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The greatest spectacle in
wrestling,
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Saturday Night's Main Event.
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What started as a late night
prime time special
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became a program where anything
could and did happen.
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The whole damn wedding stinks.
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Justice walked out on Hogan.
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It's the show that proves
Saturday night's
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all right for fighting.
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Another war is beginning.
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I love it McMahon.
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Flying forearm.
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Today, we look back at the
best
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of Saturday Night's Main Event.
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This capacity crowd is
electric.
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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 surreal.
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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,
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we're looking back at some of
the wildest moments
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to ever happen on late
night television.
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The destination program known as
Saturday Night's Main Event.
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The original run of Saturday
Night's Main Event began in 1985
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as a special during the time
slot coveted by the massive hit
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Saturday Night Live.
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Saturday Night Live will not
be seen tonight,
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so we can bring you the
following entertainment special.
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So kick back and relax for
Saturday Night's Main Event.
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For the first time
in nearly 30 years,
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professional wrestling
was back on network television.
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NBC will soon
begin a regular
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late night television
program
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combining rock,
comedy and wrestling.
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Executive producer Dick Ebersol
explains why.
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The wrestling is not really
the most important thing.
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It's the drama and the theater
of it all.
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Dick suggested to Vince that
he changed his product around
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a little bit to make
it more mass appeal.
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Welcome to the greatest
spectacle in wrestling,
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Saturday Night's Main Event.
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But the first one on Mother's
Day weekend, May 11th, 1985.
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Big show for sure, I remember
Nassau Coliseum in New York.
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I mean, it was like a big bright
light show.
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And a huge slap to the canvas.
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Drops the elbow does Rotunda.
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And when NBC had these matches
and kind of the old school
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wrestling sensibility
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merged with a bigger
television presence.
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Let's go down to ringside for
what we call Piper's Pit.
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I don't know what it's like
myself,
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but you are a loser.
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To be on network TV,
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especially taking the place of
Saturday Night Live-
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It was huge.
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Oh, yeah.
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Look at this.
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You know what was so cool
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about Saturday
Night's Main Event,
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It was entertaining.
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You know, my mother had never
been to New York before,
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and I thought this was a very
special time to bring
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her up for Mother's Day.
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We had a mother's day party.
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What a party,
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by the way, Cindy.
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Oh, hank you very much.
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I hope everybody's having a good
time.
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It definitely fits the
spectacle of what
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WWE at the time
was trying to do.
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We'll get you back to more
action.
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Don't go Away.
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Trying to capture as many
viewers as possible.
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Look at The Animal.
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And it was the highest rated
show of the year
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in that time period.
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We certainly hope that you had
an extraordinary time.
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We certainly did.
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WWE certainly captured new fans
with Saturday Night's Main
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Event, which meant even more
eyes on Hulk Hogan.
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The greatest professional
athlete in the world today.
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In February 1992, tensions were
mounting between
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Hulk Hogan and Sid Justice.
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And when Hulk Hogan was named
number one contender
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for the WWE Championship,
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Sid was none too pleased.
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Hulk Hogan.
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Yes.
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Is it because I'm not a big
movie star
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like Hulk Hogan, the big
Immortal One himself?
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It came time to take on Ric
Flair and The Undertaker
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in a tag team match,
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would the two superstars,
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be able to put that all behind
them,
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or will justice be served?
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And there's a tag.
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So let's see what
the Hulkster can do.
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That was like the beginning of
our feud.
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At that point, the biggest thing
I've ever been a part of.
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Submission hold applied.
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Hogan reaching for the tag.
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What's going on?
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We knew we were onto something
big.
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We had to build the story
slow,
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but we had to keep the
momentum going.
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Hogan reaching to tag Sid
Justice.
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Hogan reaching for the tag.
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Here it is.
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And
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Oh.
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No Justice.
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What's he doing?
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Justice is turning his back on
Hogan.
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I can't believe this is
happening.
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He's taking a walk.
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He was just the opposite of my
character.
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He was the bad boy.
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Like the evil kid.
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Justice been served.
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It has not.
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It doesn't get any better than
that.
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To me, I think it made my whole
career.
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Justice walked out on Hogan.
