WWE Survivor Series 2003 - Team Austin vs Team Bischoff (Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match)
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00:00As we said, ladies and gentlemen, it is a must-win situation.
00:05Stone Cold, arguably one of the WWE's all-time greatest superstars, his future hangs in the
00:11balance.
00:12He'll be gone unless his team wins tonight.
00:15Anytime you step through those ropes, your ass belongs to me.
00:16What you see is what you get with Stone Cold Steve Austin.
00:18And if you don't like that, tough luck.
00:19Austin 316 says I just whipped your ass.
00:20Stone Cold Steve Austin, it's the toughest son of a bitch I ever saw.
00:21Stone Cold stands for two things.
00:22It's one, don't give up.
00:23It's two, don't give up.
00:24It's three, don't give up.
00:25It's four, don't give up.
00:26It's five, don't give up.
00:27It's six, don't give up.
00:28It's seven, don't give up.
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00:53It's twenty, don't give up.
00:54It's twenty, don't give up.
00:55It's twenty, don't give up.
00:56It's twenty, don't give up.
00:57It's twenty, don't give up.
00:58Steve Austin, you're not going to be kicking anybody's ass any time.
01:04In other words, Steve Austin, you're fired!
01:12You know, Eric, your actions are unprofessional, bordering on egomaniacal.
01:20He's fired!
01:21You're fired!
01:22You're fired!
01:23Fired!
01:25A new general manager will share your duties and responsibilities on a 50-50 basis.
01:33So let me stop all the suspense and bring out the new co-general manager of RAW!
01:44Oh no!
01:47Look at the look on Eric Bischoff's face!
01:51I guess when we shake hands, we're going to be partners.
01:58Wait!
01:59Stunner!
02:00Stunner!
02:04We do have a problem at the general manager's office.
02:07See Steve, you can't go around beating the hell out of all the other WWE superstars.
02:15So, if you're going to remain as general manager, you cannot put your hands on anybody anymore.
02:24Unless you are physically provoked.
02:30Which one of you sunbitches is going to be the first to provoke me?
02:33Would you please provoke me?
02:36I dare you to lay a finger on me.
02:38Maybe you want to take a shot at me right now.
02:40Will you knock the hell out of me?
02:42Do it!
02:44Why don't you give me a shot?
02:47You can't give me a stunner, Steve!
02:49You just might have lost your nerve.
02:51There's nothing you can do about it, Steve!
02:53I think you're a coward!
02:58If you think a stone-cold Steve Austin should be able to whip a man's ass when he sees fit, give me a hell yeah!
03:07Then I've got a proposal for you, Steve.
03:09I propose that at Survivor Series, you and I, we each assemble a team of five for a classic Survivor Series style match-up.
03:20And if your team wins, then this rule where you can't touch anybody unless you're physically provoked, gone.
03:28But if my team wins, then you're history as co-general manager.
03:34If you think it's worth the risk of Stone Cold losing his job so I can whoop ass again, give me a hell yeah!
03:45Oh, hell yeah!
03:49Bishop has assembled one hellacious quintet, and the stakes couldn't be higher for Stone Cold.
03:58I've got four guys, but I need one more, so I'm asking you to be on my team.
04:04The answer is yes.
04:08You, Stone Cold Steve Austin, are going to have to trust five other people.
04:17Your fate is in their hands.
04:20But if this team wins at Survivor Series, we'll see the old rattlesnake back.
04:25You're going to see the real Stone Cold up close and personal.
04:30And that, so help me God, is the bottom line.
04:35Because Stone Cold said so.
04:46Well, ladies and gentlemen, this is about to get heavy.
04:50This is the biggest match that Stone Cold has never participated in.
04:56Never?
05:05The following contest is a classic Survivor Series match.
05:11Introducing first, RAW Co-General Manager, Eric Bischoff's team,
05:18which is comprised of Chris Jericho, accompanied by Theodore Long,
05:24the world's strongest man, Mark Henry, Christian,
05:31accompanied by Stacey Keebler, Big Papa Pump, Scott Stainer, and Randy Orton.
05:41I'll tell you what, after Orton's conduct earlier tonight,
05:45the Dallas Mavericks owner, Mark Keebler,
05:48that Orton deserves a restaurant-quality ass-whipping.
05:52Boy, this is going to be, well, you said it already,
05:55without a doubt, the biggest match that's ever involved Stone Cold Steve Austin
06:00in the history of RAW.
06:02It is a must-win for Stone Cold, and that, my friends, is the Stone Cold truth.
06:10Introducing RAW Co-General Manager, Stone Cold Steve Austin's team,
06:17comprised of Booker T, the World Tag Team Champion,
06:22D-Von, Bubba Ray, The Deathly Boys,
06:26Intercontinental Champion, Rob Stanton.
06:32And the Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michaels.
06:37Boy, the noise level in the American Airlines Center
06:40just went up about four decimals, didn't it, JR?
06:43It absolutely did.
06:45You'd think that certain whiskiness had a breakaway dump for the game winner.
06:51But as Stone Cold Steve Austin attempts his first ever
06:55Heartbreak Kid match,
06:58but as Stone Cold Steve Austin attempts his son,
07:03leading his team into the biggest match that Austin has never wrestled in.
07:09Austin's team, look at it any way you want,
07:13Austin's team must win.
07:16And if they do not, Stone Cold is off of RAW,
07:22and he is out of the WWE.
07:28I can't even imagine RAW tomorrow night from Beaumont, Texas
07:32without Stone Cold Steve Austin.
07:34It just can't happen, can it, JR?
