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WWE is known for its action,
its excitement,
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and the sheer athleticism of
the WWE superstars.
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Wait a minute.
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The snake is biting him.
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Snake is biting him.
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But what's most compelling
about tuning in each and every
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week is that you never know
what could happen.
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Oh my word.
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Oh, look out.
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Today we look back at some of
the most shocking
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WWE moments in the 1980s.
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This is WWE's Greatest Moments.
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Acknowledge me.
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My God.
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Stone Cold with a beer bath.
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This is so real.
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Look at this.
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He slammed him.
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Welcome, everyone to
WWE's Greatest moments.
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I'm Michael Cole, and on this
edition, we're looking back
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at some of the most shocking
moments of the decade
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that defined what Sports
Entertainment is-
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the 1980s.
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Our first moment
takes us back
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to one of the greatest
sagas ever told.
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In late 1987, "The Immortal"
Hulk Hogan and
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"Macho Man" Randy Savage
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formed a bond that seemed
inseparable.
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The Mega Powers we feel
the same pain and the glory.
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The two would dominate
the squared circle
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for the better part of a year
as The Mega Powers.
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But along the way,
Savage grew suspicious
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of his partner's motives
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with their manager,
Miss Elizabeth.
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One of the great
main events tonight.
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The Mega Powers
against the Twin Towers.
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Macho Man through the ropes-
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Oh, no.
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Oh my God.
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No.
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When he crossbodied him
through the ropes
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and she caught
him,
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her head hit the floor.
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I was worried about her.
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Carried her back.
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Hulk Hogan with Elizabeth.
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Randy's like,
"What are you doing?
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We've got work here."
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And look what this has
done to the Macho Man.
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It's left the Macho Man in
the ring all by himself.
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And so the match continues.
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Hogan returns to the ring.
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Oh, what a slap.
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Wow.
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He definitely made
some serious contact.
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What was that for?
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I don't know, but
Savage struck Hogan.
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And then that scene in
the medical room was insane.
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Those eyes right there.
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Those eyes lust,
Elizabeth.
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You understand that?
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Randy stop.
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Get out of my face.
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You got lust for
Elizabeth right there.
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Oh God, oh God, oh.
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Oh, big time, huh?
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Cameras follow
them all the way in.
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Haven't really seen that before.
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If you want to talk
about me being shocked
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as a kid watching WWE,
that was the moment.
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Randy.
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Get out of my way.
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The early 1980s saw the rise
of pop culture by both MTV
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and WWE, and at the forefront
was pop icon Cyndi Lauper.
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The antagonist of it all
was none other than
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"Rowdy" Roddy Piper.
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You're going to get yourself.
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You're going to get yourself
hurt, I'm telling ya.
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The Hot Rod detested
this entire movement
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and wanted no part of
Lauper or her good friend,
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legendary WWE manager
Captain Lou Albano.
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Our next moment takes us to
December 1984
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at Madison Square Garden, where
Lauper invited the Captain
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to take part in an
awards ceremony.
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Brothers and sisters, I
don't know what to say.
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I'm so grateful to
receive this award.
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Cyndi Lauper presents Captain
Lou Albano with a gold record
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for helping to bring
rock and roll
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and professional
wrestling together.
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Something special.
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It's Roddy Piper,
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You look beautiful Cyndi.
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Maybe they have some
kind of presentation to make.
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Just a minute Roddy.
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Just a-
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And it was me that started it.
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I want to present you with the-
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Oh.
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Look out.
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He smashes the gold record
over Captain Lou Albano's head.
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Look at Roddy Piper.
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David Wolff trying to
come to the rescue.
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I was like, "Whoa
What are you kidding me?"
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And then he just picked me up.
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Oh, he piledrives him
right down into the canvas.
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People ask me, what's the
biggest moment in my career?
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That might be it.
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What a despicable,
disgraceful display.
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The Eighth Wonder of the
World, Andre the Giant
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was unlike anyone audiences
had ever seen.
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For decades Andre went
undefeated in the squared
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circle and commanded respect
from all who opposed him.
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It seemed like the
giant had nothing to fear.
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Or so we thought.
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What two tremendous
athletes
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we have here
in this matchup.
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Look at that.
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DDT and got it.
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A DDT.
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Roode has to be
out like a light.
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Heenan was waving for Andre
the Giant
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to come down
to ringside.
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Bobby Heenan is going
to be in trouble here.
