Vince McMahon quotes from Survivor Series

Well, we have confirmation now that Randy Savage has been once again thrown out of this building.

How does he get in? What is he, Batman? Is he hanging from the rafters? Is he hanging from a flag?

[on Jeff Jarrett's CD, "Ain't I Great"] I understand it's on the NAA label, Vince.

The NAA label? What's that?

Not available anywhere.

Ladies and gentlemen, the referee has counted all members of the Teamsters out of the ring. The winner and survivor of this bout: the Bad Guy, Razor Ramon!

Imagine that if you would. Razor Ramon victorious against all odds. Shawn Michaels with one instruction too many. Shawn Michaels and Diesel, apparently with a huge difference of opinion, one I'm not so sure can be repaired.

Bret Hart, against all odds is somehow hanging on! Owen Hart, standing by with his mom and dad, watching Bret suffer in this hold!

[to Helen] Throw it in! You've gotta throw it in!

[Helen takes the black towel from out of the grasp of Stu Hart. Stu attempts to stop her, but Helen throws it into the ring before he can do anything] OH NO!

SHE THREW THE TOWEL IN! SHE THREW THE TOWEL IN! [The bell rings and Backlund releases the hold. Owen enters the ring and retrieves the towel. The referee then raises Backlund's hand in victory] And the towel has been thrown in! Oh no! [Owen, both towels in hand, runs backstage] But wait a minute! Wait a minute! I'm not going to believe this until there's an announcement.

[Stu and Helen discuss what had happened, while Bret continue to rive in pain] Hitman is hurt, Vince, and hurt bad.

[as referees check on Bret] Gorilla Monsoon, I think we have a new World Wrestling Federation Champion, and Helen Hart did what she had to do.

What's a mother to do?!

And... oh no. This can't be. [WWF officials arrive and help Stu and Helen get Bret out of the ring. Meanwhile Backlund is being offered the belt, and Backlund requests the belt be put around his waist] Can you believe this? Officials here in the WWF trying to help Bret back to the dressing room area. Imagine the anguish that Helen Hart and Stu must feel...

Hitman...

Imagine... because it was Helen Hart who finally yanked the towel out of Stu's hand and threw it in, and thus she ended the match, and thus she ended the reign of Bret Hart. Oh no.

Ladies and Gentlemen, the winner of this contest, and NEW World Wrestling Federation Champion: Mr. Bob Backlund!

[Over Finkel's announcement] Look at that! That's gotta break Bret Hart. That's gotta break his heart!

Well we've come full circle, eleven years has gone by, and Bob Backlund is once again the reigning World Wrestling Federation Champion.

I can't believe it, I cannot believe it! Bob Backlund wears the World Wrestling Federation Championship! George Foreman did it in boxing; Bob Backlund has just done it at the same age, 45, in the World Wrestling Federation; and Backlund looking at his hands, his characteristic look, I don't know that he can really believe it.

But the Hitman, Vince, never quit.

This crowd is stunned. Look at that. That says it all, that look. This is the New Generation? I shudder to think!

This is the flag-bearer now for the World Wrestling Federation?

We're being told, ladies and gentlemen, not to cut Backlund's celebration short. Look at him, he's actually acting like he's 10 feet tall! Look at him.

Obviously, we've just witnessed some...we thought you were having compassion for your brother. Vince McMahon said we're seeing the "true Owen Hart." This obviously was some sort of setup.

A setup? You got it right, that was a setup! This is the greatest Thanksgiving of my life! And Mom and Dad? [Laughing] You fell right into my trap! You threw the towel in! And Bret, you're no longer the WWF Champion! Mr. Backlund is! And Bret, I could've beaten you before, but you cheated; but now you're nothing! You're below me, you're down there in the gutter, Bret! You're not a champion anymore, [sing-songy] you're a loser, and I'm a king, and Bret, you're a nobody. I'm gonna be the WWF Tag Team Champion, I am gonna be a WWF Intercontinental Champion, and Bret, I am gonna be the WWF World Heavyweight Champion; and I, unlike you, will never quit, I will never surrender! You're a quitter, Bret! Mom and Dad threw in the towel, and you're history, Bret. And I am the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be. Don't you forget it, brother. Woo!