07:36I'll tell you what, RAW has always been the flagship broadcast of this company.
07:41It is live every Monday night.
07:44It just wouldn't be the same without Stone Cold Steve Austin
07:49being a major part of it.
07:51But that is what's at stake here.
07:53That is what could happen
07:55if Bischoff's team is able to eliminate
07:59all five members of Austin's team
08:02in this Survivor Series Elimination Match.
08:13He's telling Austin bye-bye,
08:15and Austin just told him,
08:16I'll see you tomorrow night, bye-bye.
08:18Jericho has one date with Chris Stratis,
08:21and he thinks he's fabulous.
08:24Fabulous? I don't know.
08:26He was so five minutes ago.
08:28I don't care. Hell, I'm into pretty boys anyway.
08:31So five minutes ago.
08:33How about if I give somebody mad props?
08:35I can say that.
08:36Not a character, too.
08:38For God's sake.
08:39This is a five-man tag, two five-man teams.
08:43The match continues until one team has been completely eliminated.
08:47It can be by pinfall or submission,
08:49disqualification or count-out.
08:53You heard Stone Cold, his own words.
08:56He's got two things that have been his motto throughout life.
09:01As much ass and raise as much hell as is humanly possible.
09:05The others don't trust anybody,
09:07but tonight he's having to trust these five individuals.
09:10For the first time in Austin's career,
09:12he's going to trust five men.
09:14With Austin's livelihood on the line,
09:17and it's D-Von Dudley and that CLB,
09:20which he wants to just end in.
09:22He was tricked a little last year.
09:24That's Christian.
09:26He's a three-time Intercontinental Champion.
09:28That's D-Von Dudley, who will physically testify here on Christian.
09:34A little hand under the mask there, but that's where you are.
09:38Derogatory remarks about Christian.
09:41Well, all of these guys on Eric Mitchell's team,
09:43don't take them lightly.
09:44Even you got a net.
09:45Hisshaw put together a hell of a team.
09:47I don't know about that.
09:49Jericho, the first undisputed champion.
09:51Christian, three-time Intercontinental Champion.
09:53And speaking of Intercontinental Champions,
09:55Rob Van Dam, the current Intercontinental Champion.
09:57Good tag name.
09:58Scott Spaulding, Michigan All-American for Hisshaw.
10:00World's Strongest Man, Mark Henry.
10:02And of course, Randy Orton, the legend killer.
10:04Hisshaw's got one hell of a team.
10:06And what a shot.
10:08Nice reverse kick by-
10:09Oh my God!
10:10How close was that?
10:12Shot right to the face by R.B.D.
10:16And the tag name, C.L.B., tags in Y2J.
10:20Or was that five minutes ago as well?
10:22I don't know.
10:25He might kill to sign this matchup.
10:27Hard shot there by these two raw superstars.
10:32See them every Monday night on the flagship.
10:34A shot there.
10:36He'll get by R.B.D. and now Van Dam,
10:39who lost about two weeks ago.
10:41Might have been three now.
10:43That's one of my suplexes.
10:45The cover!
10:47Lost the Intercontinental Championship to Jericho.
10:51And then won it back the same night.
10:55Oh my gosh.
10:56That's got to go by Jericho.
10:57There's the cover and the hook of the leg of Van Dam.
11:00That's three!
11:01Look at Hisshaw from the ringside.
11:03He thought that Van Dam had just been eliminated.
11:06He may be new.
11:08Scott Steiner.
11:09Got two natives of the state of Michigan in there.
11:12Big pop-a-pop.
11:14Rick Zilla.
11:16I think they're in the big house.
11:17And they are.
11:18Here in the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
11:21Bart Iger is fifth, but there's a lot of power in there.
11:24This ain't the time to pose.
11:26Whenever you got Stacey Keefer,
11:28whenever you have the services of Stacey Keefer,
11:31you always feel like posing.
11:34You know what?
11:35I'm just sexually focused.
11:36When the hospital called a while ago,
11:38I wanted to mention that I'm an organ donor.
11:40You think Stacey needs one?
11:42Oh, there you go.
11:43That was coming to me.
11:45Van Dam going down.
11:46Steiner and Van Dam.
11:48Takes to the air.
11:49Oh, near fall.
11:50Van Dam couldn't hold Steiner down.
11:52All that upper body strength.
11:54Man, what a step over and shot.
11:56And Steiner knocked right off his feet.
11:58Van Dam again going for the cover.
12:00And again, Steiner just shows that overpowering strength.
12:03Steiner's still in La La Land.
12:05That can't put a knot on your head.
12:06Big enough to need a birth certificate.
12:09Steiner, two-time All-American.
12:10Going for another one.
12:11With the amazing move.
12:13Going for the ride.
12:14Dangerous move.
12:15Those belly-to-belly overhead suplexes.
12:19Think he regained his composure.
12:21I think he still has.
12:22Steiner's wasting some valuable time.
12:24That's only my opinion.
12:27Fans in over 150 countries
12:29enjoying Survivor Series tonight
12:31live or home on tape delay.
12:33Suplex by Steiner.
12:35He's got another near fall.
12:37They are usually happy that Steiner was wasting valuable time.
12:40He went for the cover right away.
12:42Van Dam's probably eliminated right now.
12:48Van Dam trying to get that elbow in.
12:50Trying to get guard down.
12:51And that's not a good place to land.
12:53No, it's not.
12:56Van Dam in a very, very precarious position.
13:00Up on top.
13:01And Steiner!
13:02My God, he had belly-to-belly suplexes.
13:05Right off the top turnbuckle.