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Andre coming in-
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the match officially over.
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And Andre starting to hammer
away.
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That's not fair.
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Andre is 500 pounds.
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He's seven feet and
four inches tall.
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People just don't get
how big that man was.
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Bigger than life.
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Wait a minute, Jake.
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Back up on his feet.
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He's coming back into the ring.
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And look what he has.
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Oh, this oughta be good.
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Heenan, Heenan steps to the
outside.
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Look at this.
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What's going on here?
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Andre is not moving in.
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So Andre is
terrified of snakes.
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The only thing I think that
brought any fear to that man.
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I think he's afraid.
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Yes, he's terrified.
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To watch the job that he did
when he was afraid of the snake?
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Incredible.
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Incredible job.
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You believed it.
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Moving-
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Oh, no.
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It's all around the Giant.
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Look at this.
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Damien, the snake clutching-
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It's choking Andre the Giant.
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Andre going down.
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Hey, man.
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Look, I'm a big guy.
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You throw a snake at me, I'm
gonna have a similar situation.
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Andre clutching his chest.
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Nobody had seen
him that vulnerable.
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I had no idea that the
Giant was afraid of anything.
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But we certainly know what
his Achilles heel is now.
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Hulkamania was running
wild like never before in 1986.
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Though many tried, nothing
could derail the momentum
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of the WWE Champion Hulk Hogan.
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Well, you know Mean Gene,
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when you're the champion, you
have to expect anything
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and everything, brother.
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But as Hogan took on Don
Muraco on an episode
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of Saturday Night's Main Event,
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a literal walking condominium
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came crashing down on
The Hulkster in a moment
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that left fans
absolutely speechless.
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What's happening here?
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Wow, what's happening here?
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The Hulkster has Bobby
"The Brain" up in the air-
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from behind, there's Bundy.
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Where did he come from?
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Wham.
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King Kong Bundy-
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jumped into the ring to save
his manager, Bobby Heenan,
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but he also saw the opportunity
to inflict some damage
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on an American hero, Hulk Hogan.
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I got squashed by King Kong
Bundy.
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Broke a couple ribs.
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Right at the Hulkster.
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Another avalanche.
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That made me vulnerable.
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Jesse, I've never seen a
Hulkster in this state before.
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He looks unconscious.
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Smashin' Hogan-
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It wasn't about the
winning or losing.
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It's about "I want you to
suffer."
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Oh.
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Oh, no.
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Oh my gosh.
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The Hulkster is hurt.
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He's really hurt.
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Oh, no.
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He's not even moving, Jesse.
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The night that happened,
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I'm gonna have to
get the ambulance-
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The paramedics
come and get Hogan.
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Hulk Hogan is
entering the ambulance.
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What hospital?
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What hospital are we going to?
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Well, Hulk has sustained, uh
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injuries to his low back,
to his ribs and to his neck.
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I thank you very much, doctor.
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I remember the people
really tore up about that, too.
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That was uh-
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that was the talk of the whole
country for a while.
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When you talk about the most
legendary WWE champions
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of all time, you have to
mention Bob Backlund,
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the former NCAA
champion represented
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the All-American athlete.
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Every time I defend
it, a little piece of it belongs
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to you people out there.
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By 1983, Bob Backlund was in
his unbelievable sixth year
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as WWE champion.
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And his manager, the legendary
Arnold Skaaland by his side,
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Backlund was certainly not one
to back down to any challenge.
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Enter the Iron Sheik.
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The Sheik was every bit as
skilled as Backlund,
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but Sheik held a
tremendous disdain
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for America and all it stood
for.
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USA
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This is the main
event of the evening.
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It is scheduled for the
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World Heavyweight
Championship.
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I was in the audience December
1983, and Bob at that point
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had been champion for
over five years.
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Backlund will not
back up from anyone.
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This match is underway-
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using everything and anything
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but the kitchen sink here on
champ Bob Backlund.
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Everything Backlund is
doing is hurting him.
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Backlund is
not really himself.
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He's favoring left arm.
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He hooked Backlund back.
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He's right in the
center of the ring.
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Backlund's got a bad neck on
it.
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Pull on it.
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Oh no
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Pull it.
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Bob Backlund did not submit.
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Arnold Skaaland threw
something into the ring.
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We have a new champion.
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Back then, a manager
could end a match
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simply by throwing
in a towel.
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I can't believe it.
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Anytime a title reign ends,
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and especially when it's that
long, it's pretty shocking.