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WWE fans had always tuned in
to see the action
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and mayhem inside the
squared circle,
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but Saturday Night's Main Event
provided much more than that.
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You are Uncle Elmer.
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That's right, neighbor, I'm
Uncle Elmer.
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Good old Uncle Elmer.
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He's a very likable guy.
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He's a lot of fun.
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And congratulations are In
Order to you, uncle, because
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you're going to be
tying the knot.
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I'm gonna get married.
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That's right.
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I sure am.
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In 1985, Uncle Elmer was set
to wed his longtime girlfriend,
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Joyce, in what would be the
first wedding
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on network television in
well over a decade.
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Really.
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Uncle Elmer's wedding was the
first nationally televised
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wedding since Tiny Tim got
married on The Tonight Show,
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and that was a huge
ratings monster.
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So I think WWE was hoping for
some
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of the same with Uncle Elmer.
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Mean Gene Okerlund
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playing the wedding-
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Oh, look at that.
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Now that is beautiful.
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It's is a hillbilly wedding.
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And you've never been to a
function like that.
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Like, what better way to
experience new cultures
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then to watch it on television?
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Rings please.
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All right.
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Here it comes now Jess.
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Like you cannot love a
WWE wedding.
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You just know that everything's
gonna go perfectly
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and nothing's gonna go wrong.
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Wait a minute, there's an
objection.
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Pointing over this way.
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I object.
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Roddy Piper.
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I say that you stink.
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You stink.
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And the whole damn wedding
stinks.
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The ultimate villain-
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Rowdy "Roddy" Piper.
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What I remember most about
Uncle Elmer's wedding was
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Jesse Ventura's commentary,
specifically when the two of
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them kissing looked like-
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Two carp in the Mississippi
River,
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going after the same
piece of corn.
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That was over 40 years ago,
and I can recall it verbatim.
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Just a great line.
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All right, Elmer, you did it.
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You did it, Elmer.
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The Uncle Elmer wedding was
completely legit.
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He really did get married.
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So if you loved live weddings,
WWE was the only place to be.
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I love it, I love it.
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In its first year, Saturday
Night's Main Event was proving
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to be a ratings hit.
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Professional wrestling was on
the main stage of a nationally
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broadcast network, and audiences
couldn't get enough.
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Needless to say, if you wanted
to make a name for yourself,
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Saturday night was the place to
do it.
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Jake "The Snake" Roberts was a
prime example.
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If you keep playing with
snakes,
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you're going to get bit.
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In May 1986, The Snake was set
to do battle against the beloved
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Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat.
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What followed was one of the
most volatile acts in
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Saturday Night's
Main Event history.
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Ricky "The Dragon"
Steamboat,
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one of the most
popular athletes
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in the World Wrestling--,
today saying hello-
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off the rope now.
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Oh, what a clothesline.
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The match has not even started
yet.
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Oh, underneath the bottom
rope.
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Jake Roberts.
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He's signaling for that DDT.
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Oh, no.
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It was a really serious
atmosphere in the moment.
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My head legitimately hit the
cement.
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Oh, no.
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Steamboat-
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unconscious.
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He has to Be totally out of
It.
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I damn near herniated myself.
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trying to get him into the
ring.
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And, uh, it was horrifying, man.
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Oh, yeah.
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I think Damien's coming out for
some air.
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Oh, look at that snake, oh.
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So you see Ricky Steamboat
covered
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with that snake, Jake kind of
choking him,
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taunting him with the head of
Damien.
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Right in his mouth.
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That's the worst thing I've ever
seen in my life.
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They're starting to send
people from
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the back out there to check.
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I'm screaming.
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"Look at what you made me do."
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Backstage with the doc,
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I didn't have any concussionary
after-effects,
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but the whole side of
my face blew up.
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The dreaded steel cage match
was a sight to behold.
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And when steel surrounds the
squared circle,
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audiences
paid attention.
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Two opponents are locked in to
settle their differences,
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and the only way to win is to
escape the cage.
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In January 1987, the rivalry
between Hulk Hogan and
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"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
had reached its boiling point.
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This steel cage is a dead end
for Mr. Wonderful.
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The two were set to wage war
inside the structure
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with a controversial
ending the likes
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that network television
hadn't seen before.