13:07And now Steiner with a cover.
13:08And Van Dam just, by God, refuses to stay down.
13:11And a very concerned Stone Cold Steve Austin looking on.
13:15This is not what the Rattlesnake had in mind.
13:18But this may be.
13:19There goes Blackhammer.
13:20Booker T from Houston, Texas
13:24is rocking and rolling.
13:26He's got Steiner here.
13:28But Steiner again with that power.
13:30Just shut down Booker T.
13:32You say Booker T's five-timer or hard-timer?
13:35Five-time WCW champion.
13:38And there's the cover, of course.
13:40I don't know about Stone Cold, but I want to trust the guy with Booker T's past.
13:47Everybody's got a past.
13:49How about the 94th of August series with your tag team partner?
13:53Wink, spink, and paint, or sleazy, greasy, and easy.
13:56Okay, let's call the match, Dale.
13:58There you go. I thought so.
13:59And Booker T now with an arm wringer.
14:04And the scissors kick.
14:06Booker T scores with a scissors kick.
14:09Oh, no. I think Booker T is feeling it.
14:12We may see a Texas-sized Spinner Rooney.
14:15There it is.
14:17Booker T.
14:20And the CLV Christian Angelico.
14:23But one time, an Arn Anderson Spinebuster.
14:26And look at the plumbing.
14:28Here come the Dudleys.
14:34Booker T and Steiner are the legal men.
14:37The fighters broke into the outside here.
14:40Mike Chioda's got one hell of a task.
14:43To stay in the ring.
14:44Oh, the low blow.
14:45And there you saw the referee
14:47look into the outside of the action.
14:49Steiner got a low blow that went undetected
14:52by the man in the striped shirt
14:54and the Steiner recliner.
14:58Steiner's version of an old camel clutch here.
15:01A submission move.
15:06Hey, wait. What is Stacy Keefer doing?
15:10I think Stacy's cheering for Booker.
15:13I thought she was gonna get cheeky with it there for a second.
15:15What is she doing?
15:17She's trying to get...
15:18I think she's trying to get the fans
15:20getting behind Booker T.
15:23Look at this.
15:30A little modified 3D there.
15:33And that put a big smile on the pretty face of Stacy, didn't it?
15:37The Dudleys
15:38concerning them with their will.
15:40And Booker T with a book hand.
15:43The hook of the leg.
15:44Will it be enough?
15:45Yes, it is.
15:46Scott Steiner with the Eliminator.
15:48Scott Steiner has been eliminated.
15:51But did Stacy stay?
15:52Austin's team now has a man advantage here.
15:55Mark Henry in against Booker T.
15:57Mark Henry, a 400-pounder.
16:01Oh, no.
16:05The world's strongest slam.
16:07And Booker T just got thrilled.
16:10Booker T has been eliminated.
16:13Four on four now, King.
16:15Austin's team was reveling in the victory there.
16:19They didn't pay attention.
16:20Van Dam trying to use those kicks.
16:23Trying to knot up those huge thighs of Mark Henry.
16:25But you saw the results of that.
16:27Mark Henry almost beheading the reigning
16:29and awesome Intercontinental Champion.
16:32Oh, big right hand.
16:34By the young man from Sillsburg, Texas.
16:38I'll tell you what.
16:39That loss of Booker T, that hurt Austin's team.
16:43If this were like a chess match,
16:45if you ever played chess,
16:46that wasn't like losing a pawn or anything.
16:48That was like a queen or bishop.
16:50Contact made.
16:51Bubba Ray Dudley in against Mark Henry.
16:53Mark Henry has yet to go off his feet.
16:57Bubba sits to the right.
16:59And Bubba's 300 pounds.
17:01He's just got pancake.
17:02Even Bubba Ray Dudley.
17:04That was like the unstoppable force
17:07hitting the immovable object.
17:10Bubba will get pancake by many people.
17:12But many people aren't the world's strongest man.
17:14There's only one.
17:15Arguably the strongest man who has ever lived.
17:18Mark Henry.
17:20Of course.
17:21We got him.
17:24Bischoff's feeling pretty confident right now.
17:26Got a little smile on that.
17:28Bischoff's kind of creepy, isn't he?
17:30Yeah, he is.
17:32You know what?
17:33You better keep my words soft
17:34because we will have to eat him.
17:35Tag. Here comes D-Von.
17:37Double tag against half brother D-Von Dudley.
17:39And there they go.
17:40They're trying to double team Mark Henry.
17:42Look at the strength.
17:43Overwhelming strength.
17:46Slinging the tag team champions together.
17:48You got to believe that.
17:50I feel that.
17:53And now Mark Henry.
17:55And he's the strongest man in this match.
17:58Strongest man in this arena.
18:00Strongest man in this world.
18:03And he's got that attitude.
18:05Sternum first with Mark Henry.
18:07For the turnbuckle.
18:08And there's the 3D.
18:10There's the 3D for the tag team champions.
18:13Might have been the world's hardest 3D.
18:15Oh!
18:16Van Dam with a five star.
18:18Look!
18:19The cover.
18:20Look!
18:21It took three men to do it.
18:23Mark Henry has been eliminated.
18:26But they did it.
18:28Mark Henry eliminated.
18:30Sternum eliminated.
18:34Man, I think Jericho's team is number three now.
18:37They've got this five star bronze class.
18:41And then the piling on.
18:44Still golf hop.
18:48There's been a little discretion here.
18:50The pin is good.
18:51Mark Henry's eliminated.
18:53And when I hit it, it took my RBD.