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Remember, I'm not American.
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I am from Tehran, Iran.
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I was so angry when the
Iron Sheik beat Bob Backlund.
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The new heavyweight
champion, the Iron Sheik.
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We've seen many dastardly acts
so far, but perhaps none of them
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was as vicious as
our next moment.
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"Macho Man" Randy Savage is
riding high as Intercontinental
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Champion for the better part
of 1986.
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Savage took on all challengers
263
00:10:20,587 --> 00:10:22,489
and racked up wins however he
could.
264
00:10:23,122 --> 00:10:24,990
Rolls him up, he hooks the
tights.
265
00:10:24,991 --> 00:10:26,626
Hey, that's not right.
266
00:10:27,494 --> 00:10:29,262
One opponent who vowed to
take down the madness
267
00:10:29,362 --> 00:10:31,063
was Ricky Steamboat.
268
00:10:31,064 --> 00:10:32,899
These two squared off in
November of that year,
269
00:10:32,999 --> 00:10:36,503
but the question remained what
tactics would the Macho Man do
270
00:10:36,603 --> 00:10:38,104
to retain his coveted title?
271
00:10:41,641 --> 00:10:42,875
I'm pumped up
for this match.
272
00:10:42,876 --> 00:10:44,744
I am too.
273
00:10:44,844 --> 00:10:47,713
Rick Steamboat challenged
Randy for the title
274
00:10:47,714 --> 00:10:52,685
and it led to a very
disturbing incident.
275
00:10:53,152 --> 00:10:54,420
The Macho Man-
276
00:10:54,521 --> 00:10:56,488
No, get him down from there.
277
00:10:56,489 --> 00:10:57,857
From the top rope.
278
00:10:57,957 --> 00:10:59,157
Whoa
279
00:10:59,158 --> 00:10:59,791
Oh my
280
00:10:59,792 --> 00:11:00,994
Oh.
281
00:11:01,761 --> 00:11:03,229
Steamboat's grabbing his
throat.
282
00:11:05,098 --> 00:11:05,597
What?
283
00:11:05,598 --> 00:11:07,266
He's got the bell.
284
00:11:07,267 --> 00:11:08,834
Randy came off the top rope.
285
00:11:08,835 --> 00:11:12,204
He has this crazy
look about him.
286
00:11:12,205 --> 00:11:13,238
Whoa.
287
00:11:13,239 --> 00:11:15,374
Steamboat can't breathe.
288
00:11:15,375 --> 00:11:17,609
That was not the level of
real world violence
289
00:11:17,610 --> 00:11:19,145
that anyone was expecting.
290
00:11:20,180 --> 00:11:22,415
People are wondering
if my career was over.
291
00:11:22,949 --> 00:11:24,684
Steamboat's still
clutching his throat.
292
00:11:26,953 --> 00:11:29,955
Look up the word unpredictable
in the dictionary
293
00:11:29,956 --> 00:11:31,623
and you'll probably
find a picture
294
00:11:31,624 --> 00:11:33,592
of one "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.
295
00:11:33,593 --> 00:11:36,228
The Hot Rod made a Hall of Fame
career out of doing whatever
296
00:11:36,229 --> 00:11:39,432
he wanted and saying
whatever he wanted as well.
297
00:11:40,099 --> 00:11:42,801
I say, that you stink,
298
00:11:42,802 --> 00:11:43,969
you stink,
299
00:11:43,970 --> 00:11:46,573
and the whole damn wedding
stinks.
300
00:11:47,473 --> 00:11:50,609
Which is why his weekly talk
show, aptly named Piper's Pit,
301
00:11:50,610 --> 00:11:53,712
was the perfect forum for The
Rowdy one to take charge
302
00:11:53,713 --> 00:11:54,913
of the mic...
303
00:11:54,914 --> 00:11:58,116
One superstar who learned this
lesson was Superfly Jimmy Snuka,
304
00:11:58,117 --> 00:12:00,786
who was a guest on The Pit
and had no idea
305
00:12:00,787 --> 00:12:02,222
what was about
to hit him.
306
00:12:05,224 --> 00:12:07,559
Roddy Piper didn't give
me a chance to say nothing
307
00:12:07,560 --> 00:12:08,927
on The Pit.
