WrestleMania Season 1 quotes

Right to Censor, led by Steven Richards, certainly an extremist group from where I sit. They believe people should live their lives in one way: that's the RTC way.

Personally, I would appreciate it if you'd use the word "extreme" in a much better context. I don't find them to be extremists, I find them to be hypocrites. They're censors, and even I have never liked a censor that I ever met.

Why would anyone be proud of coming from the state of Texas?

What do you mean by that?

Well, if there was a back door at the Alamo, Texas would be in Mexico.

There's always danger when it comes to the Hardy Boyz because we give it our all every night man, we put our bodies on the line all the time. And TLC matches are very dangerous and you're right, there's alot of elements of danger in these matches and all we got to say is, I mean, I'm going into this match like it's my last.

The time is now. It's the match that both men have to win, and neither man can afford to lose.

[The Rock has just kicked out of a shot from a chair handed to Stone Cold Steve Austin by Mr. McMahon. McMahon now gives orders to Austin to assault Rock with the chair] Mr. McMahon brought the chair in the ring, and now Austin's using it on the Rock! There's no disqualifcation! Austin beating the living hell out of the Rock with that McMahon-endorsed steel chair! Come on, Steve, STOP! [One final shot, and Austin goes for the cover] WHAT THE HELL IS THIS? [Earl Hebner counts and a confused crowd counts along with Mr. McMahon] WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?!

[Hebner counts 3] IT'S A NEW CHAMPION!

STOP ALREADY! God almighty, I can't...!

The winner of this bout, and NEW World Wrestling Federation Champion: Stone Cold Steve Austin!

[The WWF Championship belt is handed to Austin; Austin then turns to face Mr. McMahon] What the hell is this? Austin face-to-face with McMahon!

[Pull back to reveal Stone Cold shaking McMahon's hand] THEY'RE SHAKING HANDS!

Stone Cold is shaking hands with Satan himself!! For the love of God, someone tell me this is not happening!

It's happening! Stone Cold Steve Austin has sold his soul for the WWF title! [Austin signals for beer and tosses some to Mr. McMahon] We are witnessing something that will be talked about for years to come!

I don't believe this! [Austin toasts McMahon and the two drink together] What the hell?!? Son of a bitch! Son of a bitch, I don't believe this!

Steve Austin...

Drinking a damn beer with Mr. McMahon! Stone Cold has sold his soul to Satan himself to win the WWF title! WHY, STEVE? WHY THIS WAY?!? FOR THE LOVE OF GOD THAT'S JUST ENOUGH! WHY HAS STONE COLD...?

Austin and McMahon made us work, might as well urinate on The Rock. That's what they've done to him. I can't believe this. I thought I knew Austin. I thought I knew the Texas Rattlesnake!

Stone Cold has sold out his fans. He sold you and all of his fans right down the river, and you know what? You have to say the leopard never changes his spots, because he is a rattlesnake and that's what a rattlesnake will do.

I don't believe this. I thought I knew that man. I thought I knew Steve Austin. I was there in the hospital when he came out of surgery. I thought I knew him. He would never, I thought he would never ever. [Austin looks at the Rock.] What now? For the love of God, Steve, stop! Just stop it! The Rock has lost the title and now he's defenseless! [Austin hits Rock with the WWF Championship belt.] And oh damn!

Vince McMahon and Stone Cold Steve Austin together. This is the dawning of a new era, the likes of which we have never ever seen before.

I know, I know, you've said that already. You said that and I don't like it a damn bit.

Well, there's not a damn thing you can do about it because Stone Cold and Mr. McMahon are together.

Look at the look of Austin's face here. He's like a wild wounded animal. I knew that Steve would win the WWF Title but not enough to sell his soul to my God Satan himself. This is a relentless, perverse, animalistic attack on another human being.

This is the action of the new WWF Champion. These are the actions of Stone Cold Steve Austin, a new Stone Cold Steve Austin who has befriended Mr. McMahon.

But why?! BY GOD I WANNA KNOW WHY! WE DESERVE TO KNOW WHY! WHY DID STONE COLD SELL HIS SOUL TO SATAN HIMSELF?!

Every major sport has their special event. The NFL has the Super Bowl. Major League Baseball has the World Series. The World Wrestling Federation has WrestleMania.

WrestleMania is the biggest show, by the biggest company in the entire world for sports entertainment.

To a lot of fans it's bigger than the Superbowl. To me, it's certainly bigger than the Superbowl.

WrestleMania is called The Granddaddy Of 'Em All. And you stand on the grandest stage of 'em all. It's that time of year, when you're on the card at WrestleMania, that you stand before millions of people, and you stand before your peers. And it lets people know that you mean something.

That's the ultimate dream— it's that bell rings and you're standing across the ring looking at another guy. You guys are the main event at the biggest event that there is. It couldn't mean any more.

Having that spot means everything to me.

WrestleMania III was the greatest moment of my life. 93,000 people in the Pontiac Silverdome. When I got Andre The Giant over my head and I bodyslammed him, the wrestling world stood in awe.

WrestleMania? It's fever, man.

There's really that x-factor— an intangible I can't explain. You just have to feel it.

It's pressure. But it's that good kind of pressure.

That's an adrenaline rush every single time I stepped through that curtain.

This is The Showcase Of The Immortals.

It's the time to shine, and to take that spotlight, and make it mean something.