18:56The lower back of Chris Jericho.
18:59The cover now.
19:00Could it be over here early?
19:01And Jericho in the ropes.
19:02Stops him.
19:05Jericho get to have that date with Trish Stratus?
19:07Or do you even know?
19:08Mark Henry eliminated.
19:09Mark Henry eliminated.
19:11And it'll publicly embarrass our company.
19:14And Raw specifically.
19:17Visibly abusing Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks,
19:20earlier tonight.
19:22He slam dunked Mark Cuban, didn't he?
19:24Malignant foul, I think I saw.
19:27Oh, look at that.
19:29Oh, man.
19:30RBD, I thought he had been eliminated.
19:32RBD, I thought he had put it to contact.
19:34But hell no.
19:35And a close line.
19:38And that almost knocked Van Dam out.
19:40And Van Dam, he's got to check the cobwebs loose in a hurry.
19:44Or make an immediate tag.
19:47And Orton, the third generation superstar.
19:53Takes a two over there.
19:55From Rob Van Dam.
19:57And Van Dam.
19:59The Michigan 80 men.
20:03Rolling thunder, driving the air out of Randy Orton, the legend killer.
20:07And Bischoff is very, very concerned.
20:11And doesn't like what he's seeing here.
20:13Uh oh, look at this.
20:15Jericho just pushed Van Dam off the top rope.
20:18The RKO.
20:20A scintillating RKO.
20:23And Orton has beaten Van Dam.
20:25Rob Van Dam has been eliminated.
20:28Oh, man.
20:31Going down a three on three kink.
20:34Yeah, this is, oh, look out!
20:35And we have a visual of that by D-Von Dudley on Randy Orton.
20:40Orton, Christian, and Jericho remaining for Bischoff.
20:44Big high leg drop by D-Von.
20:46Put it away!
20:47And got a near fall.
20:48Shawn Michaels and the Dudleys remain for Stone Cold's team.
20:53Side slam by D-Von Dudley.
20:55It's getting down to the nut putting time.
20:58No matter what happens in this match, tomorrow is going to be, oh!
21:02D-Von, the headbutt off the top.
21:05Could be, but Orton shows great conditioning, resiliency.
21:09And there's, I think, a blind tag this way.
21:11I think Jericho got a blind tag.
21:14And D-Von just ran right through Jericho if he did.
21:17What I was going to say was, no matter what happens in this match,
21:19tomorrow is going to be a memorable RAW.
21:22I mean, it'll either be no Stone Cold Steve Austin,
21:25or either the Rattlesnake will be there,
21:27open it up to him, and we'll pass left and right.
21:30He'll beat people like the Big Head.
21:32A near fall.
21:34Come on, D-Von!
21:35Yeah, Big Beaumont, Texas will be alive on fire.
21:38Tomorrow night, I'll tell you that.
21:40The Rattlesnake will be on you like ugly on a baboon.
21:44It'll be great.
21:46Austin's team's got to win.
21:48They've got to win.
21:49They've just got to win.
21:50This Red River suit out here.
21:52And there's a cutter by D-Von.
21:54And the pace of the couple there.
21:56And the CLB Christian distracting the referee.
22:01And Jericho, good God, just bouncing D-Von's head off the canvas.
22:05And Jericho eliminates D-Von.
22:08D-Von Dudley has been eliminated.
22:11Advantage back to Team Bischoff.
22:13Bischoff with a three-on-two advantage now.
22:17Bubba Dudley and Shawn Michaels.
22:20Shawn Michaels.
22:22Michaels has yet to get a tag in this match.
22:24I don't know how ill-fated that is, or is not.
22:28Look at this!
22:31Hard time-off slam by the 300-pounder.
22:34He got two.
22:36Bubba got...
22:38How about a little HBK action?
22:41The legendary Shawn Michaels.
22:45Back in his home state of Texas.
22:47Here's the tag.
22:49And Michaels driving Jericho head-first to the turnbuckle.
22:53But it's reversed.
22:55But Michaels counters again.
22:58Hard, Ric Flair-like knife-edge chop by Shawn Michaels.
23:03One of the greatest champions of all time.
23:06Uh-oh, watch out.
23:08Here comes...
23:09Almost lies in the back of his head.
23:11And both of them.
23:13And then Jericho again showing his great resourcefulness.
23:15Well, he learned almost everything you see him doing from watching HBK.
23:21Jericho was a big fan growing up of Shawn Michaels.
23:24Randy Orton was a big fan of his mirror growing up.
23:27There's a cover on the double team.
23:29And a hook of the leg at a near fall.
23:31A fan of his mirror?
23:33Randy Orton who beat in September Shawn Michaels in a one-on-one match.
23:38And unforgiven.
23:40Thanks to Ric Flair handing Orton the brass nuts.
23:43I'm not going to forget that.
23:45Anytime soon.
23:47And Orton gives himself the name the Legend Killer.
23:49Uh-oh.
23:51Legend Killer.
23:53He's been living up to it so far, but that took a little bit out of the killer.
23:55He got more of the canvas than he got of that rock kick, I think.
23:58Give Randy Orton.
24:00Both guys down.
24:02The Michaels team with three men remaining.
24:04Austin's team with two.
24:06What if they both got counted out here?
24:08The match continues until one team has been completely eliminated.
24:10There's the tag.
24:12Don't say, don't say CLB.
24:13It's Bubba Dudley.
24:15And Bubba Dudley now.
24:17The biggest man left in this match is Bubba Ray Dudley.
24:19And he's using that power, that mass, to its fullest extent here.
24:27Hot shot.