308
00:12:08,928 --> 00:12:11,863
One of the most infamous
interview segments in WWE
309
00:12:11,864 --> 00:12:14,266
history was when
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
310
00:12:14,267 --> 00:12:16,034
had Jimmy "Superfly"
Snuka
311
00:12:16,035 --> 00:12:19,871
come on to Piper's Pit under
the guise of an interview.
312
00:12:19,872 --> 00:12:21,708
But of course, it all goes awry.
313
00:12:21,808 --> 00:12:23,543
Everybody wants to
be like Roddy Piper.
314
00:12:23,643 --> 00:12:24,810
You want a chance.
315
00:12:24,811 --> 00:12:26,878
You want a chance to
say something brother-
316
00:12:26,879 --> 00:12:30,115
Well the key is Roddy
was always in the moment
317
00:12:30,116 --> 00:12:32,718
and he loved to be despised.
318
00:12:32,719 --> 00:12:34,353
You want to really
thank all these people?
319
00:12:34,354 --> 00:12:35,622
Got yourself a pineapple.
320
00:12:35,722 --> 00:12:36,822
Want to feel at home-
321
00:12:36,823 --> 00:12:37,789
You want bananas?
322
00:12:37,790 --> 00:12:39,324
Have yourself a banana.
323
00:12:39,325 --> 00:12:40,660
There you go.
324
00:12:41,260 --> 00:12:42,995
One coconut.
325
00:12:42,996 --> 00:12:43,896
With "Rowdy" Roddy Piper,
326
00:12:43,997 --> 00:12:45,464
You never knew what he
was going to do.
327
00:12:45,465 --> 00:12:49,968
This time, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
created a moment
328
00:12:49,969 --> 00:12:51,570
that only "Rowdy" Roddy
Piper can create.
329
00:12:51,571 --> 00:12:52,471
You want a banana?
330
00:12:52,472 --> 00:12:53,472
Have a banana.
331
00:12:53,473 --> 00:12:54,640
What do you want, man?
332
00:12:54,641 --> 00:12:55,674
The fake-
333
00:12:55,675 --> 00:12:56,475
Are you making fun of me?
334
00:12:56,476 --> 00:12:58,110
Am I making fun of you?
335
00:12:58,111 --> 00:12:58,877
Oh.
336
00:12:58,878 --> 00:13:01,079
No sir, no sir, no sir.
337
00:13:04,183 --> 00:13:07,153
To smash a coconut over
anyone's head is insane.
338
00:13:08,755 --> 00:13:09,488
Here you sucker.
339
00:13:09,489 --> 00:13:11,923
Here, have a banana.
340
00:13:11,924 --> 00:13:13,625
Have a banana.
341
00:13:13,626 --> 00:13:14,793
It just looks so crazy.
342
00:13:14,794 --> 00:13:16,161
So vicious.
343
00:13:16,162 --> 00:13:18,164
And it just it
stays in people's head.
344
00:13:19,298 --> 00:13:20,632
You ain't nothing but garbage.
345
00:13:20,633 --> 00:13:22,367
That's like one of the
first shocking moments
346
00:13:22,368 --> 00:13:24,804
you can think about
in WWE history.
347
00:13:30,510 --> 00:13:33,146
During the 1980s, Hulk Hogan
was loved and respected
348
00:13:33,246 --> 00:13:36,281
not only by fans, but
his peers as well.
349
00:13:36,282 --> 00:13:38,718
And one of his biggest
allies was Andre the Giant.
350
00:13:39,385 --> 00:13:41,286
Oh, oh.
351
00:13:41,287 --> 00:13:42,688
I'm very proud of you.
352
00:13:42,689 --> 00:13:44,523
And you are a good wrestler,
I'm proud of you.
353
00:13:44,524 --> 00:13:46,859
The Eighth Wonder of
the World was by Hulk's side
354
00:13:46,959 --> 00:13:48,627
time and time again.
355
00:13:48,628 --> 00:13:51,463
But by 1987, the Giant felt
he had earned the right
356
00:13:51,464 --> 00:13:54,233
to challenge for the
WWE Championship.
357
00:13:54,834 --> 00:13:57,103
It just took a little
guidance from the weasel,
358
00:13:57,203 --> 00:13:58,971
the unlikable Bobby Heenan.
359
00:14:02,141 --> 00:14:06,145
The Eighth Wonder of
the World, seven foot four.
360
00:14:06,245 --> 00:14:11,283
500 pounds Andre, whoa, the
Giant.
