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- I have never witnessed
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a championship match
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like we have just witnessed
here tonight!
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- The Triple H-Mick Foley
rivalry was amazing
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because you had two superstars
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who needed
just a little bit more
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to get to that next level.
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And that’s exactly what
they found in each other.
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- We had this really
great chemistry together.
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- You have two guys
with something to prove.
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We wanna steal the show
every night.
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It’s thousands of thumbtacks!
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Oh, no!
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- You can’t have the good guy
without the evil guy.
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[intense music]
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- One of the things
that makes Mick
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an incredible performer
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is his ability
to take characters
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and morph them
into who he is.
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- The roar was deafening.
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I hadn’t received
reactions like that,
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and that has a lot to do with
the guy I’m in the ring with.
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- We both want it to be great...
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- For God’s sake.
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- Willing to do anything
to make it great.
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[cheering]
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- This rivalry
has just escalated into a war.
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[crowd jeers]
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- When two legends collide,
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their rivalry stays pinned
in our minds forever.
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This is where we break down
the legendary stories
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behind the greatest rivalries
of all time.
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- Gentleman, we have
been waiting a long time.
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- I’m Freddie Prinze Jr...
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[crowd jeering]
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And this is "WWE Rivals."
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♪ ♪
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- I am the game!
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- Triple H versus Mick Foley,
a man of many faces.
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We know him as Dude Love,
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we know him as Cactus Jack,
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we know him as Mankind,
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and he even gave us
the pleasure in this rivalry
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of giving us
all three characters at once.
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Can the blueblood Triple H
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be as tough as Mick Foley?
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- [sighs]
The life of a gentleman.
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A life you’ll never know.
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[classical music]
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-
Hunter Hearst Helmsley
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is a guy that says
he’s gonna bring
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class and civility to the WWE.
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- Hunter Hearst Helmsley
was sort of built
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on the
Northeastern Connecticut snob,
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the very proper, you know,
American former Englishman.
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- Make no mistake
about Hunter Hearst Helmsley
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and his wrestling expertise.
This man ranks right up there.
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- That’s right, and
he’s got a lot of class, too.
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something that, as I look out
among these peons here,
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they are certainly lacking.
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- When I’ve got my guy down
that they want to see
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beat my ass,
and I’ve got him beat up,
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and I stand over him,
and look out at the people,
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and do that little bow,
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and they just boo me out
of the building,
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that’s the reaction I want.
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And when I do that, I go,
"Yeah."
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- It was a bit
of a cartoonish character.
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And it had
some good dimensions to it,
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but in the end, he was defined
by the character.
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- That was Hunter’s character
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to get in the door, I think.
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And it was something
that he did well,
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but that character kind
of had a ceiling on it.
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And he offered so much more.
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What an aggressive athlete
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this
Hunter Hearst Helmsley is.
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- You have to have
a backstory.
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You have to have
a personality.
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You have to have
something that makes you
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resonate with people.
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Otherwise, why do they--
they can watch anybody wrestle.
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- If you were looking
for the polar opposite
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of Hunter Hearst Helmsley,
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look no further than Mankind.
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-
Weighing 287 pounds,
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Mankind!
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- When I debuted
in 1996 as Mankind,
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that character was
kind of a tortured soul
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along the lines of
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
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- Mankind was demented.
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I mean, there were
no limits to what he would do
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to himself to inflict pain
on his opponent.
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He was just maniacal.
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- Look out!
- Look out!
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Look out!
Down below, look out!
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- Oh, my gosh!
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- [sighs] I remember
having a match with him.
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He was legit pulling
his own hair out.
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I remember him taking a stick
and jabbing it in his leg
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over and over and over again.
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I mean, that’s just
another level of dedication
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to making a character viable.
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It was nuts.
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But we believed him.
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[wrestler shouts]
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- Oh!
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- Those of us familiar
with who this guy was
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knew that he had lived
in existence as Cactus Jack
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before he got to WWE.
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The scars on his body
from his life as Cactus Jack
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was very real.
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- He’s branding Cactus
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with a flaming branding iron!
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- Then he does
this interview on TV.
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- Over the next few weeks,
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I’m going to take you on
a different kind of odyssey,
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a 26-year journey
of a young boy
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named Mick Foley,
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boyhood dreams turned
into a living hell.
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[dramatic music]
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- The death match stuff,
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that got Cactus
into the game, perhaps.
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But the sit-down interview
with Jim Ross,
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that actually got him
into the end zone.
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♪ ♪
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- Obviously, these matches
were bizarre.
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They were dangerous.
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What made
Cactus Jack different
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was he just wanted it
a little bit more.
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He was somebody, in an era
of bodybuilder physiques,
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who carved out his own niche,
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said I’m gonna make it
on my own style.
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Said no one else is going
to tell me what to do.
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I’m not going to dye my hair.
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I’m going to be
exactly who I am,
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and I’m going to do it my way.
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I’ve never felt
this bad in my life,
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but I’ve never been happier!
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- The Jim Ross thing
really touched base
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because that
was something that--
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I remember watching it.
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And, to me, it was like,
when they showed
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his senior year picture,
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that looks like anybody.
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- Yeah.
- Yeah.
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- And now we’ve got
this heap of humanity
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that’s pulling his hair out.
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I mean, like, what torturous
life has this soul had?
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- I’ve heard rumor
about these horrible matches
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that took place.
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♪ ♪
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And I didn’t care.
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♪ ♪
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As far as I was concerned,
this was my destiny.
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♪ ♪
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And I walked out
the first time,
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I saw barbed wire strung up
in place of ring ropes...
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♪ ♪
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and I said...
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♪ ♪
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I’m finally home!
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♪ ♪
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Mrs Foley’s little boy!
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He’s finally home!
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I’m not sure I’ve ever been
that on as I was
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that night as I brought
this character to life
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and created an enormous
amount of empathy
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just by being 100% honest.
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It took just about all
the money I had in the world,
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but I got a front row seat.
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And I saw the move
that would change my life.
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♪ ♪
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when Jimmy Snuka came off
the top of the cage
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and I saw people stand up.
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I wanted to hear
people cheer for me
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because of some act of bravery
that I committed.
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So I ascended up
onto my friend’s roof...
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♪ ♪
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And I dove off.
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♪ ♪
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- We got to know
Mrs. Foley’s baby boy.
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We got to know--we got to see
the home footage of Mick
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jumping off his garage
onto a mattress.
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And all of us were doing
the same thing
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off of our couches, you know?
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- It felt intimate,
and it struck a chord,
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and it endeared Mick Foley
to a worldwide audience.
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- We can be a line of work
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that everyone knows
is entertainment,
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but you can still connect
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and be a character
that resonates with people
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where they go,
"I understand that.
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I get that."
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- Once he started breaking
out of that shell
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of the
original Mankind character,
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he was different
than everybody else
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because he was a lot more
like the people watching
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than everybody else
in the ring with him.
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[soft dramatic music]
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- As soon as
I did these interviews,
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without actually turning
in a classic way--
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I didn’t apologize
for my misgivings.
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I was just the same guy,
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and every single week,
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more and more people were
cheering me.
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- They like him.
What’s going on here?
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[cheers and applause]
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- I don’t think a change
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has ever come about
that organically.
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- He didn’t fit,
but he made himself fit.
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And it makes
for a great rivalry
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when you have
someone who doesn’t fit
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against the most "I fit" guy
there is in a Triple H.
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- Live
from Providence, Rhode Island.
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It is the King of the ring.
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- King of the Ring at the time
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was an annual WWE tradition
that was a single elimination
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eight-man tournament.
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- And Chyna, the bodyguard
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of Hunter Hearst Helmsley,
checking things out.
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- Hunter Hearst Helmsley
with a Pedigree.
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Oh, no!
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- A lot of times, the finals
of the King of the Ring
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would be two different
superstars
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that were on the cusp of maybe
getting to that next level.
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- The Mandible Claw!
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[match bell clangs]
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Mankind gets the victory!
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- We had the fans.
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They’re ready to react,
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but they need something
to react to.
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- And this is
what it’s all about,
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the finals here
at the King of the Ring.
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- Two longtime superstars
who’d been grinding forever.
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King of the Ring
set off the rivalry
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between Triple H
and Mick Foley.
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[crowd cheering]
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- And this is
what it’s all about,
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the finals here
at the King of the Ring.
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Helmsley probably feels
that this is his birthright
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to be the King of the WWE.
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- King of the Ring
is kind of tailor-made
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to be something that gives
someone credibility
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or says to the viewer,
"That’s a top guy."
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- Oh, no!
- [groans]
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- And now again,
they’re out here
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in no man’s land!
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- Mankind!
But look at him! He’s back.
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No!
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[crowd exclaiming]
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Helmsley sets him up
with a Pedigree!
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[soft dramatic music]
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Is that enough to beat him?
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It is.
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[match bell clangs]
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- The winner of this cup
258
00:10:54,463 --> 00:10:58,603
and new King of the Ring...
259
00:10:58,701 --> 00:10:59,671
[angelic choir
singing bombastically]
260
00:10:59,769 --> 00:11:03,439
- Hunter Hearst Helmsley!
261
00:11:03,539 --> 00:11:05,369
♪ ♪
262
00:11:05,474 --> 00:11:08,244
- The snob won,
and the snob had to cheat.
263
00:11:08,344 --> 00:11:13,314
- Your scepter was destroyed,
but...
264
00:11:13,416 --> 00:11:16,026
here is your crown.