Let's go back to ringside. [cut back to the commentary table]

I can't believe it.

What a creep! Unbelievable! I thought he was showing legitimate compassion! Tears were running down his face, Vince!

I actually feel betrayed. I mean, for Owen Hart to...he was pleading with his mom and dad...

How could you do that?

...and all along...

How could you do that to your mother and father, and your brother? What kind of an ingrate...he's a worse individual than I thought he was. He's a creep, first-class.

There's not a great deal you can say. Bob Backlund, the new World Wrestling Federation Champion. And fans here...

A lot of folks crying in this arena. I don't blame them. Imagine what Stu and Helen feel like right now.

Let's go back up for more action.

I am standing with Bob Backlund. He did exactly what he said he was going to do. Agree or disagree with his tactics, he is now 2-time WWF Champion...

[interrupting] Wait a minute, wait a minute. First of all, young man, it's Mr. Bob Backlund, and you're incorrect. I've been the Champion since 1978. I never lost the Championship. Tonight I just regained the belt, and I beat the man that represents your society! I beat him so I could save you! I'm going to scrutinize you to the fullest, pasteurize you, homogenize you, and synchronize you back into morality! You understand, ladies and gentlemen? It's sports-education! I'M YOUR CHAMPION! And I'll take on anybody...anybody at all, ladies and gentlemen, in your generation, 'cause I'm fighting for something that's more important than anything in this world, is put morality back into your lives; and now your children have somebody that they can emulate after, and try to catch up to... 'CAUSE I FEEL LIKE GOD!!!

Alright, thank you very much, Todd Pettengill. What's your reaction to Bob Backlund?

Well, we're in trouble, Vince.

I guess maybe we are.

You know, but... he made a stupid statement there. He said, "I never gave up," but he got the title back here tonight in the same fashion that he lost it in Madison Square Garden – by someone throwing the towel in. When is he gonna wake up and look in the mirror and say, "hey, it happened before, it's happened again, now I'm the champion, you're gonna have to live with it"? We're gonna have to live with it.

Hunter Hearst Helmsley, thus far undefeated, ladies in singles competition here in the World Wrestling Federation.

Helmsley likes to be called Triple H. Okay, McMahon? It's Triple H to you.

Any individual who is as resilient as Michaels is, who's been knocked down so many times, and just keeps getting right back up.

Well, that just shows how stupid he is!

Suffering a concussion recently in Syracuse as a result of a brutal attack, Michaels returns to the squared circle! Yeah, Shawn Michaels ready for action here, but will he survive in the tag-team elimination wild card match-up? It's gonna get wild here in a minute!

Can you imagine, in a small room, putting Bill Clinton and Newt Gingrich—how would they get along? Even though they got one common goal, that's to balance the budget. That's exactly the charge that Shawn Michaels, Ahmed Johnson, Psycho Sid, and the British Bulldog have—to balance the budget. Can they get along? We're gonna find out.

[on Ahmed Johnson] This guy's terrible.

You just said you were impressed with Ahmed Johnson.

Eh, when he's up, he's good; when he's down, he's bad.

And now, after that, Diesel can finish off Bret Hart. Bret thrown into the table by Diesel. And now, there's only one thing left to do, and that's to finish off Bret Hart.

Well, I believe it's over.

It may be Jackknife time. Boy, what a heck of... heck of a war we've seen here.

Thus far, this has been all that we thought it was going to be. [Diesel pulls Bret between his legs] Here we go now!

You gotta hand it to Hart, he's a tough competitor. [Bret drops to the mat] He's down and out.

Diesel... as Bret Hart slumps down.

Just turn him over and pin him. I don't think Bret could defend himself any longer.

What's he waiting for?

The official wants Diesel to continue to wrestle. [Diesel pulls Bret back to his feet] I don't know that that's a wise decision. [Bret quickly rolls Diesel into a small package] Oh, wow! Wait a minute!