361
00:14:11,284 --> 00:14:13,185
The fact he walked out with
Heenan, that was like,
362
00:14:13,186 --> 00:14:14,119
"Whoa, what's going on?
363
00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:15,221
What's going on here?"
364
00:14:15,321 --> 00:14:16,422
Wait, what's going on here?
365
00:14:16,522 --> 00:14:19,991
Hold on, man, what
are you doing with him?
366
00:14:19,992 --> 00:14:21,593
Heenan hated Hulk.
367
00:14:21,594 --> 00:14:23,962
And just the fact that Andre
368
00:14:23,963 --> 00:14:26,231
aligned imself with
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan.
369
00:14:26,232 --> 00:14:28,233
People are going to hate Andre.
370
00:14:28,234 --> 00:14:32,305
He's sick and tired of
you and what you stand for.
371
00:14:32,839 --> 00:14:36,475
Andre was beloved by
everyone around the world.
372
00:14:36,476 --> 00:14:37,909
Most people don't understand-
373
00:14:37,910 --> 00:14:39,411
Before there was
Hogan and all that,
374
00:14:39,412 --> 00:14:42,048
Andre was the
face of wrestling.
375
00:14:42,582 --> 00:14:44,716
You're the reason I got
in professional wrestling.
376
00:14:44,717 --> 00:14:47,285
You were like a god
to me, a role model.
377
00:14:47,286 --> 00:14:49,354
You can't be here with him, man.
378
00:14:49,355 --> 00:14:51,057
Even though you came
out here with him,
379
00:14:51,157 --> 00:14:52,824
you don't have to
leave with him.
380
00:14:52,825 --> 00:14:53,860
It's not happening.
381
00:14:58,297 --> 00:14:59,464
We're in The Pit.
382
00:14:59,465 --> 00:15:00,999
I can see what's
going on.
383
00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:03,235
You can feel it
once you get in there.
384
00:15:03,236 --> 00:15:04,603
You can't believe it.
385
00:15:04,604 --> 00:15:06,839
Maybe you'll believe this,
Hogan.
386
00:15:08,508 --> 00:15:12,277
You never thought that Andre
would stoop to the levels
387
00:15:12,278 --> 00:15:14,112
that he did.
388
00:15:14,113 --> 00:15:20,186
You know, here I am, an
adult and I still feel like-
389
00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:22,188
My hero failed me.
390
00:15:22,989 --> 00:15:25,458
As he grabbed my
shirt and ripped my shirt.
391
00:15:25,558 --> 00:15:28,661
I guess his fingernail caught
my skin and made my chest bleed.
392
00:15:29,095 --> 00:15:30,629
My cross, the shirt.
393
00:15:30,630 --> 00:15:31,697
What's wrong with him, man?
394
00:15:31,798 --> 00:15:33,598
You can't leave like this.
395
00:15:33,599 --> 00:15:36,602
The Giant just attacked
our Wheaties boy.
396
00:15:38,070 --> 00:15:39,638
What's going on?
397
00:15:39,639 --> 00:15:40,972
You're bleeding.
398
00:15:40,973 --> 00:15:41,507
What's-
399
00:15:41,607 --> 00:15:41,841
Come.
400
00:15:45,545 --> 00:15:47,679
In 1987, the Honky Tonk Man
shocked the wrestling world
401
00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:49,514
when he defeated
Ricky Steamboat
402
00:15:49,515 --> 00:15:51,516
for the Intercontinental
Championship.
403
00:15:51,517 --> 00:15:54,420
The boastful menace from
Memphis went on a tear,
404
00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:59,324
successfully defending his
title for the next 453 days.
405
00:15:59,325 --> 00:16:02,627
When the Elvis wannabe got to
SummerSlam 1988, he was left
406
00:16:02,628 --> 00:16:05,664
without an opponent, but in all
the confidence in the world
407
00:16:05,665 --> 00:16:08,367
to issue an open challenge,
who would answer the call?
408
00:16:12,004 --> 00:16:13,438
Get me somebody
out here to wrestle.
409
00:16:13,439 --> 00:16:15,208
I don't care who it is.
410
00:16:15,708 --> 00:16:18,478
We're all waiting
here with anticipation.
411
00:16:19,846 --> 00:16:22,548
Oh, ho, it's the Ultimate
Warrior.
412
00:16:23,382 --> 00:16:25,518
They've exploded
here in the Garden.
413
00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:29,155
All of a sudden,
here comes the Warrior.