24:29Shades of the late Eddie Gilbert in that move.
24:31And look at the high back body drop.
24:33Big back body drop.
24:35The hook of the leg.
24:37And Randy Orton's there to break it up.
24:39Just in the nick of time.
24:41Randy Orton.
24:44But Samoan drop.
24:46But he wishes he wasn't there right now.
24:48Look at that jab.
24:53Christian from behind.
24:55Oh, there's a mistake there.
24:58And Bubba Dudley.
25:00Coming for the Bubba Bomb.
25:02What a low blow.
25:04To the unprettier.
25:07The low blow.
25:09Oh my God.
25:11Bubba Ray Dudley.
25:13Has been eliminated.
25:15Oh my, we're down to.
25:17There's one man left for Austin.
25:19And that is Shawn Michaels.
25:21And he's already being attacked.
25:23There's three men left, King, for Eric Bischoff.
25:25I can do the elementary math.
25:27And it doesn't look good for the Rattlesnake right now.
25:29I don't know how even Shawn Michaels can overcome a three-on-one disadvantage.
25:33Let's see if anybody can.
25:35It's HBK.
25:37Michaels nipping up.
25:39Inverted atomic drop by Shawn Michaels.
25:41Connects with the right hand.
25:43And he's busted up.
25:45To get locked down again.
25:47Michaels hitting anything that moves.
25:49That's on Bischoff's team.
25:51Randy Orton right now.
25:53All he can do is sit back and watch.
25:55Well, he's getting a little lesson in why HBK is called a legend.
25:57Jericho.
25:59Low bridging.
26:01Shawn Michaels.
26:03And now Christian.
26:05And there's a double team on the outside.
26:07While Christian holds the referee.
26:09Jericho and Orton double teaming Shawn Michaels.
26:11Christian detaining the referee.
26:13And the Rattlesnake's travesty went undetected.
26:15Well, they're leading three-on-one.
26:17So I guess these guys earned this disadvantage.
26:20Orton gets a tag again.
26:22Another exchange.
26:24And right now Orton, Jericho, and Christian are methodically dissecting Shawn Michaels.
26:30And they are in the process of effectively ending the career of Stone Cold Steve Austin.
26:37Unless we can see a miracle.
26:40Don't you know Orton wants to be the man.
26:42To either get the submission or get the pin on the HBK.
26:47You know, King, I think back to WrestleMania 14.
26:50The irony of this is that Stone Cold Eric began when he beat Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 14 for the championship.
26:58And now it's Austin that's going to press Shawn Michaels.
27:01The guy Austin fought for his job, for his career.
27:05For a 14-year career on the line here.
27:07But Jericho.
27:09HBK to the outside.
27:11And Michaels is fighting for everything he's got in his heart and his soul here.
27:17Yeah, you're right.
27:19At this point.
27:21Shawn Michaels' head just bounced off the ring post.
27:25Like a Maverick's basketball would bounce off the hardwood here in the American Airlines Center.
27:31Michaels' head hit with a sickening thud.
27:34And oh my God, look at the blood.
27:36Oh no.
27:39Michaels is bleeding like a stuffed pig.
27:43I think that ripped him right above his left eye.
27:47Michaels' head bouncing off that ring post.
27:50And he's losing a tremendous amount of blood every time his heart beats.
27:56Christian now suplexing Michaels.
27:59From the outside back in.
28:01There's the cover.
28:03Michaels kicks out.
28:05He's a bloody mess.
28:06But my God, he's got a heart.
28:09Yeah, but every time that heart pumps, he loses more of his own precious blood.
28:14Shawn Michaels' blood all over the torso of Christian here.
28:19That was a creepy little pose right there.
28:21Covered with blood.
28:23Nobody to tag for Michaels.
28:25Austin's career, his 14-year career, is all in the hands of the bloody hands of Shawn Michaels.
28:32Who's fighting for everything he's worth here.
28:34Yeah, but JR, now listen, even you-
28:36Christian Michaels, you're prettier.
28:38JR, you've got to face the fact.
28:40You've got to be realistic.
28:42Be realistic about that kick.
28:45No, you can't get him.
28:48Christian has been eliminated.
28:51One down and two to go.
28:53I think they're looking up just a little bit, but still.
28:57Jericho back in.
28:59Trying to open up that cut even more.
29:01The more blood Michaels loses,
29:02the weaker he's going to get.
29:05And again, there's no one for Michaels to tag.
29:08He's all by himself.
29:10But we have seen Shawn Michaels overcome seemingly insurmountable odds
29:15on so many occasions.
29:17Well, tonight will be another night.
29:19But JR, I don't think these are seemingly insurmountable odds.
29:23These are insurmountable odds.
29:25You've got-
29:27Y2J and the Legend Killer.
29:32Close on by Jericho.
29:34Got the cover.
29:36And he did.
29:38We are needing a miracle on Sunday, November the 16th in Dallas.
29:42We need a miracle here.
29:46I think even Stone Cold is about to try to-
29:49I don't know, he's trying to face the facts, I guess.
29:52It's looking so bleak now.
29:54All Austin can do is look on.
29:56The choke and Orton almost getting himself disqualified.
29:59That would not be very bright.
30:01By the arrogant young third generation star.
30:03Reversal by Michaels.
30:05And Michaels will sleep.
30:07Michaels with a sleep run on.
30:09Where did he get it from?
30:11How is Michaels doing this?
30:13Shawn Michaels on instincts and got the counter.
30:16Orton turned in to the counter.
30:18And delivered a suplex.
30:20Makes the tag.