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First time ever a steel
cage match had been
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on network television.
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The rivalry was built
up so strong.
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He had the whole package for a
bad guy.
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Paul Orndorff wasting no time
at all.
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Mr. Wonderful is starting the
match off quick.
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Everybody was
talking about this.
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They're going up opposite
sides.
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Mr. Wonderful's gaining on
him.
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No, he's not.
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Wonderful hit first.
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Hulk Hogan's feet and
Paul Orndorff's feet,
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touched the ground at exactly
the same time.
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It was a tie.
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A steel cage match cannot end
in a tie.
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The referee has instructed
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both wrestlers to continue
match.
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Hogan now, moving in, in the
air, down across the knee.
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And drops the leg of the
champion.
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Orndorff did a great job.
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The entertainment factor was at
an all time high
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and we did pull it off.
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Successful down off the fence.
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Best cage match probably ever.
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People still talk about that
cage match.
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Hey, you.
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What do you think you're doing
there?
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You talking to me, sir?
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Yeah, I'm talking to you.
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I ain't no sir.
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I'm The Mountie.
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One of the most reviled
superstars in 1992
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was the man known
as The Mountie.
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The corrupted Canadian officer
carried around a cattle prod
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to shock respect out of his
opponents.
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The Mountie always gets his
man.
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And when "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
defeated him for the
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Intercontinental Championship,
The Mountie vowed to teach
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the Hot Rod some law and order.
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I'm gonna take my
Intercontinental title back
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tonight.
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We're gonna have
some fun here
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on Saturday Night's
Main Event.
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We're ready for
our first matchup.
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The Mountie-
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He did a lot
of damage.
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Not only did to WWE superstars,
but to the reputation
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of Mounties all over Canada.
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And now, look out.
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Here comes the Bulldog.
293
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No, look at that.
294
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Hit the referee.
295
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I love villains who cheated,
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00:11:49,075 --> 00:11:51,210
and I love villains who had
gimmicks.
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00:11:52,378 --> 00:11:52,911
Oh, wait a minute.
298
00:11:52,912 --> 00:11:53,879
The shock stick.
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He's going to shock him.
300
00:11:57,350 --> 00:11:59,685
I still remember the shock
gun happening.
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Wait a minute.
302
00:12:01,187 --> 00:12:03,388
That's had no effect on Roddy
Piper.
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How can it be back?
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Stick in the air-
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00:12:05,758 --> 00:12:07,626
Piper has it in his hands.
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00:12:07,627 --> 00:12:09,628
Piper knows how to play dirty.
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Fighting fire with fire.
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What should he do?
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He should let him have it.
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Oh no, no, no.
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Oh, yeah.
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Turnabout's fair play.
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00:12:19,272 --> 00:12:20,907
Piper gets rid of the shock
stick.
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The referee comes around.
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He hooks the leg.
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Two, three.
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Oh yeah.
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Referee he shocked him.
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He's shocked him.
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00:12:29,082 --> 00:12:30,349
Can you believe it, man?
321
00:12:30,350 --> 00:12:32,484
It seems like everything we
tried to do against Piper,
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00:12:32,485 --> 00:12:33,519
nothing ever worked.
323
00:12:34,554 --> 00:12:35,754
Oh, shock proof.
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Shock proof.
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00:12:36,756 --> 00:12:37,956
He had a vest on
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that the shocks
couldn't work with.
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I still love it to this day.
328
00:12:41,628 --> 00:12:43,630
It was just like, "What the hell
was going on?"
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00:12:44,264 --> 00:12:45,698
He can't be so bad, huh?
330
00:12:46,899 --> 00:12:48,201
Got give credit
where credit's due.
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00:12:48,768 --> 00:12:49,801
I think it's a very clever
332
00:12:49,802 --> 00:12:51,237
piece of business to throw in
there.
333
00:12:55,842 --> 00:12:59,111
Hulkamania was indeed running
wild in 1989.
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00:12:59,112 --> 00:13:02,914
The Immortal Hulk Hogan was not
only WWE champion,
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a network TV star, but a
Hollywood main eventer.
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00:13:06,986 --> 00:13:10,022
With the theatrical release of
No Holds Barred.