I can't believe it!

He did it! He did it! He did it!

Wow!

Oh my! Oh, my gosh.

Hey, wait a minute.

Wait a minute here!

Good gosh almighty!

Diesel!

Oh, he struck an official!

Diesel has... Diesel has lost it! Diesel in complete control!

[as Diesel pulls Bret back up and gives a second Jackknife] Oh no, not again.

Diesel now powerbombing Bret Hart! He had the opportunity earlier on, he didn't do it. Diesel had the opportunity to end it! I think he has. The official has stopped the match, but look what's happening!

Look at the look on his face!

I'm back!

[as Diesel exits the ring and slaps a few hands along the aisle] A poor display of sportsmanship, if you can call it that. Well, we have seen a war. Bret Hart, ladies and gentlemen, has become the World Wrestling Federation Champion, as we look at the carnage in the ring. Somehow Bret Hart was able to small package Big Daddy Cool Diesel. Diesel, unbelievable, but he's being booed by this capacity crowd. He didn't have to do any of that.

We're back at Survivor Series, and I must say an unusual result, Jim Ross, in what we have seen in this WWF Championship match, I don't know what quite to make of... of what was an extraordinary matchup. But then, on the end of that match, it seemed as though Diesel obviously snapped.

Obviously, it's heartbreaking. There were, I mean, thousands and thousands of fans worldwide who were huge Diesel supporters, and maybe they still are, but the sadness is about Bret Hart.

And Bret still down in the ring, although he appears to be mobile to a certain extant. And you have a smile on your face, why? Because you liked it, you liked everything you saw.

I always got a smile on my face. I liked what I saw. Hey, Bret Hart won the title, but will he be able to defend it? He's out of commission, he's still laying up here.

I don't know. Earlier, Bret was on his feet, and then back down to the canvas. I think everyone just being concerned over the condition of Bret Hart. Diesel had the match won, it appeared, and then from there was small packaged, and Diesel obviously blew a gasket.

Well, certainly not a perfect day for Bret Hart or Diesel. For me, it's a perfect day!

It certainly was a perfect Survivor Series in terms of action though. Ladies and gentlemen, so long from the US Air Arena.

Phineas, climbing the rope. [Marty Jannetty shoves Phineas Godwinn off] There you go.

Phineas is gonna attempt a suplex. Now, how stupid is that? He's 6'7" and 300 pounds, stay on the mat! [Marty tries to elbow-drop Phineas, but misses] And make a tag! Poor old Phineas, I don't know. Those three years he spent in the fourth grade, I just don't think set well with him.

Here comes the bizarre one with Marlena.

No, it's Marlena, followed by Goldust. Get it straight, big guy. Any self-respecting woman lets her man follow her.

You don't smoke though, do you?

Oh God, no. I'm allergic, asthmatic...absolutely horrible. I'm as innocent and pure as I look.

Wow...

Well, anyway, so much for truth in broadcasting.

[as Hunter Hearst-Helmsley enters] Wait a minute, something's wrong here. It doesn't look right, he's missing something there. What's going on? Wait, wait, wait, there's no girl, there's no woman.

He's more than perfect, too.

Wow. Wins the gold, loses the chick? What's the deal with that?

I think he's focused.

That's one word for it; stupid's another.

Why would he want to have a woman with him at ringside anyway? What purpose would it serve in this matchup?

Wait a minute, who are you asking here, Jim Ross?

Well, you're the only woman sitting here...

Listen, I make a living out of being at ringside with men and telling them what to do and...hey, if I feel like it, I'll tell you what to do too. So why don't you just sit there, Chubby, and be quiet.

Okay, thank you very much.

[to Vince, putting up her dukes] You're gonna have to hold me back. I've had it. I've had it with him already, it's been, like, two minutes.

It's only begun, let's get along, all right? JR, don't be, you know...

Well, I'll try to... I'll lower my standards so I'll get on her level, no problem.