30:22And now Jericho.
30:23Picking the bones.
30:25It's over.
30:27No, it's not over.
30:29Boy, it's close.
30:31I hate to say it, JR.
30:33But you've got to admit it.
30:35Look at Shawn Michaels.
30:37Look at the condition.
30:39Look at his face.
30:41She's clearing her throat.
30:43You've got to believe though.
30:45You can't stop believing.
30:47You've got to believe that it can happen.
30:49And Michaels with a solar plexus.
30:51And a DDT on Jericho.
30:53The DDT.
30:55Both men are down.
30:57Okay, I'm trying to believe.
30:59Both men are exhausted.
31:01I want to believe.
31:03Michaels has lost all this blood.
31:05If Michaels can do this, I will believe.
31:07He's got a cover.
31:09He got a cover.
31:11He got a cover.
31:13Oh, that damn Orton.
31:15I don't believe it.
31:17That damn Orton stopped the count.
31:19Michaels is in horrible shape.
31:21Look at his face.
31:23Look at Jericho.
31:25The bulldog by Jericho.
31:27Ryan Salt.
31:29Jericho from nothing but knees
31:31to his lower abdomen.
31:33Look at Bishop.
31:35He's about to wet his pants.
31:37Man, we are deep in the fourth quarter here.
31:39I think Michaels is out of it though.
31:42If Michaels gets counted down,
31:44Bishop's team wins.
31:46Michaels can't even move.
31:48Wait a minute.
31:50There's some life left, JR.
31:51There's some life left.
31:53Orton trying to whip Shawn Michaels
31:55with some of that rattlesnake spirit
31:57into Shawn Michaels.
31:59HBK, you can do it, Shawn.
32:01You can do it, Shawn.
32:03Look at these people.
32:05Michaels is up.
32:07Went for his kick.
32:11The counter.
32:13Yes, yes, yes.
32:15I believe.
32:17Chris Jericho has been eliminated.
32:19I believe.
32:21Shawn Michaels and Randy Orton.
32:23There's one man remaining
32:25from each team.
32:27And the rattlesnake brings the side release.
32:29Wait a minute.
32:31That damn Chris Jericho.
32:33He can't do that, can he?
32:35He's been eliminated.
32:37He can't be disqualified.
32:39He's already been beaten.
32:41What a no good piece of garbage
32:43is this Jericho.
32:45He got his ass deep bare and square
32:47and then takes Michaels down
32:48and maybe out with a steel chair.
32:54Look at what's left.
32:56Look at what's left of Shawn Michaels
32:58and Randy Orton probably back in the ring.
33:00Boy, and Stone Cold just had to
33:02stand by and watch
33:04the actions of Jericho.
33:06No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
33:08No!
33:10Yes, he kicked out.
33:12I do believe.
33:14And I guarantee you
33:16that somehow, some way,
33:18Shawn Michaels will catch
33:20Boy, Stone Cold Steve Austin
33:22will do something about what Jericho just did.
33:24We are experiencing
33:26perhaps the most miraculous performance
33:28in Shawn Michaels'
33:30historic and storied career here.
33:32Michaels barely able to stand.
33:34And no!
33:36Orton trying to crossbody Michaels.
33:38I don't know if Michaels moved out of the way
33:40or just collapsed
33:42from the loss of blood.
33:44Referee taking out by Orton.
33:46Crossbody.
33:48Look at his face.
33:50Everybody in this arena
33:52is on their feet, J.O.
33:54My God, what a match.
33:56You don't have to stand up.
33:58I can't help it.
34:00I can't help it.
34:02That referee is not going to get up
34:04anytime soon.
34:06I can guarantee you that.
34:08But Shawn Michaels is.
34:10Look at him swilling himself up.
34:12Look at his face.
34:14Look at the damage.
34:15Will Wilder survive?
34:16One kick away.
34:18One kick away
34:20from ending this damn thing.
34:22Does he have the strength left in him?
34:24Does he have the blood pumping through his veins?
34:26Look at this!
34:28Look at Bischoff!
34:30Look at Stone Cold!
34:32And Austin
34:34knocking the hell out of Bischoff!
34:36Yes!
34:38Stunner!
34:40Stunner!
34:42That'll do it!
34:44Austin got the Stunner on Orton!
34:46Austin got the Stunner on Orton!
34:48The rattlesnake has struck!
34:50Look at this!
34:52And now Austin's going to open a can of whip-ass
34:54on Eric Bischoff!
34:56I don't blame him!
34:58Eric Bischoff's getting whipped
35:00like a government mule
35:02by Stone Cold Steve Austin!
35:04Austin got the Stunner on Randy Orton!
35:08Hey!
35:09Hey, wait a minute!
35:10Hey!
35:11Wait a minute!
35:12That damn animal!
35:13Batista!
35:14Batista!
35:15No!
35:17For the love of God, no!
35:21Oh my God, what?
35:23My God, no!
35:25It can't be!
35:26You can't go down there!
35:29I don't think
35:31I don't think Orton even saw what happened!
35:33Oh, wait a minute!
35:34Austin's not aware!
35:35Orton's got a cover!
35:37Batista's taking Michaels out!
35:39Can Shawn Michaels kick out?
35:41Kick out!
35:42Kick out, Shawn!
35:43Kick out, Shawn!
35:44Kick out!
35:45Oh, God!
35:50Your winners,
35:52Eric Bischoff's team!
35:56Austin not even aware
35:58of what Batista has done!
36:01Holy crap!
36:03Oh, God!
36:07Look at the look on Stone Cold's face!