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What was the name?
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00:13:11,224 --> 00:13:14,394
Zues.
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00:13:14,694 --> 00:13:18,097
Back in WWE, Hogan had his own
problems in the form of
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The Big Boss Man for the WWE
Championship
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00:13:21,167 --> 00:13:23,568
inside a dreaded steel cage.
342
00:13:23,569 --> 00:13:27,873
Tonight there's going to be a
big surprise.
343
00:13:27,874 --> 00:13:28,841
A surprise?
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00:13:31,911 --> 00:13:33,245
What is going on?
345
00:13:33,246 --> 00:13:36,048
Zues wants a real life
confrontation here,
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00:13:36,049 --> 00:13:38,317
McMahon.
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00:13:38,318 --> 00:13:40,019
This ain't the movies here.
348
00:13:40,119 --> 00:13:42,354
Zues was a crazy monster.
349
00:13:42,355 --> 00:13:44,357
Look at the size of that
monster.
350
00:13:44,991 --> 00:13:47,159
Watching Zeus and Hogan kind
of square up,
351
00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:48,995
knowing that they were in this
movie together.
352
00:13:49,495 --> 00:13:51,229
Kick to the chest area by
Zeus.
353
00:13:51,230 --> 00:13:52,564
It's kind of part of the
magic,
354
00:13:52,565 --> 00:13:54,067
and why you fall in love with
pro wrestling.
355
00:13:55,034 --> 00:13:57,269
Zeus is just leaving him
lay there.
356
00:13:57,270 --> 00:14:00,005
And Hogan still got to contend
with The Boss Man.
357
00:14:00,006 --> 00:14:01,307
Oh my.
358
00:14:01,407 --> 00:14:03,543
The first man out of the cage
wins.
359
00:14:03,643 --> 00:14:05,043
His throat on the
top of the cage.
360
00:14:05,044 --> 00:14:06,479
Hogan hanging on.
361
00:14:06,646 --> 00:14:08,046
A superplex, yes.
362
00:14:08,047 --> 00:14:09,514
I can't believe it.
363
00:14:09,515 --> 00:14:12,552
I've never seen a suplex off the
top of the cage before.
364
00:14:16,656 --> 00:14:17,989
I mean, everybody in the
audience,
365
00:14:17,990 --> 00:14:19,258
and everybody behind the stage.
366
00:14:19,358 --> 00:14:21,394
We were going, "Oh, did that
really happen?"
367
00:14:23,362 --> 00:14:25,764
For Hulk to do a big move like
the Superplex.
368
00:14:25,765 --> 00:14:28,801
People go, "Oh my God, this is
incredible."
369
00:14:29,502 --> 00:14:31,571
Hulk saved those for special
moments.
370
00:14:32,839 --> 00:14:35,874
Hogan lands.
371
00:14:35,875 --> 00:14:37,677
There is your champion.
372
00:14:38,077 --> 00:14:40,813
That was a crazy night because
we had such a great reception.
373
00:14:45,752 --> 00:14:48,086
There was perhaps no hotter
team in the 1980s
374
00:14:48,087 --> 00:14:50,622
than Ax and Smash
of Demolition.
375
00:14:50,623 --> 00:14:52,991
The duo dominated the squared
circle,
376
00:14:52,992 --> 00:14:57,062
quickly capturing the tag team
championships at WrestleMania 4.
377
00:14:57,063 --> 00:15:00,465
History made here
at WrestleMania 4.
378
00:15:00,466 --> 00:15:03,235
For the next 16 months, many
tried and many failed
379
00:15:03,236 --> 00:15:05,204
to dethrone the champions.
380
00:15:05,605 --> 00:15:09,108
Heading into their historic
478th day as the title
381
00:15:09,208 --> 00:15:12,711
holders, Demolition was set to
lock up on network television
382
00:15:12,712 --> 00:15:15,914
against the skilled combination
of Arn Anderson
383
00:15:15,915 --> 00:15:17,349
and Tully Blanchard,
384
00:15:17,350 --> 00:15:18,985
The Brain Busters.
385
00:15:22,221 --> 00:15:23,421
Demolition on their way.
386
00:15:23,422 --> 00:15:25,024
to lock up with
The Brain Busters.
