Here comes the Undertaker!
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S1 E15Unfinished Business
It's traditionally the grandest night in the World Wrestling Federation. WrestleMania: the great spectacle, the granddaddy of sports entertainment, a magical night where dreams become reality, where legends stand immortal, where incredible feats of athleticism are indelibly etched in the annals of time.
But this year, a tempest engulfs utopia. This year, clouds of hatred and anger have eclipsed the heavens, shed darkness on the gods. We've watched as heroes stepped down from their pedestals, witnessed malicious attacks by a depraved Nation, beheld the dark, disturbing flashes from a once benevolent force.
Tonight, three determined men [Ahmed Johnson and the Legion of Doom] unite to wage war against an evil Nation. Their battleground: the cold, unforgiving streets of Chicago.
Tonight, two giants [The Undertaker and Sycho Sid] appear willing to shed their noble armor to embrace their dark sides, to possess the coveted gold.
And tonight, two angry young men [Bret Hart and Stone Cold Steve Austin] destined to destroy each other will endure intolerable pain in a brutal submission match.
It's WrestleMania, the Showcase of the Immortals, the greatest night in sports entertainment. It's supposed to be a night of celebration, a time to rejoice. But tonight, none of these men are smiling.
JRJim Ross
Phineas Godwinn, the Jethro Bodine of the WWF.
I call him the highly paid dumb guy.
[About Bret Hart]
Here's a man who's had a great legacy. But that legacy has taken a real turn.
I know he took you for a turn when he shoved you on your keister.
Yes and I didn't appreciate it one bit. I think Bret was out of line for doing that. As well as all the obscenities that he uttered on live television. There's no excuse for that no matter how many times this man so called has been screwed.
Well you called him a son of a...
If Bret Hart loses this match, you wonder what he's gonna come up with as an excuse, because he'll have none in my view.
Who, Bret Hart? Sure he will! He's a whiner.
Well, it's what it seems that... his sort of mind is of late, and that's too bad.
Bret Hart can twist Stone Cold's leg until it looks like the Chicago White Sox' Robin Ventura. It can be turned around backwards, and Stone Cold is still not gonna give up.
[After Steve Austin attempted to apply the Sharpshooter to Bret Hart.]
Wouldn't that have been the greatest of all time to have to submit to the sharpshooter? (Laughs)
It could happen, it's just that painful. Bret Hart really knows how to put it on. Stone Cold Steve Austin may put it on Bret Hart as well.
Well, Owen taught it to both of them; he's the master of it.
[Bret Hart has Steve Austin in the Sharpshooter]
Who would blame Stone Cold if he gave up?
KSKen Shamrock
[as Austin screams with blood pouring over his face] Say the word, Steve!
NOOO!!
The blood pouring from the forehead of Stone Cold Steve Austin. He continues to resist, continues to resist the pain.
JJim
These people are standing! Can you imagine the pain rushing through Austin's body?!
Look at the blood spurting from his temple.
SShamrock
Steve, answer me!
JJim
Austin's losing blood, Austin may be losing consciousness. [Austin starts pushing himself up] Austin trying to get one more rush of adrenaline!
Austin trying to power out! It's not a pretty sight! Stone Cold Stone Austin!
[Austin is almost all the way up] Impossible! He's doing the impossible!
JJim
Nobody's ever done this! Nobody's ever broken.
[Austin manages to topple Bret over, but Bret holds on]
He did it! He did it! Austin did it!
JJim
Austin broke the Sharpshooter! Or did he?!
[as Bret sits back into it] No, Bret still has it on! I thought for sure he broke it. Austin trying to reach that rope! Reaching for the rope. Austin will not surrender, he will not submit!
JJim
Bret Hart has beaten every Superstar in the WWF with this move. How in the hell Austin has not given up, I can't understand!
SShamrock
[over this] Answer me! Do you give up? STEVE, DO YOU GIVE UP?! If you do not answer me, I will stop the fight!
[Austin has passed out. Shamrock tells Bret to release the hold.]
SShamrock
That's it!
Ken Shamrock stopping it, stopping it right now! That's it! Stone Cold Steve Austin! Austin passed out!
JJim
Austin is unconscious! Austin never gave up! Austin never gave up! But he passed out from the pain! Austin is out!
And Bret "The Hitman" Hart has defeated one of the gutsiest individuals ever in the World Wrestling Federation.
As a result of Stone Cold Steve Austin losing consciousness, the winner of this bout: Bret "Hitman" Hart!
[cont'd] I can tell ya, I've never seen a display of intestinal fortitude like we saw in Stone Cold Steve Austin, who is still unconscious, and quite frankly, needs medical attention right now.
JJim
Boy, that has got to be a tough act to follow, I'll tell you that.
[At the start of the Undertaker/Sid title match. Bret Hart makes his way to the ring.]
SM"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
[doing guest commentary] Oh, Bret very resentful of not being in the main event or being the man. I find that hard to believe. Well he did his best against Steve Austin but just couldn't get it done.