265
00:11:16,118 --> 00:11:17,948
- To be able to do it
with Mick,
266
00:11:18,054 --> 00:11:20,054
he was a great opponent
for me for that,
267
00:11:20,156 --> 00:11:22,796
and it helped put me
at a different level.
268
00:11:22,892 --> 00:11:25,162
- No!
269
00:11:25,261 --> 00:11:27,961
And Helmsley with that crown...
[match bell clanging]
270
00:11:28,064 --> 00:11:30,634
just hammering
into the back of Mankind.
271
00:11:30,733 --> 00:11:32,933
- Has Helmsley lost his mind?
272
00:11:36,172 --> 00:11:39,512
- Triple H gets to be
the King of the Ring.
273
00:11:39,609 --> 00:11:43,639
And the sympathy I gathered,
not only from losing the match
274
00:11:43,746 --> 00:11:47,816
but from suffering that
beat down after the match,
275
00:11:47,917 --> 00:11:49,527
this was like,
"That’s uncalled for.
276
00:11:49,619 --> 00:11:51,249
"That was unprovoked.
277
00:11:51,354 --> 00:11:52,824
We like that guy."
278
00:11:52,922 --> 00:11:56,322
And it just became
this great study in contrasts.
279
00:11:57,326 --> 00:12:00,866
- What I did last night
was take my destiny,
280
00:12:00,963 --> 00:12:04,063
my career, into my hands.
281
00:12:04,166 --> 00:12:06,606
- It was a story that,
as time went on,
282
00:12:06,702 --> 00:12:08,902
you just continued to enjoy.
283
00:12:09,005 --> 00:12:12,675
- This ring is now my house.
284
00:12:12,775 --> 00:12:14,845
- ’Cause you knew they were
going to take it to places
285
00:12:14,944 --> 00:12:16,284
you’d never seen before.
286
00:12:16,379 --> 00:12:20,009
- Knock, knock, Hunter!
Oh, Hunter!
287
00:12:20,116 --> 00:12:21,586
[crowd cheering]
Knock, knock.
288
00:12:21,684 --> 00:12:24,224
I’d like admission
to your house of pain.
289
00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:27,750
- We had this really great
chemistry together.
290
00:12:27,857 --> 00:12:29,667
Neither one of us being
top tier main event guys
291
00:12:29,759 --> 00:12:31,019
at that point in time,
292
00:12:31,127 --> 00:12:33,037
but being able
to create something special.
293
00:12:33,129 --> 00:12:34,989
- Mankind with
a high-risk move.
294
00:12:35,097 --> 00:12:36,867
- Oh, no!
295
00:12:36,966 --> 00:12:39,536
- Dropping the
elbow right into the sternum.
296
00:12:39,635 --> 00:12:40,875
- He was willing
to do anything
297
00:12:40,970 --> 00:12:42,740
and take any bump
and do anything crazy
298
00:12:42,838 --> 00:12:44,038
and put his body on the line.
299
00:12:44,140 --> 00:12:45,470
- Mankind--
- No way!
300
00:12:45,574 --> 00:12:48,914
- Yes,
right on the steel wrap!
301
00:12:49,011 --> 00:12:50,511
- He liked it when
it came back the other way.
302
00:12:50,613 --> 00:12:52,143
I don’t think he got to work
with that many guys
303
00:12:52,248 --> 00:12:53,488
that were that way.
304
00:12:53,582 --> 00:12:55,012
- Mankind and Helmsley
fighting
305
00:12:55,117 --> 00:12:56,527
in the penalty box.
306
00:12:56,619 --> 00:12:58,519
- When you’ve got
these two superstars
307
00:12:58,621 --> 00:13:01,721
having battles that are
spilling all over arenas,
308
00:13:01,824 --> 00:13:04,994
there’s only one
logical thing to do.
309
00:13:06,095 --> 00:13:07,765
Lock ’em in a cage.
310
00:13:07,863 --> 00:13:09,703
- 15-foot-high steel cage,
311
00:13:09,799 --> 00:13:11,029
that’s where it’s gonna happen
312
00:13:11,133 --> 00:13:14,873
between Mankind
and Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
313
00:13:14,970 --> 00:13:17,440
- All he’s gotta do
is be the first man
314
00:13:17,540 --> 00:13:19,640
to escape this steel cage.
315
00:13:19,742 --> 00:13:20,942
- Look out.
316
00:13:21,043 --> 00:13:23,843
[crowd roars]
317
00:13:23,946 --> 00:13:26,586
- The fans,
they were kind of yearning
318
00:13:26,682 --> 00:13:28,612
for this bright spot
319
00:13:28,718 --> 00:13:30,728
in this dark character
of Mankind.
320
00:13:30,820 --> 00:13:32,150
They loved this guy.
321
00:13:32,254 --> 00:13:34,054
They wanted to see
that transformation.
322
00:13:34,156 --> 00:13:35,596
♪ ♪
323
00:13:35,691 --> 00:13:38,291
- And Mankind...
324
00:13:38,394 --> 00:13:39,334
let him out!
325
00:13:39,428 --> 00:13:41,358
Nothing’s gonna stop him!
326
00:13:41,464 --> 00:13:43,864
Nothing’s gonna stop him!
327
00:13:43,966 --> 00:13:45,036
Now wait a minute.
328
00:13:45,134 --> 00:13:47,174
He just took off
that leather mask.
329
00:13:47,269 --> 00:13:48,199
What’s he doing?
330
00:13:48,304 --> 00:13:50,704
He’s going back up.
331
00:13:50,806 --> 00:13:52,246
And you hear the fans
chanting,
332
00:13:52,341 --> 00:13:54,041
"Superfly, Superfly!"
333
00:13:54,143 --> 00:13:56,183
- What?
334
00:13:56,278 --> 00:13:57,738
- What’s he doing?
335
00:13:58,848 --> 00:14:01,088
Oh, good Lord!
336
00:14:01,183 --> 00:14:06,093
300 pounds off the top,
just like Jimmy Snuka!
337
00:14:06,188 --> 00:14:08,388
Mankind’s going down.
338
00:14:08,491 --> 00:14:11,591
Chyna’s pulling Helmsley,
Helmsley closer to the door,
339
00:14:11,694 --> 00:14:12,634
and Mankind wins.
340
00:14:12,728 --> 00:14:15,058
[crowd roaring]
341
00:14:15,164 --> 00:14:18,034
Finally, ladies and gentlemen,
did what he wanted to do
342
00:14:18,134 --> 00:14:21,634
as a 14-year-old
from Long Island.
343
00:14:21,737 --> 00:14:23,277
- We would have that match,
344
00:14:23,372 --> 00:14:25,572
and it would sort of be the
culmination of that storyline,
345
00:14:25,674 --> 00:14:29,174
but also a start
of Foley and Dude Love.
346
00:14:29,278 --> 00:14:31,338
♪ ♪
347
00:14:31,447 --> 00:14:33,387
- Mr. McMahon caught wind
348
00:14:33,482 --> 00:14:37,482
of this fictional character
I’d created named Dude Love.
349
00:14:37,586 --> 00:14:40,156
I created him when
I was 18 years old,
350
00:14:40,256 --> 00:14:41,896
made a couple of home movies.
351
00:14:41,991 --> 00:14:43,521
We’re here
for only one reason,
352
00:14:43,626 --> 00:14:48,136
one reason only,
fame, honor, fortune.
353
00:14:48,230 --> 00:14:53,000
- Not only did Mankind
used to be Cactus Jack,
354
00:14:53,102 --> 00:14:56,502
but as a kid,
he didn’t have aspirations
355
00:14:56,605 --> 00:14:59,045
on being this mutilator.
356
00:14:59,141 --> 00:15:01,941
He had aspirations
to be a heartthrob.
357
00:15:02,044 --> 00:15:03,444
♪ ♪
358
00:15:03,546 --> 00:15:08,186
- Mr. McMahon wanted
our universe to see this guy,
359
00:15:08,284 --> 00:15:11,224
wanted that dream
to come to fruition.
360
00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:12,220
[upbeat funk music]
361
00:15:12,321 --> 00:15:13,991
It’s me, Dude Love,
362
00:15:14,089 --> 00:15:16,559
and I am coming
to save the day!
363
00:15:16,659 --> 00:15:19,189
Ooh, have mercy!
364
00:15:19,295 --> 00:15:20,435
♪ ♪
365
00:15:20,529 --> 00:15:23,229
- Introducing
the public to Dude Love,
366
00:15:23,332 --> 00:15:26,632
I mean, that’s a huge,
awesome undertaking.
367
00:15:26,735 --> 00:15:29,005
But isn’t it every
little boy’s dream?
368
00:15:29,104 --> 00:15:30,674
And that’s what
he’s living out.
369
00:15:30,773 --> 00:15:33,113
- Mick was never
gonna go anywhere further
370
00:15:33,209 --> 00:15:37,309
than mid-card if he
didn’t have those layers.
371
00:15:37,413 --> 00:15:39,313
♪ ♪
372
00:15:39,415 --> 00:15:40,615
- For that time period,
373
00:15:40,716 --> 00:15:43,056
I remember
Vince McMahon saying
374
00:15:43,152 --> 00:15:46,722
Dude Love makes
people feel good.
375
00:15:46,822 --> 00:15:49,922
- And that must be Dude Love.
376
00:15:50,025 --> 00:15:51,625
♪ ♪
377
00:15:51,727 --> 00:15:53,367
- He’s a heartthrob.
- What?
378
00:15:53,462 --> 00:15:54,762
- He’s a sex idol.