Eight months of my life were spent in— in a rehab facility going through a lot of pain and— and hard times. All with one goal in mind: Once again, getting a shot to be WWF Champion. Once again, having the opportunity to get in the ring and— and go to WrestleMania again.

This is my comeback WrestleMania.

This WrestleMania, WrestleMania X8, will be the biggest WrestleMania...in my entire career.

Tonight, on the biggest stage of all time, this is my biggest chance to make my mark in history, and to be remembered and acknowledged, as one of the greatest.

I'm here because I want to prove that Hulk Hogan is the Babe Ruth of the WWF, and I don't want anybody else to take that spot.

This match and match of this magnitude. The enormity of this match, uh, means so much. And it will be a torch passed on to me and letting me know, "It's your turn, it's your time. You're the best."

WrestleMania is undeniably the most magnificent.

It's the biggest pedestal to be put on.

It's my biggest dream. And now it's my biggest reality.

God, there's no feeling that could be like that in the world.

It's nothing but 100% pure adrenaline.

That's what the memories of WrestleMania are made of for me.

This is a WrestleMania moment.

Look at those eyes.

On March 17, 2002. You can circle that date on your calendar. 'Cause I can tell you, it's gonna be a day that—that I'll never gonna forget. Quite frankly, a match, I thought I would never, ever see.

We'll never see Tyson and Ali, we'll never see Babe Ruth and Barry Bonds, but we are gonna get to witness the Rock and the Hulk. Only at WrestleMania, and only in the WWF, J.R.!

Here we go!

History in the making now!

The Undertaker has moved up! He’s 10-0! 10-0!!

No, wait a minute-!

...Oh no you don’t, you're kidding me!

No, would I be kidding? Yeah believe your eyes, you’re seeing it!

There's impersonation, the most sincere form of flattery!

Well, not when you can do it better than the original! Sweet Chin Music!!

Rock, how excited are you? It's WrestleMania, over 54,000 people...

People? The people? The same people who booed the Rock at last year's WrestleMania? The same people who booed the Rock when he sang and gave the concert of a lifetime? The same people who chant "Sell-Out" to the Rock? Oh, the Rock is a sell-out. The Rock has sold out this and every WrestleMania he's ever been in. You see, Coach...you see, Coach, these people hurt me. They hurt the People's Champ, so tonight, the Rock could care less about the people. You see, Coach, the Rock is here for one reason, and one reason only, and that is to fulfill his destiny—fulfill my destiny, and that is to beat Stone Cold Steve Austin right in the middle of the ring at WrestleMania: 1...2...3. This is the Holy Grail, the one thing that the Rock has never done, the one thing I've never done. It consumes me, it eats me alive! Coach, this night, the biggest night of my life, this is everything to the Rock—everything. Oh yeah, for the past two occasions, Stone Cold Steve Austin has beaten the Rock right in the middle of the ring, right in the middle of that ring, 1 2 3, he's beaten the Rock. But if there's one thing that Hollywood has taught me, that's Act 1 and Act 2, they don't matter. The only thing that matters, everyone remembers Act 3. The end, the climax, the grand finale, this is the last chapter to the greatest rivalry this industry has ever seen. When Stone Cold Steve Austin goes one-on-one with the Jabroni-beatin', l-l-l-l-ow! pie-eatin', not afraid to sweat, not afraid to bleed, gonna beat that bald-headed bastard, guaran-damn-teed! And then, Coach, the Rock would have done it all. Finally... finally.

[On Booker T] Maybe he's having a flashback to his time behind bars.

Why don't you get off that horse. You have ridden it to the godda- to the ground King. To the ground!

Easy, JR, easy!

This is very disrespectful on the part of Booker T.

Flair has no business up here, DAMMIT! No business!

11-0 for the Undertaker!

Twenty years ago, one man had a vision. It began here...

...and it would change our world.

[from WrestleMania 2] Welcome to WrestleMania!

As the vision grew, we cheered it on...

[from Wrestlemania III] I never thought it could be done, Gorilla!

Stood in awe...

[from Wrestlemania III] The irresistible force meeting the immovable object!

Held onto our seats...

[from WrestleMania XIX] History has been made!

And gave up our hearts.

[from WrestleMania XII] The boyhood dream has come true!

We watched with utter disbelief...

[from Wrestlemania XII] No! He won't do the same!

[from Wrestlemania XIV] Oh! I can't believe my eyes!

Stunned silence...

[from WrestleMania XIV] The Austin Era has begun!

And sheer amazement.

[from WrestleMania XIX] Oh my god!

But above all, we've been inspired, and enriched, by the vision.

[from WrestleMania XIX] Welcome to WrestleMania!

Sometimes, things are so special in your life that words cannot explain...

The history, alone, in that place makes Madison Square Garden special...

My family's gonna come there. My wife, my mom, my dad, my daughter...

Everything that I've ever wanted out of life comes down to this one day, this one short period of time...

My passion. The thing you dream about, and consumes you...

People are gonna remember this forever...

People will say, "Y'know, that match was worth coming back for."

You haven't lived, you haven't breathed, until you've danced at WrestleMania...

Tonight will be like no other! Tonight is the Showcase Of The Immortals! They will achieve the impossible and forge new beginnings! Tonight men will hunt down their dreams! Tonight no one holds back! And tonight is where it all begins...

...Again.

You've got the franchise player on the Super Bowl stage