Vince McMahon quotes from Royal Rumble

[as Bulldog attempts to eliminate Austin] Austin's going for the ride!

Yes!

Hey, wait a minute.

I think that was Owen who eliminated Bulldog.

[as Owen and Bulldog argue] Owen Hart trying to... the Bulldog is angry.

Bulldog just called Owen an idiot!

They're tag team partners, they're Tag Team Champions!

They're brother-in-laws!

He flipped me out!

So what, you whiner. It's every man for himself.

I understand that, although Owen was professing that it was an accident. He was...

Probably was.

...attempting to get Stone Cold Steve Austin out.

Owen hasn't told the truth since the King was a prince.

Oh listen to you now.

Stone Cold Steve Austin, and you gotta get credit where it's due. You may not like Stone Cold, you may not like his attitude, but Austin is a competitor.

While these 60,000+ fans I'm assuming appreciate Austin's intensity, they certainly do not appreciate his attitude.

Who will be next? Who will face Stone Cold Steve Austin in less than ten seconds?

The quicker he can eliminate them, the more time he has to rest. [Time expires; #21 is Bret Hart. Austin is shocked at Bret's music.] Uh-oh.

YES! YES! YES!

Watch this. [Time expires, and Jerry Lawler's music plays, revealing that he is #22] Oh, yeah! Hey, McMahon, watch this, baby!

I can't believe it! You are in it!

[removing his jacket and headset] I said it once, and I'll say it again—it takes a king!

Jerry "The King" Lawler sneaking up behind the Hitman Bret Hart!

I think we just saw a record broken! I think Lawler has just broken the record!

I think you just said it takes a king...

[putting headset back on] To know a king, McMahon! I told you!

Told us what?

It takes a king to know a king!

The Hitman is concentrating on Stone Cold. If it comes down to the Hitman and Stone Cold, I say it'll be the Hitman; if it comes down to Terry Funk and Vader, Vader.

Stone Cold Steve Austin has been in the ring for over forty minutes.

If it comes down to Undertaker and anybody, Undertaker.

I'll tell you, I cannot imagine the fatigue, the exhaustion that must be riveting the body of Stone Cold Steve Austin after forty minutes of hell with these guys.

I'm not even tired.

You must have amnesia.

Mankind and Funk on the far side, they're just mauling each other.

That's a shame. I think they're doing it 'cause they like it. I'd just like to see Mankind and Terry Funk as a team.

Good-bye Austin! [Bret has thrown Austin out, seemingly eliminating him. The referees fail to notice, distracted by Mankind and Terry Funk brawling]

Austin's been eliminated!

Austin... wait a minute...

He was in there for 34 minutes!

[as Austin sneaks back into the ring] Well the referees didn't see it.

Austin has been eliminated. [Austin eliminates the Undertaker and Vader] Wait a minute, the Undertaker and Vader have both just been eliminated! [Bret eliminates "Diesel"] Diesel's been eliminated as well! And now it's over! [From behind, Austin throws out Bret, winning the Rumble] Oh, no! NO! [The bell sounds]

Wait a minute here.

Here is the winner of the 1997 Royal Rumble: Stone Cold Steve Austin!

He eliminated the Hitman! I didn't actually see Austin's feet hit the floor!

[As Austin leaves, Bret enters the rings berating the referees] Austin eliminated the Undertaker and Vader and Bret Hart, but Austin went out! Bret Hart eliminated Stone Cold and the referees didn't see it, and Bret Hart is not gonna stand for it!

Maybe his feet didn't hit the floor, Ross.

I saw it! I was sitting right here, King! I didn't even see the monitors!

Imagine Bret Hart...imagine what's going on in his mind. Stone Cold was eliminated—we saw it, we called it—the officials were over there with Mankind and Terry Funk and didn't see it.

Bret Hart's obsession with winning the WWF Title is so evident! Bret cannot believe it! Bret Hart eliminated Stone Cold, and neither referee saw it!

You want to talk championships, you gotta be talking about the World Wrestling Federation championship, in a match that Bret Hart wishes that he was in and apparently it looks like it just won't happen. And you can hear everyone booing. A very unpopular decision, the way that Stone Cold Steve Austin "won" the Royal Rumble.

Well quite frankly, it was a...I don't wanna say it was a bad call. Both officials were on one side of the ring. That's bad officiating, folks! That's why we have two officials. The referees were out of position. Bret Hart's got a very legitimate gripe.

Please stop whining! It's the referee's decision! The decision's been made and it's final. How many times have you watched a baseball game or a football game, and the replay shows something different from what the referee saw? It's over!