387
00:15:25,491 --> 00:15:29,995
Demolition was on 478 days
as tag team champions.
388
00:15:29,996 --> 00:15:32,197
So I remember watching
Demolition growing up and just
389
00:15:32,198 --> 00:15:33,699
being like,"Oh, these guys are
never going to lose."
390
00:15:34,133 --> 00:15:35,433
And they are
intimidating.
391
00:15:35,434 --> 00:15:38,905
Just to take a look at them is
intimidating.
392
00:15:39,005 --> 00:15:39,805
As a kid-
393
00:15:39,806 --> 00:15:41,040
You're watching this,
394
00:15:41,140 --> 00:15:43,743
you have these two, like almost
literal monsters face paint and
395
00:15:43,843 --> 00:15:45,344
black leather spikes.
396
00:15:45,444 --> 00:15:47,947
Like my money would not have
been on The Brain Busters.
397
00:15:49,482 --> 00:15:51,783
To have this new team come in
that were hot.
398
00:15:51,784 --> 00:15:53,084
They had Heenan in their corner.
399
00:15:53,085 --> 00:15:54,085
It was a big deal.
400
00:15:54,086 --> 00:15:55,487
We got total chaos here.
401
00:15:55,488 --> 00:15:56,354
Come on ref tell him.
402
00:15:56,355 --> 00:15:57,222
Wait a minute.
403
00:15:57,223 --> 00:15:58,990
Andre the Giant threw a chair in
the ring
404
00:15:58,991 --> 00:16:00,125
Tully Blanchard.
405
00:16:00,126 --> 00:16:01,026
Oh, whoa.
406
00:16:01,027 --> 00:16:02,662
He hit Smash with the chair.
407
00:16:02,762 --> 00:16:04,796
Arn Anderson covering one, two, three.
408
00:16:04,797 --> 00:16:05,698
They did it.
409
00:16:06,599 --> 00:16:08,267
Demolition they lose-
410
00:16:08,367 --> 00:16:11,036
on live national television
to The Brain Busters.
411
00:16:11,037 --> 00:16:13,906
So this was something that a
whole new audience was seeing-
412
00:16:14,006 --> 00:16:15,575
Their first title change.
413
00:16:16,843 --> 00:16:18,810
They said Demolition is
invincible,
414
00:16:18,811 --> 00:16:20,546
and we know who we are.
415
00:16:20,646 --> 00:16:23,748
Right now, we're the WWE
Tag Champions.
416
00:16:26,486 --> 00:16:27,320
We're the champions.
417
00:16:30,957 --> 00:16:31,858
Throughout the years,
418
00:16:32,058 --> 00:16:32,859
Saturday Night's Main Event was
the stage for many WWE
419
00:16:33,226 --> 00:16:37,395
superstars to shine on late
night network television.
420
00:16:37,396 --> 00:16:39,264
That's exactly what Shawn
Michaels did
421
00:16:39,265 --> 00:16:40,966
in November of 1992,
422
00:16:40,967 --> 00:16:44,704
The Heartbreak Kid was rapidly
climbing the ranks of WWE,
423
00:16:44,804 --> 00:16:47,106
and found himself in an
Intercontinental Championship
424
00:16:47,206 --> 00:16:49,508
match against the British
Bulldog,
425
00:16:49,609 --> 00:16:51,043
Davey Boy Smith.
426
00:16:54,146 --> 00:16:56,148
Intercontinental Championship
matchup,
427
00:16:56,249 --> 00:16:57,983
the British Bulldog
squaring off
428
00:16:57,984 --> 00:16:59,584
against Shawn Michaels.
429
00:16:59,585 --> 00:17:02,287
The Intercontinental Title is
the workhorse title,
430
00:17:02,288 --> 00:17:03,989
especially back then.
431
00:17:03,990 --> 00:17:06,424
This was the title that was
grooming
432
00:17:06,425 --> 00:17:07,860
the next world champion.
433
00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:09,427
Right now, you're likely to
see
434
00:17:09,428 --> 00:17:11,596
a classic wrestling
encounter.
