold Stunner.
46:41Sami Omega just got eliminated from this equation, and
46:45Shawn Michaels is in huge trouble.
46:47Vader and Stone Cold are trying to dismantle and dismember-
46:51Here comes Psycho Sid.
46:53Sid is in the ring.
46:57Vader wants no part of Sid.
46:59Well, there's no reason right now for Vader and Sid.
47:03Wait a minute, look back there.
47:06Razor, Bone, and Diesel, what are they doing?
47:08What is going on?
47:18Uh-oh, Psycho Sid and Shawn Michaels collided.
47:25Razor, Bone, and Diesel are staring for the outside.
47:29One of those guys, I don't understand why Razor and Diesel are here, but
47:32that's not the story.
47:33The story is right there in the ring.
47:35Psycho Sid and Shawn Michaels are having words.
47:38It was inadvertent, Shawn.
47:39That's what Sid's trying to explain to him.
47:44Sid was out there trying to protect you.
47:46Well, the tensions are high here.
47:48This Sunday's pay-per-view's got everybody on edge.
47:51Championships will be decided.
47:52Stone Cold's back in, and Vader's back in.
47:57Here we go.
48:00My.
48:02Austin on the top.
48:04Wait a minute.
48:05We'll see you this Sunday in Indianapolis for
48:07In Your House, Buried Alive.