414
00:16:29,655 --> 00:16:31,323
I went, "You gotta be kidding
me."
415
00:16:31,324 --> 00:16:32,525
It was crazy.
416
00:16:33,226 --> 00:16:36,361
Ultimate Warrior exploding
here on the Honky Tonk Man.
417
00:16:36,362 --> 00:16:38,063
Oh, we could get a
new champion right now,
418
00:16:38,064 --> 00:16:39,031
Gorilla Monsoon.
419
00:16:42,568 --> 00:16:45,871
Big Splash hooks the
leg, and he got him.
420
00:16:47,607 --> 00:16:48,908
History has been made here.
421
00:16:49,008 --> 00:16:51,076
Warrior comes out and beats
him in, like, three seconds.
422
00:16:52,512 --> 00:16:54,613
So his entire
reign just went-
423
00:16:56,716 --> 00:16:58,783
It had to be record time,
Gorilla Monsoon.
424
00:16:58,784 --> 00:17:00,553
It had to be
record time, brother.
425
00:17:01,020 --> 00:17:03,288
You watched him get in there,
426
00:17:03,289 --> 00:17:04,857
destroy this guy immediately.
427
00:17:04,957 --> 00:17:08,026
In the way that this kind of
superhero character would.
428
00:17:08,027 --> 00:17:11,596
And he does it for all of us
that were in the audience
429
00:17:11,597 --> 00:17:15,001
and that were at home
losing our minds.
430
00:17:15,968 --> 00:17:18,070
We got a new champion,
my man.
431
00:17:20,306 --> 00:17:22,774
And now we have reached the
number one shocking moment
432
00:17:22,775 --> 00:17:23,975
of the 1980s.
433
00:17:23,976 --> 00:17:26,211
And it's a moment that
still leaves me in awe.
434
00:17:26,212 --> 00:17:28,147
We've already discussed the
impact that Hulk Hogan
435
00:17:28,247 --> 00:17:29,614
had on the decade.
436
00:17:29,615 --> 00:17:32,918
Winning the WWE Championship in
1984,
437
00:17:32,919 --> 00:17:35,720
the Hulkster knocked down
opponent after opponent
438
00:17:35,721 --> 00:17:39,758
including former friend Andre
the Giant, who was famously
439
00:17:39,759 --> 00:17:44,363
bodyslammed in front of 93,000
strong at WrestleMania 3.
440
00:17:45,131 --> 00:17:47,099
Hulk dropping a big leg.
441
00:17:47,466 --> 00:17:48,567
It's over.
442
00:17:48,568 --> 00:17:50,036
Unbelievable.
443
00:17:50,469 --> 00:17:53,306
Andre got himself back into
the number one contender slot,
444
00:17:53,406 --> 00:17:56,608
and a rematch was set for
the biggest event in primetime
445
00:17:56,609 --> 00:17:59,644
history, live across the
nation at the first ever
446
00:17:59,645 --> 00:18:02,314
Main Event television special,
447
00:18:02,315 --> 00:18:06,952
an event that saw a record
breaking 33 million viewers.
448
00:18:06,953 --> 00:18:10,022
Hulk Hogan defended the
WWE Championship
449
00:18:10,122 --> 00:18:13,626
against Andre the
Giant one more time.
450
00:18:16,495 --> 00:18:19,498
Welcome, everyone
to the main event.
451
00:18:19,598 --> 00:18:22,000
Welcome to the largest
television audience in
452
00:18:22,001 --> 00:18:24,636
World Wrestling-- history.
453
00:18:24,637 --> 00:18:26,972
33 million people tuned in.
454
00:18:26,973 --> 00:18:30,442
Even today, if a network gets 10
million people to watch a show,
455
00:18:30,443 --> 00:18:31,644
they're ecstatic.
456
00:18:32,345 --> 00:18:34,246
Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant.
457
00:18:34,580 --> 00:18:36,214
They were this phenomenon.
458
00:18:36,215 --> 00:18:40,385
The Hulkster draws the line,
and he wants Andre the Giant.
459
00:18:40,386 --> 00:18:41,420
What's gonna happen?
460
00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:42,287
Clothesline.
461
00:18:42,288 --> 00:18:43,422
The Giant goes down.
462
00:18:43,956 --> 00:18:45,156
Andre trying to choke him out.
463
00:18:45,157 --> 00:18:46,758
Hogan's fighting his way up.
464
00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:49,228
Listen to these fans.
