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!
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