BHBret "Hit Man" Hart
[grabbing a mic] Hey Shawn Michaels! First of all you phony little faker, why don't you go take your little pussy foot injury?
[holding Shawn back] All right, knock it off!
It's ok. I'm not going anywhere.
BBret
And go back to the dressing room and find your smile. But whatever you do, stay out of this match!
"I'm so scared!"
BBret
[To the Undertaker] And as for you, I just want you to know. That when you slammed that door on my head, you slammed the door on our friendship. And from here on in it's a new set of rules between you and me.
Your friendship? Oh I can't remember the last time Bret was anybody's friend.
BBret
[To Sid] And you! You know, and I know, and every single person in this building,...
Knows that he's a crybaby.
BBret
...all know one thing. Is that the World Wrestling Federation title belt belongs to me! And you are a fraud!
Well it looks like Bret...
BBret
That belt will never belong to you and you know it and I know it and every single person in this building, whether you're here or outside the TV then, you all know that I am the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be!
[Sid punches Bret]
Oh! Sycho Sid. Wait a minute!
And now you're getting beat up because of your big mouth.
[Sid gives Bret a powerbomb while Shawn Michaels laughs]
JJim
Powerbomb! Bret Hart has experienced the powerbomb one more time! And after that submission match, that's going to put him in a bad way.
See? What did I tell ya?
SSSycho Sid
[Grabbing the mic] Now you take your whiny little ass out of here!
Yeah! Alright!
[Later in the same match, Bret Hart attempts to interfere again]
Jesus!
JJim
Are you kidding me?
Oh, please stop that... Come on! [Sid attacks Hart, but Hart drives him into the top rope, sight unseen]
Doesn't he ever get tired of beating up? [Sid, feeling the effects of the top rope, walks straight into the Undertaker's grasp and the Deadman turns him upside down]
Wait a minute! Wait a minute!
JJim
Tombstone Piledriver! Tombstone! Tombstone! Tombstone!
[Undertaker hits the Tombstone Piledriver on Sid] OH!
JJim
HE DID IT! [Shawn begins clapping for the Undertaker as the Undertaker folds Sid's arms and covers him]
[counting along with the referee] One, two... [Earl Hebner counts three, making the Undertaker 6-0 at Wrestlemania, and the crowd erupts] OH!
The winner of this bout, and NEW World Wrestling Federation Champion: The Undertaker! [Shawn continues to clap for the Undertaker]
The new World Wrestling Federation champion, the Undertaker, and his creatures!
JJim
The WWF title lives in the dark side!
And we are in for a wild ride! The WWF and the WWF Championship is going places where it's never been, and frankly, I am excited, and I just want to be a part of it.
The Dark Days of the WWF have begun!
The first temptation is to say that tradition has abandoned WrestleMania; that this grand spectacle, this enticing blend of celebrity and athleticism has been taken hostage by a new generation of rogues. The "Baddest Man on the Planet" [Mike Tyson], the toughest SOB [Stone Cold Steve Austin], the reigning champion and #1 Degenerate [Shawn Michaels]. These are men determined to write their own destiny. To Hell with historians who upend their tale.
But tradition is indeed alive and well. Because after all, despite the brash bravado, it's the allure of World Wrestling Federation gold that has brought these men here tonight. The very belt that immortalized Andre, Hulk, and Sammartino; the symbol of excellence that inspired Gorilla Monsoon, "The Big Cat" Ernie Ladd, Classy Freddie Blassie; a lineage created by Vincent J. McMahon some fifty years ago. So tonight, through sacrifice and pain, through breathtaking displays of athleticism that defy mortal boundaries, these men that shun tradition are destined to become part of it.
It's WrestleMania. The grandest of spectacles, the Showcase of the Immortals, a time to revel in the occasion. And somewhere beyond the spotlights, the father of the World Wrestling Federation will revel in it, too.
[The ending of the WWE European Championship match involving Triple H and Owen Hart]
JRJim Ross
Oh, LOW BLOW!!!
Man, oh man.
JJim
Chyna caught Owen with a low blow.
Pedigree, whoa!
JJim
[Triple H hits the Pedigree on Owen] Pedigree!
WOO-HOO! Yes!
JJim
[counting along with the referee] 1,2,3, that's it.
Brilliant!
JJJeff Jarrett
Gennifer, honey, I've just got one question for you tonight at WrestleMania XIV—ain't I great?
GFGennifer Flowers
Honey, I've...been with greats, and you are great.
RDRoad Dogg Jesse James
Well, well, well, the gang's all here. Matter of fact, they're sitting right up there. You know, they call you "hardcore legends." Well, everybody knows that outlaws make legends, so when we're done beating the hell outta you, just what will that make us? Boston, if this is for the weak at heart, please turn your head, Terry Funk.
[During the match between the New Age Outlaws and Cactus Jack & Chainsaw Charlie]
JJim
We said earlier there'd be no finesse. Hell, there's more finesse in Muskogee on Saturday night on payday weekend.
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