379
00:15:54,864 --> 00:15:56,934
He’s Dude Love.
380
00:15:57,032 --> 00:15:59,372
- Dude Love was
an unqualified hit.
381
00:15:59,468 --> 00:16:00,998
But there’s that other guy.
382
00:16:01,103 --> 00:16:06,243
He grew in legend in WWE
383
00:16:06,342 --> 00:16:10,982
where he becomes almost
like that mythical creature.
384
00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:12,480
♪ ♪
385
00:16:12,581 --> 00:16:13,911
- Ladies and gentlemen,
you’re gonna see
386
00:16:14,016 --> 00:16:16,286
a Falls Count Anywhere
match-up
387
00:16:16,385 --> 00:16:18,585
that will feature--
and listen to this--
388
00:16:18,687 --> 00:16:22,697
Dude Love one-on-one
with Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
389
00:16:22,791 --> 00:16:25,561
- Ooh, have mercy!
390
00:16:25,661 --> 00:16:27,991
Hunter, my man,
I believe it’s time
391
00:16:28,097 --> 00:16:30,637
we had a little rap, oh.
392
00:16:30,733 --> 00:16:32,733
Because you see,
Falls Count Anywhere.
393
00:16:32,835 --> 00:16:36,205
Well, that’s not
exactly my bag, baby.
394
00:16:36,305 --> 00:16:39,575
- Dude Love was kind of like
the comedy character.
395
00:16:39,675 --> 00:16:44,215
- But I know somebody daddy
whose bag it indeed is.
396
00:16:44,313 --> 00:16:48,983
Oh, Mankind my main mandible,
up high, big man. Down low--
397
00:16:49,084 --> 00:16:51,754
[chuckling]
Ooh! You’re too slow.
398
00:16:51,854 --> 00:16:55,354
- Mankind he was kind of always
on the end of the ass kicking.
399
00:16:55,457 --> 00:16:56,967
- As much as I’ve dreamed
400
00:16:57,059 --> 00:16:58,619
about destroying
Hunter Hearst Helmsley...
401
00:16:58,727 --> 00:17:00,197
- I know you have.
402
00:17:00,296 --> 00:17:02,496
- As many horrible things
as I’d like to do to him...
403
00:17:02,598 --> 00:17:04,008
- I know you can.
404
00:17:04,099 --> 00:17:06,099
- I know someone who dreams
about it even more.
405
00:17:06,201 --> 00:17:07,601
- Who is it, Manny?
406
00:17:07,703 --> 00:17:10,073
- Someone who’s willing to do
even worse things than I am.
407
00:17:10,172 --> 00:17:11,272
- Can you bring him out,
Manny?
408
00:17:11,373 --> 00:17:12,273
- Here he comes.
409
00:17:12,374 --> 00:17:13,314
- Where is he?
410
00:17:13,409 --> 00:17:16,309
- Cactus Jack is back!
411
00:17:16,412 --> 00:17:18,212
- Somebody spank me!
I thought he was dead!
412
00:17:18,314 --> 00:17:19,614
- He’s alive!
- Helmsley.
413
00:17:19,715 --> 00:17:20,915
- He’s alive!
414
00:17:21,016 --> 00:17:23,486
- It may be the
darkest day of your life.
415
00:17:23,586 --> 00:17:25,886
- Cactus Jack was a psycho.
416
00:17:25,988 --> 00:17:28,458
- And Mrs. Foley’s
little boy...
417
00:17:28,557 --> 00:17:30,367
- Bye, bye, Hunter. Have fun.
- Is finally home.
418
00:17:30,459 --> 00:17:31,619
Bang, bang!
419
00:17:31,727 --> 00:17:33,067
[tense music]
420
00:17:33,162 --> 00:17:35,592
- A lot of credit
goes to Triple H,
421
00:17:35,698 --> 00:17:37,608
who sells it as if
422
00:17:37,700 --> 00:17:39,400
it’s a ghost
from wrestling past.
423
00:17:39,501 --> 00:17:43,341
It becomes the biggest response
I’ve ever received.
424
00:17:43,439 --> 00:17:46,269
- To simultaneously be able
to pull off
425
00:17:46,375 --> 00:17:49,215
three different characters
at the same time,
426
00:17:49,311 --> 00:17:52,381
that’s really difficult to do.
427
00:17:52,481 --> 00:17:54,781
- When he shifts his
personality into that guy,
428
00:17:54,883 --> 00:17:56,983
it’s a whole different world.
429
00:17:57,086 --> 00:17:59,226
- Even though
Mankind was crazy,
430
00:17:59,321 --> 00:18:00,691
Cactus Jack was always
the one like,
431
00:18:00,789 --> 00:18:02,119
oh, this is a problem.
432
00:18:02,224 --> 00:18:04,994
And Triple H made it clear
through his actions
433
00:18:05,094 --> 00:18:07,164
that Cactus Jack was
on another level.
434
00:18:07,262 --> 00:18:09,902
- This match
has no disqualifications,
435
00:18:09,999 --> 00:18:12,399
and Falls Count Anywhere!
436
00:18:12,501 --> 00:18:16,201
- One of the things that makes
Mick an incredible performer
437
00:18:16,305 --> 00:18:19,445
is his ability
to take characters
438
00:18:19,541 --> 00:18:21,571
and morph them into who he is,
439
00:18:21,677 --> 00:18:23,687
but then also
be able to deliver
440
00:18:23,779 --> 00:18:26,479
any kind of match
that you want.
441
00:18:26,582 --> 00:18:30,852
- All hell is breaking loose
in Madison Square Garden!
442
00:18:30,953 --> 00:18:33,853
[crowd cheering]
443
00:18:33,956 --> 00:18:35,356
[match bell clangs]
444
00:18:35,457 --> 00:18:36,897
- It was like
a dream come true,
445
00:18:36,992 --> 00:18:39,162
Cactus Jack
in Madison Square Garden.
446
00:18:39,261 --> 00:18:41,531
And I grew up taking
trains there, hitchhiking.
447
00:18:41,630 --> 00:18:44,060
And now
we are rocking the house,
448
00:18:44,166 --> 00:18:46,706
and it’s the best match
of the year for me.
449
00:18:52,241 --> 00:18:54,571
- Mick Foley was the underdog.
450
00:18:54,677 --> 00:18:57,187
Mick was the ultimate underdog
451
00:18:57,279 --> 00:18:59,509
because you had seen how tough
452
00:18:59,615 --> 00:19:02,655
and how durable
Mick Foley was,
453
00:19:02,751 --> 00:19:05,981
and go through hell,
and get up and come back.
454
00:19:06,088 --> 00:19:08,198
[soft dramatic music]
455
00:19:08,290 --> 00:19:10,090
- Throughout the late ’90s,
456
00:19:10,192 --> 00:19:14,492
Mick Foley continued to flip
from one character to another.
457
00:19:14,596 --> 00:19:16,836
Three characters
that talk differently,
458
00:19:16,932 --> 00:19:19,102
act differently,
and fought differently.
459
00:19:19,201 --> 00:19:21,201
♪ ♪
460
00:19:21,303 --> 00:19:25,803
- Mankind, Cactus Jack,
Dude Love,
461
00:19:25,908 --> 00:19:29,048
it didn’t matter which
character he was portraying,
462
00:19:29,144 --> 00:19:30,784
you had a level of Mick Foley
in all of them.
463
00:19:30,879 --> 00:19:31,979
♪ ♪
464
00:19:32,081 --> 00:19:34,451
- It’s gonna be
Mankind versus the Rock,
465
00:19:34,550 --> 00:19:37,980
the WWE championship’s
on the line.
466
00:19:38,087 --> 00:19:39,897
- You have to be willing
to adapt
467
00:19:39,988 --> 00:19:41,848
and to create
something new,
468
00:19:41,957 --> 00:19:44,827
that evolution of who
you are and what you do.
469
00:19:44,927 --> 00:19:47,037
- No, no!
470
00:19:47,129 --> 00:19:48,629
Don’t do it!
471
00:19:48,731 --> 00:19:50,201
[match bell clangs]
472
00:19:50,299 --> 00:19:51,559
Mankind did it!
473
00:19:51,667 --> 00:19:53,737
Mick Foley did it!
474
00:19:53,836 --> 00:19:56,406
Mankind has achieved
his dream and the dream
475
00:19:56,505 --> 00:20:00,075
of everyone else who’s
been told you can’t do it!
476
00:20:00,175 --> 00:20:01,415
♪ ♪
477
00:20:01,510 --> 00:20:03,740
- I never realized
what a big deal it was
478
00:20:03,846 --> 00:20:07,786
until I actually had the
WWE Championship in my hands.
479
00:20:07,883 --> 00:20:09,283
♪ ♪
480
00:20:09,384 --> 00:20:11,954
- Seeing him successfully
shift himself
481
00:20:12,054 --> 00:20:14,524
out of those characters
was definitely inspiring.
482
00:20:14,623 --> 00:20:17,463
♪ ♪
483
00:20:17,559 --> 00:20:19,589
At the same point in time,
the Rock and Austin
484
00:20:19,695 --> 00:20:21,935
have these moments
and do all this stuff.
485
00:20:22,030 --> 00:20:23,760
- Austin--he got him!
486
00:20:23,866 --> 00:20:25,106
- As that’s happening,
487
00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:28,870
I’m thinking like,
"We need a Darth Vader here."
488
00:20:28,971 --> 00:20:31,071
You can’t have the good guy
without the evil guy.
489
00:20:31,173 --> 00:20:33,743
You gotta have the bad
with the good, you know?