435
00:17:11,597 --> 00:17:14,232
In my mind, it's like,"Oh my
goodness, this is an opportunity
436
00:17:14,233 --> 00:17:17,569
for me maybe to establish myself
as a top guy," so to speak.
437
00:17:17,570 --> 00:17:18,504
Look at that.
438
00:17:18,604 --> 00:17:20,171
Did you see that maneuver?
439
00:17:20,172 --> 00:17:21,107
Look at that.
440
00:17:21,207 --> 00:17:22,073
Look at that maneuver.
441
00:17:22,074 --> 00:17:23,441
Oh a take down.
442
00:17:23,442 --> 00:17:25,410
He's trying to take the
covering off of that buckle.
443
00:17:25,411 --> 00:17:28,347
There's a steel ring underneath
that turnbuckle.
444
00:17:28,447 --> 00:17:31,082
What was so special and so
remarkable about Shawn's style
445
00:17:31,083 --> 00:17:32,551
was that it's timeless.
446
00:17:32,552 --> 00:17:35,553
You could place that work from
that time and have it in a match
447
00:17:35,554 --> 00:17:37,790
today, and it still holds up.
448
00:17:38,457 --> 00:17:39,624
Oh.
449
00:17:39,625 --> 00:17:41,026
Wait a minute.
450
00:17:41,027 --> 00:17:41,626
No.
451
00:17:41,627 --> 00:17:42,061
Yes.
452
00:17:42,161 --> 00:17:42,662
Yes.
453
00:17:42,762 --> 00:17:43,663
Yes.
454
00:17:43,763 --> 00:17:45,631
We got a new Intercontinental
Champion.
455
00:17:46,198 --> 00:17:48,668
At the time there was a shock
that the Bulldog
456
00:17:48,768 --> 00:17:50,402
had lost the title.
457
00:17:50,403 --> 00:17:54,039
Davey Boy's back finally gave
out on him.
458
00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:55,874
Shawn Michaels-
459
00:17:55,875 --> 00:17:56,509
He is
460
00:17:56,609 --> 00:17:57,876
the Intercontinental Champion.
461
00:17:57,877 --> 00:17:58,877
When you get that title,
462
00:17:58,878 --> 00:18:00,111
you're pretty much saying to the
world,
463
00:18:00,112 --> 00:18:02,013
"I'm on my way to become World
Champion."
464
00:18:02,014 --> 00:18:04,115
This man's a star of the 90s-
465
00:18:04,116 --> 00:18:06,485
The Intercontinental champion,
Shawn Michaels.
466
00:18:08,454 --> 00:18:10,589
It is now time for our Number
one moment.
467
00:18:10,590 --> 00:18:14,225
In October 1987, "Macho Man"
Randy Savage had become one of
468
00:18:14,226 --> 00:18:17,430
the most popular WWE
superstars of the era.
469
00:18:18,598 --> 00:18:20,165
They can't handle the
"Macho Man" Randy Savage.
470
00:18:20,166 --> 00:18:21,599
The cream of the crop.
471
00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:23,035
Nobody does it better.
472
00:18:23,502 --> 00:18:24,436
There was no denying
473
00:18:24,437 --> 00:18:27,072
how captivating Savage was as
"Macho madness"
474
00:18:27,073 --> 00:18:28,807
swept the nation.
475
00:18:28,808 --> 00:18:31,242
Needless to say, Savage was the
odds on favorite when taking on
476
00:18:31,243 --> 00:18:32,745
Intercontinental Champion,
477
00:18:32,845 --> 00:18:34,212
The Honky Tonk Man.
478
00:18:34,213 --> 00:18:35,213
Macho Man,
479
00:18:35,214 --> 00:18:37,717
you sure can't dance like the
Honky Tonk Man.
480
00:18:38,384 --> 00:18:39,018
Woo.
481
00:18:40,252 --> 00:18:43,556
This time, however, Macho Man
had some Mega backup.
482
00:18:47,093 --> 00:18:49,160
Welcome to this
capacity crowd
483
00:18:49,161 --> 00:18:51,363
at the Hersheypark
Arena.
484
00:18:51,364 --> 00:18:52,430
Macho Man was
the first thing
485
00:18:52,431 --> 00:18:54,100
that I wanted to be
when I grew up.