36:09That's the same look
36:10on everybody in this arena!
36:11He doesn't even know
36:12that Batista was in the ring!
36:14Shawn Michaels did everything
36:16a human being could do
36:19with a one-on-three disadvantage.
36:23And thanks to Batista
36:25of Evolution,
36:27Stone Cold Steve Austin's
36:2914-year career
36:32is over.
36:37I can't believe he just said that.
36:39I swear to God, folks,
36:41it breaks my heart to say that.
36:48That's inside.
36:51Poor Shawn Michaels.
36:53God bless him.
36:55He deserved a better face than that,
36:57didn't he?
36:58And so did Stone Cold!
37:00He did everything he could do
37:01to Shawn Michaels.
37:03Everything a human being
37:04could do,
37:05Shawn Michaels did.
37:07He's done and he knows it.
37:09Texas Rattlesnake
37:10looking down at Shawn Michaels.
37:12And I don't know
37:13what Austin's going to do here.
37:15What the hell has he got to lose?
37:17Nothing.
37:19Career's over.
37:2114 years on the road.
37:2314 years of his life
37:25have just been ended
37:27by a one-on-three disadvantage.
37:29And I don't know
37:30what Austin's going to do
37:32with that.
37:34I don't know what Austin's
37:35going to do with that.
37:36It's just been ended.
37:38Thanks to Batista and Evolution
37:40and Randy Orton.
37:44Well, I think the Rattlesnake
37:45knows how,
37:46he knows that,
37:48whether he knows that Batista
37:49was in the ring or not,
37:50he knows that
37:51HBK fought his heart out,
37:52he fought his guts out
37:53for Stone Cold.
37:58I wish I could hear
37:59what they were saying.
38:01Austin and Michaels.
38:05I wish I could hear
38:06what they were saying.
38:09At this point,
38:10he's got nothing to lose.
38:11Austin just pulled his hand
38:12away from Shawn?
38:14Shawn just said,
38:15I'm sorry.
38:16And Austin just picked up
38:17Shawn Michaels,
38:19who's lost so much
38:20blood here.
38:26Shawn just said,
38:27I'll let you down.
38:29I can't believe it.
38:34Almost at the top
38:35of the hour,
38:37Sunday night,
38:38November 16th.
38:41We have just seen
38:42the end of the career
38:44of arguably
38:46the most popular superstar
38:47in WWE history.
38:50I don't even think
38:51it's arguably.
38:52Yeah, there's been
38:53the Hulk Hogan's,
38:54there's been the Rocks,
38:55but I don't even think
38:56it's arguably.
38:57Yeah, there's been the Rocks,
38:58but there's never been
38:59anyone quite like
39:00Stone Cold Steve Austin here.
39:03You know, I don't think
39:04it's a class act,
39:05but Austin is,
39:06he's leaving the ring
39:07for the last time, King,
39:08but he's helping a man
39:09that he has a lot
39:10of respect for.
39:14Shawn Michaels.
39:15Can you believe
39:16that we're seeing
39:17Stone Cold Steve Austin
39:18walk out of here
39:19for the last time?
39:21I can't.
39:22I don't want to believe it,
39:23but it's,
39:24the reality of it
39:25is what it is.
39:28You'd think there'd be
39:29a better way
39:30of a man leaving
39:32something in his blood,
39:33that's in his blood,
39:34his passion,
39:35his heart, his soul.
39:37Check this out
39:38one more time.
39:40Shawn had to match one.
39:42There was no way
39:43that the legend killer
39:44was going to kick out of that,
39:46but then Batista shows up.
39:48And Austin fighting Bischoff
39:50down the rampway,
39:51even underneath
39:52the big television screen,
39:54and there's the
39:55final three count.
39:58Wow.
39:59That just ended
40:00Stone Cold's career
40:02and the disbelief
40:03on Austin's face.
40:08Well, that says it all,
40:09doesn't it?
40:10The guy's been through it all.
40:16Now what?
40:17I don't have a clue.
40:28Austin's music,
40:29obviously,
40:30and, uh...
40:34Looks like they're
40:35at the beginning
40:36of the matching, isn't it?
40:37Oh, wait a minute.
40:40Fans on their feet
40:42here in the American
40:43Airlines Center.
40:44They know that...
40:47Well, you said it
40:48yourself, J.R.
40:49There should be
40:50a better way
40:51for Stone Cold Steve Austin
40:52to go out
40:53than what we just witnessed.
40:54And I think it's,
40:55I think it's only
40:57fitting that he
40:58comes out here
40:59and at least
41:00said goodbye
41:01to the fans
41:02in his home state
41:03of New York, Texas,
41:04and everybody,
41:05not just in the
41:06United States,
41:07but fans all around
41:08the world that are watching.
41:10They deserve
41:11one last look
41:12at the rattlesnake.
41:14Well, okay,
41:15for once,
41:16that is
41:17the Stone Cold truth.
41:20Wow.
41:21I just, uh...
41:22Bad news
41:23and irrelevant.
41:25He's offered
41:26so much
41:27for our business.
41:29Look at that,
41:30look at...
41:31He sees,
41:32he's looking down
41:33at that man,
41:34he sees
41:35John Michael's blood.
41:37His entire team,
41:38they fought
41:39their hearts out.
41:40It was...
41:41Pieces of Austin's
41:42carcasses
41:43spread around
41:44the world.
41:46His issues
41:47of his neck surgery,
41:48well documented.
41:49The risk he took
41:50coming out
41:51and the risk he took
41:52coming back
41:53for the fans
41:54and...
41:55And now it ends here.