490
00:20:34,877 --> 00:20:37,987
[tense music]
491
00:20:38,080 --> 00:20:39,880
- Hunter had
everything you need.
492
00:20:39,982 --> 00:20:42,882
Really smart guy
and a terrific wrestler,
493
00:20:42,985 --> 00:20:44,925
but he knew he had
to transform himself.
494
00:20:45,020 --> 00:20:46,890
And I think at the time
if you would talked to him,
495
00:20:46,989 --> 00:20:48,849
he would probably know
this is my coming of age.
496
00:20:48,957 --> 00:20:50,397
This is my rite of passage.
497
00:20:50,492 --> 00:20:52,722
This is what I have to go
through to be that guy.
498
00:20:52,828 --> 00:20:53,738
♪ ♪
499
00:20:53,829 --> 00:20:56,029
- Three, two, one.
500
00:20:56,131 --> 00:20:59,831
- You asked that Chyna not be
involved in this interview,
501
00:20:59,935 --> 00:21:02,175
and I’m just wondering why.
502
00:21:02,271 --> 00:21:04,271
- Why?
Everybody wants to know why.
503
00:21:04,373 --> 00:21:05,273
You know what?
504
00:21:05,374 --> 00:21:07,244
Because this one
is about me, JR.
505
00:21:07,342 --> 00:21:10,382
It’s not about Chyna
or anybody else.
506
00:21:10,479 --> 00:21:13,479
You guys talk about being
students of the game.
507
00:21:13,582 --> 00:21:16,822
I am The [bleep] game, JR.
508
00:21:16,919 --> 00:21:19,749
There is nobody
that eats, sleeps, or breathes
509
00:21:19,855 --> 00:21:22,555
this business more than me.
510
00:21:22,658 --> 00:21:26,068
- Who knew in that moment
that just those words
511
00:21:26,161 --> 00:21:27,561
would change him and take him
512
00:21:27,663 --> 00:21:29,433
to an entirely different level?
513
00:21:29,531 --> 00:21:31,031
[soft dramatic music]
514
00:21:31,133 --> 00:21:33,733
- What was that moment like
watching the transformation
515
00:21:33,836 --> 00:21:36,136
to the promo of
"I am The Game,"
516
00:21:36,238 --> 00:21:38,378
which is what
we all know him as today,
517
00:21:38,473 --> 00:21:39,973
the modern fan anyway?
518
00:21:40,075 --> 00:21:43,345
- There is the difference
between just a wrestling promo
519
00:21:43,445 --> 00:21:46,755
and, I guess, a piece of art.
520
00:21:46,849 --> 00:21:48,809
There’s a lot of good
wrestling promos,
521
00:21:48,917 --> 00:21:52,157
and then there’s things
that you don’t ever forget.
522
00:21:52,254 --> 00:21:53,454
- This is about me.
523
00:21:53,555 --> 00:21:55,695
It’s about me
reaching my goals.
524
00:21:55,791 --> 00:21:57,361
Especially as a bad guy,
525
00:21:57,459 --> 00:21:59,889
your why has to carry
some believability
526
00:21:59,995 --> 00:22:02,835
and some reality to it,
even if it’s warped.
527
00:22:02,931 --> 00:22:04,431
There’s gotta be true in there.
528
00:22:04,533 --> 00:22:07,173
And to be able to sit down
and have that kind of interview
529
00:22:07,269 --> 00:22:09,099
where you can
emote that passion,
530
00:22:09,204 --> 00:22:11,244
you know,
it’s a mission statement.
531
00:22:11,340 --> 00:22:14,210
- It’s about me getting what
I want out of this business,
532
00:22:14,309 --> 00:22:18,539
and that is becoming
the WWE champion.
533
00:22:18,647 --> 00:22:21,087
- When it’s real,
it’s hard to beat.
534
00:22:21,183 --> 00:22:22,383
It’s hard to top.
535
00:22:22,484 --> 00:22:25,654
And veering that way
always is the best,
536
00:22:25,754 --> 00:22:29,354
and it worked out
incredibly for Triple H.
537
00:22:29,458 --> 00:22:30,598
- Didn’t plan it
ahead of time,
538
00:22:30,692 --> 00:22:31,662
it just came out.
539
00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:33,430
But the next week
when I walked out,
540
00:22:33,528 --> 00:22:34,988
I would start seeing
signs everywhere.
541
00:22:35,097 --> 00:22:37,007
[crowd cheering]
542
00:22:37,099 --> 00:22:39,029
I’m gonna show you,
543
00:22:39,134 --> 00:22:41,604
and I’m going to show the
world...
544
00:22:41,703 --> 00:22:45,873
I am The Game!
545
00:22:45,974 --> 00:22:47,414
So you do something
that clicks,
546
00:22:47,509 --> 00:22:48,739
you run with it.
547
00:22:48,844 --> 00:22:52,414
♪ ♪
548
00:22:52,514 --> 00:22:54,754
I’m gonna enjoy
what I’m about to do.
549
00:22:54,850 --> 00:22:55,950
Here, hold this.
550
00:22:57,519 --> 00:22:58,819
[crowd jeers]
551
00:22:58,921 --> 00:23:02,691
Now, Mick,
I want your ass out here.
552
00:23:02,791 --> 00:23:04,391
I want what is mine,
553
00:23:04,493 --> 00:23:07,163
or I am gonna break his arm.
554
00:23:07,262 --> 00:23:09,492
- You don’t have
to threaten JR!
555
00:23:09,598 --> 00:23:13,438
You want a shot at this belt,
all you have to do is ask.
556
00:23:13,535 --> 00:23:16,105
[crowd cheering]
557
00:23:16,204 --> 00:23:19,814
- Triple H and Mankind,
WWE championship on the line.
558
00:23:19,908 --> 00:23:21,838
[all grunting]
559
00:23:21,944 --> 00:23:23,784
Oh, man.
Did you see that?
560
00:23:23,879 --> 00:23:25,209
♪ ♪
561
00:23:25,314 --> 00:23:27,714
Mankind in the ring,
Pedigree time.
562
00:23:27,816 --> 00:23:30,626
He got it!
Triple H with a Pedigree.
563
00:23:30,719 --> 00:23:32,049
- This is unbelievable.
564
00:23:32,154 --> 00:23:34,094
- Will it be? Will it be?
Triple H, Triple H!
565
00:23:34,189 --> 00:23:35,649
- Yes!
- Triple H!
566
00:23:35,757 --> 00:23:39,597
Triple H wins the WWE title!
567
00:23:39,695 --> 00:23:41,235
Finally!
- And the new...
568
00:23:41,330 --> 00:23:42,630
- Right here!
Right here!
569
00:23:42,731 --> 00:23:44,631
- World Wrestling
Entertainment champion...
570
00:23:44,733 --> 00:23:45,633
- Please!
571
00:23:45,734 --> 00:23:48,634
- Is Triple H!
572
00:23:48,737 --> 00:23:50,307
♪ ♪
573
00:23:50,405 --> 00:23:51,975
- The guys inside the business
will joke about it,
574
00:23:52,074 --> 00:23:53,814
like there’s a moment
when you win that title
575
00:23:53,909 --> 00:23:55,939
for the first time
where it’s all real.
576
00:23:56,044 --> 00:23:59,314
And you sort
of get that feeling,
577
00:23:59,414 --> 00:24:01,914
which was, you know,
certainly a validation level
578
00:24:02,017 --> 00:24:04,127
of reaching the top.
579
00:24:04,219 --> 00:24:07,189
[tense electronic music]
580
00:24:07,289 --> 00:24:09,549
♪ ♪
581
00:24:09,658 --> 00:24:11,798
I was determined
582
00:24:11,893 --> 00:24:13,393
because I wanted to be
the most hated guy
583
00:24:13,495 --> 00:24:14,595
there’d ever been.
584
00:24:14,696 --> 00:24:18,866
♪ ♪
585
00:24:18,967 --> 00:24:20,737
A lot of people dislike me.
586
00:24:20,836 --> 00:24:22,376
A lot of people are--
587
00:24:22,471 --> 00:24:24,041
upset with the things I’ve
done--
588
00:24:24,139 --> 00:24:26,399
Oh, OK, they can do
what they wanna do.
589
00:24:26,508 --> 00:24:28,908
But it really doesn’t affect
me, and I don’t give a --.
590
00:24:29,011 --> 00:24:31,341
So why let it bother me,
you know?
591
00:24:31,446 --> 00:24:34,016
♪ ♪
592
00:24:34,116 --> 00:24:37,026
- He’s on the precipice
of greatness,
593
00:24:37,119 --> 00:24:39,449
but he still hadn’t had
594
00:24:39,554 --> 00:24:43,494
that one decisive moment,
595
00:24:43,592 --> 00:24:44,592
♪ ♪
596
00:24:44,693 --> 00:24:46,223
A signal to everyone watching,
597
00:24:46,328 --> 00:24:49,138
this is
someone to be reckoned with.
598
00:24:49,231 --> 00:24:52,131
And he just needs
that certain somebody.
599
00:24:52,234 --> 00:24:54,034
I think you know the guy.
600
00:24:54,136 --> 00:24:56,236
[crowd cheering]
601
00:24:56,338 --> 00:24:58,978
And I think you knew
him pretty damn well!
602
00:24:59,074 --> 00:25:00,674
♪ ♪
603
00:25:00,776 --> 00:25:04,986
His name is Cactus Jack!
604
00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:08,310
- He’s back!