486
00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:56,435
He was so special and so
amazing.
487
00:18:56,869 --> 00:18:57,602
He leaps.
488
00:18:57,603 --> 00:18:58,470
Yes.
489
00:18:58,471 --> 00:19:00,972
A new champion to be crowned.
490
00:19:00,973 --> 00:19:02,308
Bret- Is that Bret Hart?
491
00:19:02,408 --> 00:19:04,275
He's in trouble right now,
I'll tell ya.
492
00:19:04,276 --> 00:19:06,746
Look what the Hart Foundation
Is doing to Randy Savage.
493
00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:11,917
And then to see this moment
where he's vulnerable.
494
00:19:13,185 --> 00:19:14,153
Oh my goodness.
495
00:19:14,253 --> 00:19:17,355
Elizabeth, almost struck by
The Honky Tonk Man.
496
00:19:17,356 --> 00:19:18,823
Oh, no.
497
00:19:18,824 --> 00:19:19,859
Oh, no.
498
00:19:20,660 --> 00:19:22,827
At that instant, when I pushed
her,
499
00:19:22,828 --> 00:19:24,563
that was really,
really a big deal.
500
00:19:25,798 --> 00:19:28,400
My gosh, does got anybody
that's going to come help him?
501
00:19:28,401 --> 00:19:29,602
Is anybody going to save him?
502
00:19:30,169 --> 00:19:30,635
Wait a minute.
503
00:19:30,636 --> 00:19:31,569
Elizabeth is back.
504
00:19:31,570 --> 00:19:33,872
Elizabeth is coming back
what courage,
505
00:19:33,873 --> 00:19:35,441
and what brilliance this lady
has.
506
00:19:36,275 --> 00:19:37,442
It was crazy.
507
00:19:37,443 --> 00:19:39,545
And all of a sudden, here comes
the Hulkster.
508
00:19:39,645 --> 00:19:42,881
The Hulkster hammering away-
cleaning house.
509
00:19:42,882 --> 00:19:44,350
When they came together, it
was like something
510
00:19:44,450 --> 00:19:46,218
that was going to
be unstoppable.
511
00:19:46,318 --> 00:19:47,485
Oh my- they collide together-
512
00:19:47,486 --> 00:19:49,354
The Macho Man and The Hulkster.
513
00:19:49,355 --> 00:19:50,789
With me and Randy,
514
00:19:50,790 --> 00:19:52,223
we were gold.
515
00:19:52,224 --> 00:19:53,992
Macho Man is extending that
hand.
516
00:19:53,993 --> 00:19:59,998
We could be seeing the meeting
of the Madness and the Mania.
517
00:19:59,999 --> 00:20:01,900
Yes, there it is.
518
00:20:01,901 --> 00:20:03,869
And it was like the handshake
heard around the world.
519
00:20:03,969 --> 00:20:05,470
The kids still do it to this
day.
520
00:20:05,471 --> 00:20:09,108
I don't think we'll ever have
another moment like that.
521
00:20:09,208 --> 00:20:10,275
The Mega yeah.
522
00:20:10,276 --> 00:20:11,476
The Mega yeah.
523
00:20:11,477 --> 00:20:13,511
The Mega Powers, yeah.
524
00:20:13,512 --> 00:20:14,947
Mega Powers.
525
00:20:18,451 --> 00:20:21,719
The handshake that literally
stopped the world in its tracks.
526
00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:25,023
The Madness and the Mania coming
together in the biggest moment
527
00:20:25,024 --> 00:20:28,527
audiences had ever seen on
Saturday Night's Main Event.
528
00:20:29,228 --> 00:20:31,329
The initial run of this program
was so successful,
529
00:20:31,330 --> 00:20:34,300
WWE recently revived it,
530
00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:37,235
giving today's fans a chance
to make their own memories
531
00:20:37,236 --> 00:20:40,171
of what Saturday Night
Wrestling is all about.
532
00:20:40,172 --> 00:20:43,274
That'll do it for this edition
of WWE's Greatest Moments.
533
00:20:43,275 --> 00:20:45,877
I hope you've enjoyed this look
back at the very best of
534
00:20:45,878 --> 00:20:48,447
Saturday Night's Main Event.
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