465
00:18:49,996 --> 00:18:51,663
Suplex right on top of him.
466
00:18:51,664 --> 00:18:52,397
He's on him.
467
00:18:52,398 --> 00:18:54,599
One, two.
468
00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:55,567
That's it.
469
00:18:55,568 --> 00:18:56,234
He got him.
470
00:18:56,235 --> 00:18:56,869
He got him.
471
00:18:57,603 --> 00:18:59,270
The referee counted three.
472
00:18:59,271 --> 00:19:01,307
We've got a new world champion.
473
00:19:01,407 --> 00:19:03,509
The referee counts to three
even though Hulk Hogan's
474
00:19:03,609 --> 00:19:06,478
shoulder is up, Hogan
has lost the title.
475
00:19:06,479 --> 00:19:09,514
How has this happened and
why did the referee do this?
476
00:19:09,515 --> 00:19:10,215
He can't believe it.
477
00:19:10,216 --> 00:19:12,018
He's saying it was only two.
478
00:19:12,118 --> 00:19:14,386
He can't be giving
the title to Andre.
479
00:19:14,387 --> 00:19:15,587
He can't be.
480
00:19:15,588 --> 00:19:17,023
He's going to present it.
481
00:19:17,123 --> 00:19:18,623
He presents it to Andre.
482
00:19:18,624 --> 00:19:20,191
Raises his hand.
483
00:19:20,192 --> 00:19:22,427
We have a new world champion.
484
00:19:22,428 --> 00:19:24,629
A second referee comes out.
485
00:19:24,630 --> 00:19:26,599
What is going on in the ring?
486
00:19:27,333 --> 00:19:28,467
Wait a minute.
487
00:19:29,001 --> 00:19:33,406
Is that Dave Hebner or
is that Dave Hebner?
488
00:19:33,706 --> 00:19:34,572
Oh my God.
489
00:19:34,573 --> 00:19:36,675
Twin referees.
490
00:19:36,676 --> 00:19:38,276
Hebner brothers.
491
00:19:38,277 --> 00:19:39,411
Twin referees.
492
00:19:39,412 --> 00:19:40,912
I mean, I thought I
was seeing double
493
00:19:40,913 --> 00:19:42,515
and I'm sure Hulk
Hogan was too.
494
00:19:44,316 --> 00:19:47,319
The Hulkster's trying to find
out who the real Dave Hebner is.
495
00:19:48,054 --> 00:19:49,187
What is going on here?
496
00:19:49,188 --> 00:19:50,388
I think it's the one on the
left.
497
00:19:50,389 --> 00:19:52,590
It's great for me to look at
one referee and the other
498
00:19:52,591 --> 00:19:53,525
and then let him go.
499
00:19:53,526 --> 00:19:54,325
"Oh my God.
500
00:19:54,326 --> 00:19:56,828
Who who who's the right
referee?"
501
00:19:56,829 --> 00:19:58,763
Turned around, I saw the
bad referee kick the other one.
502
00:19:58,764 --> 00:20:00,765
I'm like "You", you know.
503
00:20:00,766 --> 00:20:02,333
"You are the bad one."
504
00:20:02,334 --> 00:20:03,735
Look out.
505
00:20:03,736 --> 00:20:04,870
Oh.
506
00:20:05,404 --> 00:20:07,840
There has to be some
chicanery going on around here.
507
00:20:10,209 --> 00:20:11,609
The most watched professional
wrestling event in history
508
00:20:11,610 --> 00:20:14,713
with the most controversial
ending of all time.
509
00:20:14,714 --> 00:20:18,183
Sports Entertainment as a
whole has left audiences
510
00:20:18,184 --> 00:20:19,384
in suspense for decades.
511
00:20:19,385 --> 00:20:21,519
It's part of the
fabric of what we do.
512
00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:24,389
While nothing can prepare
you for the unpredictable,
513
00:20:24,390 --> 00:20:26,592
there are moments that stick
with you for a lifetime.
514
00:20:27,660 --> 00:20:31,263
That'll do it for this edition
of WWE's Greatest Moments.
515
00:20:31,363 --> 00:20:32,564
I hope you've enjoyed this
516
00:20:32,565 --> 00:20:35,166
look back at some of the
shocking moments of the decade.
517
00:20:35,167 --> 00:20:37,035
Not long forgotten-
518
00:20:37,036 --> 00:20:38,370
the 1980s.
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