605
00:25:14,022 --> 00:25:15,392
- We are just moments away
606
00:25:15,490 --> 00:25:18,620
from what could be
the most memorable title match
607
00:25:18,727 --> 00:25:20,497
in World Wrestling
Entertainment history,
608
00:25:20,595 --> 00:25:23,405
a street fight pitting
Cactus Jack
609
00:25:23,498 --> 00:25:25,758
against the champion,
Triple H.
610
00:25:25,867 --> 00:25:27,507
[dramatic music]
611
00:25:27,602 --> 00:25:29,832
- We built this match up
612
00:25:29,938 --> 00:25:33,738
to be something
incredibly special.
613
00:25:33,842 --> 00:25:36,942
Cactus Jack returns
to Madison Square Garden.
614
00:25:37,045 --> 00:25:38,645
It’s my match.
615
00:25:38,747 --> 00:25:41,657
and this is where you have
this great heel,
616
00:25:41,750 --> 00:25:43,550
and he’s going
to get his comeuppance.
617
00:25:43,652 --> 00:25:45,852
- Triple H had
to go against somebody
618
00:25:45,954 --> 00:25:49,654
that was basically,
eight years earlier,
619
00:25:49,758 --> 00:25:51,568
lighting himself
on fire in Japan.
620
00:25:51,660 --> 00:25:55,930
♪ ♪
621
00:25:56,031 --> 00:25:58,001
- I think both
for Mick and I to know
622
00:25:58,100 --> 00:26:00,300
that we were
going into the garden--
623
00:26:00,402 --> 00:26:02,972
we’re being handed the
main event spot at the rumble.
624
00:26:03,071 --> 00:26:04,301
For both of us,
it was something
625
00:26:04,406 --> 00:26:06,846
we wanted to prove
we both should be in that spot
626
00:26:06,942 --> 00:26:08,672
and we both should
hang in that spot,
627
00:26:08,777 --> 00:26:10,947
and that should be
where we belong.
628
00:26:11,046 --> 00:26:15,186
- Just two years after we had
a series of epic encounters,
629
00:26:15,283 --> 00:26:18,023
but in a way,
we’re two new characters.
630
00:26:18,120 --> 00:26:21,620
It’s Cactus Jack and Triple H.
631
00:26:21,723 --> 00:26:24,563
It’s not Mankind
and Hunter Hearst Helmsley,
632
00:26:24,659 --> 00:26:27,059
Beauty and the Beast,
633
00:26:27,162 --> 00:26:28,962
It’s two forces.
634
00:26:29,064 --> 00:26:30,104
[dramatic music]
635
00:26:30,198 --> 00:26:31,328
- Here we go.
636
00:26:31,433 --> 00:26:32,463
I don’t know what Cactus Jack
637
00:26:32,567 --> 00:26:33,877
had to say to the champion,
638
00:26:33,969 --> 00:26:35,929
but the talking has stopped.
639
00:26:36,037 --> 00:26:37,547
- What makes
the street fight different
640
00:26:37,639 --> 00:26:40,669
is that it often
goes other places.
641
00:26:40,775 --> 00:26:43,815
Street fights can go anywhere.
642
00:26:43,912 --> 00:26:45,612
- Physically,
they’re incredibly demanding.
643
00:26:45,714 --> 00:26:49,754
- Triple H back drop
right into the concrete floor.
644
00:26:49,851 --> 00:26:51,921
- The mental game,
you have to be a little bit
645
00:26:52,020 --> 00:26:55,420
off your rocker to wanna
do a lot of stuff in them.
646
00:26:55,524 --> 00:26:57,424
But people enjoy it.
647
00:26:57,526 --> 00:26:58,926
[Cactus Jack shouting]
648
00:26:59,027 --> 00:27:01,467
- I’m talking wooden pallets
on a concrete floor--
649
00:27:01,563 --> 00:27:02,463
- Now wait a minute.
Look out--
650
00:27:02,564 --> 00:27:03,604
both: Oh!
651
00:27:06,268 --> 00:27:09,208
- After this suplex
on this wooden pallet,
652
00:27:09,304 --> 00:27:12,344
that Triple H
is just pouring blood
653
00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:14,940
down his calf
and into his boot.
654
00:27:15,043 --> 00:27:17,813
- I remember looking down
and seeing a piece of wood
655
00:27:17,913 --> 00:27:19,783
sticking out of my leg.
656
00:27:19,881 --> 00:27:22,011
I knew that was
a pivotal moment for me.
657
00:27:22,117 --> 00:27:23,287
♪ ♪
658
00:27:23,385 --> 00:27:25,555
crowd: Oh!
659
00:27:25,654 --> 00:27:26,694
- Through those moments,
660
00:27:26,788 --> 00:27:29,788
no matter
what you think of him...
661
00:27:29,891 --> 00:27:33,021
you see things like that
and you see the toughness.
662
00:27:33,128 --> 00:27:35,438
♪ ♪
663
00:27:35,530 --> 00:27:37,800
You gotta respect the hell
out of him.
664
00:27:37,899 --> 00:27:41,129
- This guy went out there
and didn’t call for the medics.
665
00:27:41,236 --> 00:27:42,536
They didn’t call
for the doctor.
666
00:27:42,637 --> 00:27:44,607
Nowadays you would
probably do all of that,
667
00:27:44,706 --> 00:27:46,306
or the doctor
would call on you.
668
00:27:46,408 --> 00:27:48,918
- Yeah, they’d make him.
- They would make you stop.
669
00:27:49,010 --> 00:27:52,710
It’s kind of, also,
this rite of passage.
670
00:27:52,814 --> 00:27:54,214
You know, eventually
you’re gonna work hurt.
671
00:27:54,316 --> 00:27:57,856
And when you do, it’s just
part of--it’s part of the game.
672
00:27:57,953 --> 00:28:00,523
- Look at that.
- What?
673
00:28:00,622 --> 00:28:03,992
- Is that--
that looks like barbed wire.
674
00:28:04,092 --> 00:28:05,492
- Look out.
675
00:28:05,594 --> 00:28:07,134
[crowd cheering]
676
00:28:07,229 --> 00:28:08,529
crowd: One...two...
677
00:28:08,630 --> 00:28:09,960
- We’ve got a new champion.
678
00:28:10,065 --> 00:28:13,305
crowd: Three!
[cheering]
679
00:28:13,401 --> 00:28:14,501
♪ ♪
680
00:28:14,603 --> 00:28:16,003
- If there are doubters
out there...
681
00:28:16,104 --> 00:28:19,444
♪ ♪
682
00:28:19,541 --> 00:28:21,341
I don’t think anybody
ever questioned
683
00:28:21,443 --> 00:28:22,373
his toughness again.
684
00:28:22,477 --> 00:28:24,917
♪ ♪
685
00:28:25,013 --> 00:28:26,783
- For them to put
their bodies through this
686
00:28:26,881 --> 00:28:28,781
is nothing short
of incredible.
687
00:28:28,883 --> 00:28:31,923
[all shouting]
688
00:28:33,255 --> 00:28:36,555
- Going into that sequence
at the end,
689
00:28:36,658 --> 00:28:37,898
we both want it to be great
690
00:28:37,993 --> 00:28:40,063
and were willing to do
anything to make it great.
691
00:28:41,162 --> 00:28:42,962
- Uh-oh.
- What is that?
692
00:28:43,064 --> 00:28:46,304
What the hell is that?
693
00:28:46,401 --> 00:28:47,771
- What?
Wait a minute.
694
00:28:47,869 --> 00:28:49,469
- I don’t know.
Is it--oh, God.
695
00:28:49,571 --> 00:28:50,471
- Oh, my God!
696
00:28:50,572 --> 00:28:51,872
- It’s thumbtacks.
697
00:28:51,973 --> 00:28:54,643
It’s hundreds.
It’s thousands of thumb tacks!
698
00:28:54,743 --> 00:28:56,413
- Oh, no!
699
00:28:56,511 --> 00:28:58,341
♪ ♪
700
00:28:58,446 --> 00:29:00,086
Look at--ahh!
- Oh, no.
701
00:29:00,181 --> 00:29:01,751
Oh, my God!
702
00:29:01,850 --> 00:29:03,980
Cactus Jack
is a human pincushion!
703
00:29:04,085 --> 00:29:05,885
♪ ♪
704
00:29:05,987 --> 00:29:07,957
- Mr. McMahon came
into the dressing room
705
00:29:08,056 --> 00:29:10,466
and said, "No thumbtacks."
706
00:29:10,558 --> 00:29:12,288
And as soon
as he walked out the door,
707
00:29:12,394 --> 00:29:14,194
Hunter turned to me and said,
708
00:29:14,296 --> 00:29:16,096
"You already put them
under the ring, right?"
709
00:29:16,197 --> 00:29:17,367
I said, "Yeah, yeah.
I got it covered."
710
00:29:17,465 --> 00:29:19,235
[dramatic music]
711
00:29:19,334 --> 00:29:22,504
- For the love of God,
Triple H--
712
00:29:22,604 --> 00:29:24,444
the Pedigree!
713
00:29:24,539 --> 00:29:26,639
The Pedigree!
That’s gotta be over!
714
00:29:26,741 --> 00:29:29,171
Nobody gets up
from the Pedigree!
715
00:29:29,277 --> 00:29:30,187
crowd: One, two--
716
00:29:30,278 --> 00:29:31,938
- Cactus kicked out!
717
00:29:32,047 --> 00:29:33,857
[crowd roaring]
718
00:29:33,948 --> 00:29:37,448
- When I kicked out, I mean,
the roar was deafening.