41:57Ironically enough,
41:58in his home state
41:59of Texas.
42:09Man, what's he gonna say?
42:11Good question.
42:22What do you say?
42:42I started my career
42:45in 1989.
42:51Right here in Dallas, Texas.
43:07And I wasn't...
43:11Looking for it
43:13to end tonight.
43:19And I ain't happy
43:20about a damn thing.
43:23But if it's gonna end...
43:27At least the one thing I feel...
43:31And I don't feel good
43:32about a goddamn thing.
43:35But I feel...
43:37Justified
43:38that it started
43:41in Dallas, Texas.
43:46And it's been
43:47a hell of a damn ride.
43:51And I appreciate
43:52every single thing
43:54that you people
43:55have done for me.
44:01So I am...
44:03Excuse me.
44:05I am
44:06feeling at least
44:07somewhat justified
44:09that it ended
44:11in Dallas, Texas.
44:21And it's been
44:22a lot of ups and downs.
44:24And it's been
44:25a hell of a ride.
44:26And there's been
44:27some good times.
44:28And there's damn sure
44:29been some bad times.
44:30And you ain't gonna hear
44:31Stone Cold Steve Austin
44:33say this a whole lot.
44:35But I'll go on
44:36the record as saying
44:38I love the shit
44:39out of you guys.
44:45Na na na
44:47Na na na na
44:50Hey
44:53Goodbye
44:55Tell me that is not
44:56who I think it is.
44:57Na na na na
44:59I'll be damned.
45:00Na na na na
45:04Hey
45:07Goodbye
45:11Na na na na
45:12I'll be damned.
45:15Stone Cold, Stone Cold
45:18Now I know
45:20you wanted so badly
45:22for me to conduct
45:23this post-match interview.
45:25So here I am.
45:28Oh yeah, and I
45:29I decided to bring
45:30a couple of friends
45:31with me.
45:32Guys, go ahead.
45:36You see.
45:37Go ahead, guys.
45:38There's some purity
45:39out here for you.
45:40Well, remember when
45:41Austin said the first face
45:42he wanted to see
45:43after this match
45:44was Coach's?
45:45Yeah, I remember it.
45:46But I don't think
45:47Austin thought he was
45:48gonna be losing.
45:49So,
45:50these security guards,
45:52they've come along
45:54to escort
45:56your ass
45:58out of the building.
46:00But, boys, boys, boys,
46:01before you do,
46:04before we do that,
46:06I've got just one
46:07question for you.
46:09Just one.
46:12How does it feel, Stone Cold?
46:14How does it feel
46:16to know that you are through?
46:17You are finished.
46:19No longer
46:20ever in the
46:21WWE at all.
46:24Austin with the right hand.
46:26Wait a minute.
46:28You can't do that
46:29to security guards.
46:30Austin's got nothing
46:31to lose.
46:32He doesn't work
46:33here anymore.
46:35Stone Cold
46:36kicking the hell
46:37out of the security guards.
46:39Cleaning the ring
46:40up with them.
46:43I don't know if this,
46:44well, I guess,
46:45like you said,
46:46I was gonna say,
46:47I don't know if it's
46:48a wise move or not,
46:49but it doesn't matter,
46:50does it?
46:51And look who's left.
46:52Look who's left.
46:53How fitting is this?
46:56Austin without a job.
46:58Are you going somewhere?
47:00No.
47:02Are you going somewhere?
47:05I woke up to you.
47:06I'm so sorry now.
47:07I woke up to you.
47:08I'm sorry.
47:09Get up.
47:10Get up.
47:12Get up.
47:14I'm sorry.
47:17I'm sorry.
47:20Stone Cold
47:21with nothing to lose.
47:23Absolutely nothing
47:24to lose here.
47:26And coach his ass.
47:28And watch him walk
47:29him dry.
47:35Austin now
47:36manhandling the coach.
47:38The audacity
47:39of Jonathan Coachman.
47:42See that?
47:43Stone Cold.
47:46It's the final flip-off
47:47and the final stutter
47:49from Stone Cold
47:50Steve Austin.
47:54Stone Cold
47:55Steve Austin.
48:00I think instead
48:01all he's going to say
48:03as he rips the ring
48:04of the garbage
48:06known as
48:07Jonathan Coachman.
48:13Well, he may still have
48:14one little bit
48:15of unfinished business.
48:16Yep.
48:23Stone Cold
48:25one last time
48:29saluting the
48:31the fans
48:33not only here
48:35but wherever you're watching
48:39and you follow this
48:40amazing career
48:43of this complex
48:46and hugely
48:47talented athlete
48:49throughout his career
48:50in the WWE
48:53and it started
48:54down the road
48:55of the old sportatorium
48:57at Industrial
48:58and Cadence
49:00streets here in Dallas
49:02and it ends
49:03right here in Dallas.
49:05It's sad
49:06but it is fitting.
49:12Austin saying
49:13a well-deserved
49:14thank you
49:16to all the fans here
49:18and I know in my heart
49:20all of you fans at home
49:25just met them.
49:27What does that mean?
49:30Appears in the middle
49:31of the ring.
49:35I can only think
49:36that if they
49:37symbolic goodbye
49:39Stone Cold
49:40to all his fans
49:42who have supported him
49:43throughout his 14-year career.
49:49A Texas
49:50Rattlesnake
49:51farewell.
49:56Ladies and gentlemen
49:58I swear to God
49:59as my witness
50:01there'll never be
50:02another one like him.
50:07I don't know what to say.
50:09I cannot believe it.
50:11I cannot believe it.