719
00:29:37,552 --> 00:29:38,982
I hadn’t received
reactions like that,
720
00:29:39,087 --> 00:29:40,797
and that has a lot to do with
the guy I’m in the ring with.
721
00:29:42,857 --> 00:29:44,367
- Look at this.
722
00:29:44,459 --> 00:29:47,689
- And that Foley chant goes up
in Madison Square Garden.
723
00:29:47,796 --> 00:29:48,766
Oh, no, no.
724
00:29:48,863 --> 00:29:50,133
Not the tacks!
725
00:29:50,231 --> 00:29:51,561
[all shouting]
726
00:29:51,666 --> 00:29:54,476
A second Pedigree
on the thumbtacks,
727
00:29:54,569 --> 00:29:55,969
a second Pedigree.
728
00:29:56,071 --> 00:29:58,101
crowd: One, two, three!
729
00:29:58,206 --> 00:29:59,806
- Got him.
- My God.
730
00:29:59,908 --> 00:30:00,848
[match bell clangs]
731
00:30:00,942 --> 00:30:05,542
♪ ♪
732
00:30:05,647 --> 00:30:09,217
- That match was a bona fide
733
00:30:09,317 --> 00:30:12,287
main event making match
for the both of us.
734
00:30:12,387 --> 00:30:13,957
♪ ♪
735
00:30:14,055 --> 00:30:17,525
- That was up there in top five
for sure of my entire career.
736
00:30:17,625 --> 00:30:19,425
♪ ♪
737
00:30:19,527 --> 00:30:23,637
- It added ten layers
to the Triple H character
738
00:30:23,732 --> 00:30:26,802
because he had
survived Cactus Jack.
739
00:30:26,901 --> 00:30:28,831
- He really put
the stamp on me
740
00:30:28,937 --> 00:30:31,907
of being a guy
that could hang with anybody
741
00:30:32,006 --> 00:30:35,046
in a physicality standpoint.
742
00:30:35,143 --> 00:30:38,313
♪ ♪
743
00:30:38,413 --> 00:30:40,453
- You want another
towel under your head?
744
00:30:40,548 --> 00:30:42,508
- Don’t worry.
- OK.
745
00:30:42,617 --> 00:30:44,757
- It’s much better
to do something
746
00:30:44,853 --> 00:30:46,023
and ask for forgiveness
747
00:30:46,121 --> 00:30:47,921
than it is to ask
for approval.
748
00:30:49,791 --> 00:30:52,591
And Mr. McMahon wasn’t
even angry at us.
749
00:30:52,694 --> 00:30:55,094
It’d be impossible to be angry
after all we’d done.
750
00:30:55,196 --> 00:30:56,166
- Should we stitch it
right here?
751
00:30:56,264 --> 00:30:57,234
- We’ll have to go
to a hospital.
752
00:30:57,332 --> 00:30:59,302
- Stitch it right here.
- Yeah.
753
00:30:59,401 --> 00:31:01,331
- At that time word
didn’t get around
754
00:31:01,436 --> 00:31:03,676
like it does now,
like about the bad knees
755
00:31:03,772 --> 00:31:04,772
and the bad--
756
00:31:04,873 --> 00:31:06,603
you know, I had a lot
of wear and tear
757
00:31:06,708 --> 00:31:08,848
on my body at that point.
758
00:31:08,943 --> 00:31:10,513
And at that point,
I start thinking
759
00:31:10,612 --> 00:31:13,142
about the, uh, you know,
the physical toll
760
00:31:13,248 --> 00:31:16,058
that the match had taken
on both of us.
761
00:31:16,151 --> 00:31:18,381
♪ ♪
762
00:31:18,486 --> 00:31:19,826
- I think
at that point in time,
763
00:31:19,921 --> 00:31:22,151
he was serious
about I’m going to step away,
764
00:31:22,257 --> 00:31:23,627
and I’m not going to
do this any longer
765
00:31:23,725 --> 00:31:27,735
and medically needed to be
done in-ring for a while.
766
00:31:27,829 --> 00:31:29,529
♪ ♪
767
00:31:29,631 --> 00:31:31,361
- You’re in the middle
of looking
768
00:31:31,466 --> 00:31:33,836
at two guys that gel,
have great chemistry,
769
00:31:33,935 --> 00:31:36,405
and the audience is
totally invested in.
770
00:31:36,504 --> 00:31:38,044
And all of a sudden,
one of your performers
771
00:31:38,139 --> 00:31:41,139
comes and says,
"I’m ready to hang it up."
772
00:31:41,242 --> 00:31:43,412
The carpet’s pulled out
from under you,
773
00:31:43,511 --> 00:31:45,381
and you’re like,
"OK, what next?"
774
00:31:50,185 --> 00:31:52,055
[dramatic music]
775
00:31:52,153 --> 00:31:54,223
- All rivalries
come to a point.
776
00:31:54,322 --> 00:31:58,722
This one came
to a retirement match.
777
00:31:58,827 --> 00:32:00,937
It’s gotta be easier
if you know that going in,
778
00:32:01,029 --> 00:32:02,859
but I feel like at a part
of that storyline,
779
00:32:02,964 --> 00:32:05,234
no matter how scripted it is,
780
00:32:05,333 --> 00:32:06,833
it has to be painful,
781
00:32:06,935 --> 00:32:09,035
but it also has to feel great.
782
00:32:09,137 --> 00:32:11,407
- I’m not a kid anymore, Jim.
783
00:32:11,506 --> 00:32:13,376
I’m 32 years old,
and I’m concerned
784
00:32:13,475 --> 00:32:16,245
with what type of legacy
I’m going to leave this sport.
785
00:32:17,712 --> 00:32:19,782
I thought going
into the Royal Rumble
786
00:32:19,881 --> 00:32:21,611
that was going
to be my final match.
787
00:32:21,716 --> 00:32:24,026
I think I talked
to Mr. McMahon.
788
00:32:24,118 --> 00:32:25,448
[crowd cheering]
789
00:32:25,553 --> 00:32:28,553
And I brought up the idea
of a loser must retire.
790
00:32:28,656 --> 00:32:30,126
♪ ♪
791
00:32:30,225 --> 00:32:33,835
- But now we’re going to put
a sense of finality to it.
792
00:32:33,928 --> 00:32:35,788
- This has gone on too long.
793
00:32:35,897 --> 00:32:38,237
It’s time to finish it
once and for all.
794
00:32:38,333 --> 00:32:40,373
[crowd cheering]
795
00:32:40,468 --> 00:32:42,798
At No Way Out.
796
00:32:42,904 --> 00:32:45,774
One more time, but this is it,
797
00:32:45,874 --> 00:32:47,314
your last shot at me,
798
00:32:47,408 --> 00:32:50,108
your last shot
at the WWE title.
799
00:32:50,211 --> 00:32:52,141
- What?
- But one stipulation.
800
00:32:52,247 --> 00:32:53,547
- You name it.
801
00:32:53,648 --> 00:32:57,358
- I want your career
on the line.
802
00:32:57,452 --> 00:32:59,522
♪ ♪
803
00:32:59,621 --> 00:33:01,191
- What more can
you do as a heel
804
00:33:01,289 --> 00:33:02,989
then take a lovable character,
805
00:33:03,091 --> 00:33:05,491
like you force him
to then retire?
806
00:33:05,593 --> 00:33:07,263
- And I can have
any other match
807
00:33:07,362 --> 00:33:09,662
I damn well desire?
808
00:33:09,764 --> 00:33:11,434
- Yes.
809
00:33:11,533 --> 00:33:14,973
- You leave me
with only one choice.
810
00:33:17,939 --> 00:33:19,999
Hell in the Cell!
811
00:33:20,108 --> 00:33:22,618
[crowd roaring]
812
00:33:22,710 --> 00:33:24,280
At that point in time,
813
00:33:24,379 --> 00:33:27,749
the Hell in the Cell match
was mythical.
814
00:33:27,849 --> 00:33:29,249
- What we’re about to witness
815
00:33:29,350 --> 00:33:32,150
is without a doubt
the most dangerous match
816
00:33:32,253 --> 00:33:34,953
in the World Wrestling
company’s history.
817
00:33:35,056 --> 00:33:37,226
- And they’d gone
from the classic
818
00:33:37,325 --> 00:33:39,525
that Taker had and Sean had.
819
00:33:39,627 --> 00:33:41,997
And then you have
Taker and Foley.
820
00:33:42,096 --> 00:33:45,466
- Oh, no!
- Good God almighty!
821
00:33:45,567 --> 00:33:48,177
As God as my witness,
he is broken in half!
822
00:33:48,269 --> 00:33:49,599
[crowd roaring]
823
00:33:49,704 --> 00:33:53,374
- How do you begin
to follow that?
824
00:33:53,474 --> 00:33:55,514
- Guys like Mick Foley
are a rare breed.
825
00:33:55,610 --> 00:33:58,540
I mean, that’s really cool
to say, "All of my career,
826
00:33:58,646 --> 00:34:02,186
everything I’ve done, I’m going
to give it all to you tonight."
827
00:34:03,885 --> 00:34:07,655
- The Hartford Civic Center
has been sold out for weeks
828
00:34:07,755 --> 00:34:11,595
in anticipation
for "No Way Out."
829
00:34:11,693 --> 00:34:15,663
- I had the legend
of the cell
830
00:34:15,763 --> 00:34:17,533
to my name.
831
00:34:17,632 --> 00:34:19,862
But I said,
"OK, let us take that ball
832
00:34:19,968 --> 00:34:22,038
and run with it
as far as we can."
833
00:34:22,136 --> 00:34:23,876
♪ ♪
834
00:34:23,972 --> 00:34:26,842
- Will Cactus Jack’s
career end tonight
835
00:34:26,941 --> 00:34:29,311
or will Triple H’s
reign of terror?
836
00:34:29,410 --> 00:34:32,180
[soft dramatic music]
837
00:34:32,280 --> 00:34:33,740
[ominous music]
838
00:34:33,848 --> 00:34:35,478
- It’s quite a task
to get ready
839
00:34:35,583 --> 00:34:37,553
for something
like Hell in a Cell.
840
00:34:37,652 --> 00:34:39,282
♪ ♪
841
00:34:39,387 --> 00:34:41,927
I more or less have
to metamorphosize
842
00:34:42,023 --> 00:34:44,423
into a different human being.
843
00:34:44,525 --> 00:34:48,995
♪ ♪
844
00:34:49,097 --> 00:34:52,507
Generally, I need
just some type of jolt
845
00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:53,930
with something big.
846
00:34:54,035 --> 00:34:56,435
- Oh, man.
847
00:34:56,537 --> 00:34:57,907
- Did you hear the impact?
848
00:34:58,006 --> 00:34:59,946
- And once there was
a big move...
849
00:35:00,041 --> 00:35:02,171
♪ ♪
850
00:35:02,276 --> 00:35:05,186
I would be jolted
into that alternative reality.
851
00:35:05,279 --> 00:35:06,379
- Cactus!
852
00:35:06,481 --> 00:35:08,981
- What a catapult!
Face first...
853
00:35:09,083 --> 00:35:10,213
- Oh, my God!
- Right into the steel.
854
00:35:10,318 --> 00:35:12,658
- I remember
watching this match
855
00:35:12,754 --> 00:35:14,554
and everything
that Mick went through
856
00:35:14,656 --> 00:35:17,566
and how hard he fought
857
00:35:17,659 --> 00:35:19,019
thinking, he has to win this.
858
00:35:19,127 --> 00:35:21,597
This can’t be the last
Mick Foley match ever.
859
00:35:21,696 --> 00:35:23,396
- Stop him Heffner, stop him!
860
00:35:23,498 --> 00:35:26,368
Oh, my God!
861
00:35:26,467 --> 00:35:27,707
Now what?
862
00:35:27,802 --> 00:35:30,772
- And now Cactus
has those heavy steel steps.
863
00:35:30,872 --> 00:35:31,772
- Look out.
864
00:35:31,873 --> 00:35:33,043
Oh, my God.
865
00:35:33,141 --> 00:35:35,641
He just threw
the steps at Triple H.
866
00:35:35,743 --> 00:35:38,143
- I have to do my part
to make sure that
867
00:35:38,246 --> 00:35:41,316
this is as epic
as it deserves to be for him.
868
00:35:41,416 --> 00:35:43,816
♪ ♪
869
00:35:43,918 --> 00:35:46,578
- And Triple H
falls through the steel!
870
00:35:46,688 --> 00:35:52,968
♪ ♪
871
00:35:53,061 --> 00:35:55,361
- Triple H, probably,
872
00:35:55,463 --> 00:35:57,763
he hopes for safety
at the top of the cage.
873
00:35:57,865 --> 00:35:59,105
- Be careful, Triple H!
874
00:35:59,200 --> 00:36:01,030
♪ ♪
875
00:36:01,135 --> 00:36:02,075
Cactus.
- Look out!
876
00:36:02,170 --> 00:36:03,400
- Oh, for God’s sakes.
877
00:36:03,504 --> 00:36:06,204
Oh, my God.
Cactus has broken in half!
878
00:36:06,307 --> 00:36:07,547
- That’s it.
879
00:36:07,642 --> 00:36:08,972
♪ ♪
880
00:36:09,077 --> 00:36:12,217
- We’ve had an exciting match,
881
00:36:12,313 --> 00:36:16,353
and we just have to find a way
to create a memory.
882
00:36:16,451 --> 00:36:18,221
- Oh, look at this.
Jack is on the top.
883
00:36:18,319 --> 00:36:19,979
That idiot!
What is he doing?
884
00:36:20,088 --> 00:36:21,328
- Cactus climbing to the top,
885
00:36:21,422 --> 00:36:24,722
and Triple H has
got the barbed wire.
886
00:36:24,826 --> 00:36:26,966
Cactus must win the title,
or his career is over.
887
00:36:27,061 --> 00:36:28,761
Double arm, DDT.
888
00:36:28,863 --> 00:36:31,963
♪ ♪
889
00:36:32,066 --> 00:36:35,576
Cactus Jack has got the 2x4
and the barbed wire again.
890
00:36:35,670 --> 00:36:37,470
- And what could be
worse than a 2x4
891
00:36:37,572 --> 00:36:39,202
wrapped in barbed wire?
892
00:36:39,307 --> 00:36:43,917
- Well, there’s an art
to presenting your toys,
893
00:36:44,011 --> 00:36:46,041
and so you’re not rushing it.
894
00:36:46,147 --> 00:36:49,857
You want people to enjoy
what is essentially
895
00:36:49,951 --> 00:36:52,581
an hors-d’oeuvres of violence.
896
00:36:52,687 --> 00:36:54,757
- I don’t know
if anything could worse.
897
00:36:54,856 --> 00:36:56,726
Oh, my God, fire.
898
00:36:56,824 --> 00:36:58,094
- Oh, my God.
899
00:36:58,192 --> 00:37:00,162
- The 2x4 and
the barbed wire is burning.
900
00:37:00,261 --> 00:37:02,061
- What?
901
00:37:02,163 --> 00:37:04,963
- The 2x4 is burning!
902
00:37:05,066 --> 00:37:06,606
- He’s gonna piledrive him
on the fire!
903
00:37:06,701 --> 00:37:08,671
- I think that’s
what Cactus was signaling,
904
00:37:08,770 --> 00:37:10,670
a pile driver.
905
00:37:10,772 --> 00:37:13,942
- Once I let go of him,
I have no control.
906
00:37:14,041 --> 00:37:15,211
- Oh, thank goodness.
907
00:37:15,309 --> 00:37:16,939
Oh, my God!
908
00:37:17,044 --> 00:37:20,084
[crowd exclaiming]
909
00:37:27,155 --> 00:37:28,555
- Oh, my God!
910
00:37:28,656 --> 00:37:30,056
For the love of God!
911
00:37:30,158 --> 00:37:31,828
The cage broke!
912
00:37:31,926 --> 00:37:33,496
The ring broke.
913
00:37:33,594 --> 00:37:35,364
- The best rivalries
across history
914
00:37:35,463 --> 00:37:37,463
involve a protagonist
and an antagonist.
915
00:37:37,565 --> 00:37:40,005
That’s what we understand
more than anything.
916
00:37:40,101 --> 00:37:41,471
- Foley was one
of these guys that once you
917
00:37:41,569 --> 00:37:44,099
give your body for so long,
fans start appreciating you.
918
00:37:44,205 --> 00:37:47,105
[suspenseful music]
919
00:37:47,208 --> 00:37:48,248
♪ ♪
920
00:37:48,342 --> 00:37:49,642
- Wait, wait, wait, wait!
921
00:37:49,744 --> 00:37:51,284
Cactus--he’s--
Cactus is moving.
922
00:37:51,379 --> 00:37:52,509
- What?
923
00:37:52,613 --> 00:37:53,783
- And Triple H
can’t believe it!
924
00:37:53,881 --> 00:37:56,551
Cactus is moving, somehow,
someway.
925
00:37:56,651 --> 00:37:58,051
♪ ♪
926
00:37:58,152 --> 00:38:00,482
The crazy
son of a bitch is moving.
927
00:38:00,588 --> 00:38:02,628
♪ ♪
928
00:38:02,723 --> 00:38:04,463
- My God, this’ll finish it.
929
00:38:04,559 --> 00:38:05,989
- Triple H
going for the Pedigree.
930
00:38:06,093 --> 00:38:08,033
- No dream is worth it.
931
00:38:08,129 --> 00:38:09,459
- That’s it.
932
00:38:09,564 --> 00:38:10,704
That’s gotta be it.
933
00:38:10,798 --> 00:38:12,028
- No dream was worth this.
934
00:38:12,133 --> 00:38:13,963
- Kick out.
Kick out, Cactus!
935
00:38:14,068 --> 00:38:14,968
[match bell clangs]
936
00:38:15,069 --> 00:38:17,669
[heavy metal music]
937
00:38:17,772 --> 00:38:19,172
Wow.
938
00:38:19,273 --> 00:38:23,173
- And still World Wrestling
Entertainment champion,
939
00:38:23,277 --> 00:38:25,517
Triple H!
940
00:38:25,613 --> 00:38:28,383
♪ ♪
941
00:38:28,482 --> 00:38:29,582
- I think
it was important for him
942
00:38:29,684 --> 00:38:31,884
to go out in the
biggest way possible.
943
00:38:31,986 --> 00:38:35,196
♪ ♪
944
00:38:35,289 --> 00:38:37,619
For me, the fact that he was
willing to do that for me
945
00:38:37,725 --> 00:38:39,565
on the way out
was incredible
946
00:38:39,660 --> 00:38:41,030
and something
that I can never forget.
947
00:38:42,964 --> 00:38:45,504
[somber music]
948
00:38:45,600 --> 00:38:48,970
- I remembered
just being in tears,
949
00:38:49,070 --> 00:38:50,200
in tears
at the thought
950
00:38:50,304 --> 00:38:52,844
that that was
the last Mick Foley match
951
00:38:52,940 --> 00:38:54,570
that we were gonna see
in WWE.
952
00:38:54,675 --> 00:38:57,545
[downbeat music]
953
00:38:57,645 --> 00:38:58,885
- I turn around,
954
00:38:58,980 --> 00:39:02,450
and it’s the classic
blood, sweat, and tears.
955
00:39:02,550 --> 00:39:05,620
It’s there on my face,
plain as day.
956
00:39:05,720 --> 00:39:07,150
Blood mixed with sweat,
957
00:39:07,255 --> 00:39:09,795
tear in my eye.
958
00:39:09,891 --> 00:39:14,261
Triple H allowed me
to ride off into the sunset
959
00:39:14,362 --> 00:39:15,862
with my head held high.
960
00:39:15,963 --> 00:39:18,503
He allowed me
the type of exit
961
00:39:18,599 --> 00:39:22,769
that, you know most people
can only dream about.
962
00:39:22,870 --> 00:39:25,140
- You’re gonna
be missed, Cactus.
963
00:39:25,239 --> 00:39:27,569
Godspeed, Mick Foley.
964
00:39:27,675 --> 00:39:30,045
- I went to a much nicer hotel
965
00:39:30,144 --> 00:39:32,514
than I otherwise
would have stayed in,
966
00:39:32,613 --> 00:39:35,113
had a nice room service meal.
967
00:39:35,216 --> 00:39:37,186
Sat on my bed
and cried like a baby
968
00:39:37,285 --> 00:39:39,555
because it was over.
969
00:39:39,654 --> 00:39:43,894
♪ ♪
970
00:39:43,991 --> 00:39:45,761
- He felt like one of us
971
00:39:45,860 --> 00:39:47,730
by the time
that story was done,
972
00:39:47,828 --> 00:39:50,488
and everybody loved him.
973
00:39:50,598 --> 00:39:53,038
And it was heartbreaking
to see him go.
974
00:39:53,134 --> 00:39:54,934
And the respect that he earned
975
00:39:55,036 --> 00:39:57,136
comes out in that moment more
than any
976
00:39:57,238 --> 00:39:58,908
because we know
it’s the last time.
977
00:39:59,006 --> 00:40:00,846
It’s that final
standing ovation.
978
00:40:00,942 --> 00:40:03,372
And so that’s
how I’m gonna remember
979
00:40:03,477 --> 00:40:05,287
this rivalry from now on.
980
00:40:05,379 --> 00:40:07,279
- There’s a time,
I feel like, for every fan
981
00:40:07,381 --> 00:40:09,211
of wrestling when they
finally--that’s my guy.
982
00:40:09,317 --> 00:40:10,457
That’s my girl, that’s--
983
00:40:10,551 --> 00:40:11,621
I gotta watch this.
984
00:40:11,719 --> 00:40:14,149
And that was for me
for when I really
985
00:40:14,255 --> 00:40:16,925
went all in on Triple H.
986
00:40:17,024 --> 00:40:18,464
Hunter did look the part,
987
00:40:18,559 --> 00:40:19,959
did work the part.
988
00:40:20,061 --> 00:40:22,431
But if he didn’t have someone
to beat the piss out of,
989
00:40:22,530 --> 00:40:25,730
if he didn’t have somebody
to sell, sell Triple H,
990
00:40:25,833 --> 00:40:27,503
and it’s not Triple H
to do that.
991
00:40:27,601 --> 00:40:28,631
It’s the opponent.
992
00:40:28,736 --> 00:40:30,436
If he didn’t have that,
it doesn’t work.
993
00:40:30,538 --> 00:40:32,778
And Mick’s humanization
and all that
994
00:40:32,873 --> 00:40:35,043
doesn’t come out unless
he’s got a bully.
995
00:40:35,142 --> 00:40:38,112
♪ ♪
996
00:40:38,212 --> 00:40:40,412
- This was the place
of so many great moments.
997
00:40:40,514 --> 00:40:43,314
It’s just coincidence
that most of them
998
00:40:43,417 --> 00:40:47,187
took place with Triple H.
999
00:40:47,288 --> 00:40:50,828
I had the debut of
Cactus Jack here in 1997...
1000
00:40:50,925 --> 00:40:52,795
[cheers and applause]
1001
00:40:52,893 --> 00:40:54,793
[soft dramatic music]
1002
00:40:54,895 --> 00:40:56,465
♪ ♪
1003
00:40:56,564 --> 00:40:59,604
Where I faced Triple H.
1004
00:40:59,700 --> 00:41:02,830
The 2000 Royal Rumble,
the street fight.
1005
00:41:02,937 --> 00:41:05,107
[cheers and applause]
1006
00:41:05,206 --> 00:41:08,976
But without exaggeration,
it was great to be right here
1007
00:41:09,076 --> 00:41:11,016
in Madison Square Garden.
1008
00:41:11,112 --> 00:41:12,182
♪ ♪
1009
00:41:12,279 --> 00:41:15,009
Thank you so much,
and have a nice day.
1010
00:41:15,116 --> 00:41:17,256
[cheers and applause]
1011
00:41:17,351 --> 00:41:22,591
♪ ♪
1012
00:41:22,690 --> 00:41:23,920
- You sort of can look at it
1013
00:41:24,025 --> 00:41:27,935
as a period of time
when Austin would leave,
1014
00:41:28,029 --> 00:41:30,159
Rock would be on the way out.
1015
00:41:30,264 --> 00:41:33,434
If I don’t rise to that,
like, there’s a big gap.
1016
00:41:33,534 --> 00:41:35,374
Foley doing
that for me certainly
1017
00:41:35,469 --> 00:41:38,539
was not only impactful
and meaningful to me
1018
00:41:38,639 --> 00:41:41,739
but impactful and meaningful
to the WWE as well.
1019
00:41:41,842 --> 00:41:43,912
♪ ♪
1020
00:41:44,011 --> 00:41:45,411
[both chuckle]
1021
00:41:45,513 --> 00:41:46,583
- You doing good, man?
- What’s going on, man?
1022
00:41:46,680 --> 00:41:47,680
- It’s good to see you.
- How are you?
1023
00:41:47,782 --> 00:41:48,952
- I’m doing great.
1024
00:41:49,050 --> 00:41:50,350
♪ ♪
1025
00:41:50,451 --> 00:41:51,651
- That rumble match to me
1026
00:41:51,752 --> 00:41:54,252
has a different level
for both of us,
1027
00:41:54,355 --> 00:41:58,965
and that kind of made me
answer the question of,
1028
00:41:59,060 --> 00:42:00,490
am I a player?
1029
00:42:00,594 --> 00:42:03,134
Am I tough enough
to be in that role?
1030
00:42:03,230 --> 00:42:05,360
whatever that question was.
1031
00:42:05,466 --> 00:42:06,936
I think we both
came out of that
1032
00:42:07,034 --> 00:42:08,734
looking like main event guys.
1033
00:42:08,836 --> 00:42:11,106
♪ ♪
1034
00:42:11,205 --> 00:42:13,675
[crowd exclaiming]
1035
00:42:13,774 --> 00:42:16,114
- When I was laying
in that hole,
1036
00:42:16,210 --> 00:42:19,310
I just thought,
"This went really well."
1037
00:42:19,413 --> 00:42:20,743
- Yeah.
- "This went really well."
1038
00:42:20,848 --> 00:42:23,558
Didn’t know I’d end the
night by crying like a baby.
1039
00:42:23,651 --> 00:42:24,851
- Real emotion.
1040
00:42:24,952 --> 00:42:26,352
We believed everything.
You know what I mean?
1041
00:42:26,454 --> 00:42:27,724
The guys that are
the best at it,
1042
00:42:27,822 --> 00:42:30,292
when they walk through
that curtain, it’s all real.
1043
00:42:30,391 --> 00:42:33,021
- I was able
to ride off into the sunset
1044
00:42:33,127 --> 00:42:35,137
with the matches
that I loved having.
1045
00:42:35,229 --> 00:42:36,559
- Yeah.
1046
00:42:36,664 --> 00:42:38,834
- And I think that
that was so important to me.
1047
00:42:38,933 --> 00:42:40,163
- Goodbye, Cactus.
1048
00:42:40,267 --> 00:42:42,307
Thanks for the great memories,
buddy.
1049
00:42:42,403 --> 00:42:44,103
Godspeed, Mick Foley.
1050
00:42:44,205 --> 00:42:45,875
♪ ♪
1051
00:42:45,973 --> 00:42:48,013
- I’ve got an
opportunity here for you.
1052
00:42:48,109 --> 00:42:49,609
I think I’ve got
one more left in me.
1053
00:42:49,710 --> 00:42:52,280
I got a bag of tacks
in the warehouse,
1054
00:42:52,379 --> 00:42:55,049
just like Stallone
and Apollo Creed
1055
00:42:55,149 --> 00:42:56,049
at the end of "Rocky."
1056
00:42:56,150 --> 00:42:57,450
- And there’s no cameras
1057
00:42:57,551 --> 00:43:00,281
and right when we go to throw
the first punch, it ends.
1058
00:43:00,387 --> 00:43:01,827
- And cut.
[laughter]
1059
00:43:01,922 --> 00:43:04,222
- Yeah, I’ll agree
to do that one. Yeah.
1060
00:43:04,325 --> 00:43:07,195
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