00:12Here comes the Texas Rattlesnake, and I guarantee it to you, he's here to fight.
00:19I know you're right.
00:20For one call, introducing first, from Victoria, Texas, weighing 252 pounds, Stone Cold Steve Austin.
00:37Stone Cold Steve Austin, brought to this opportunity to once again become the World Wrestling Federation
00:44champion by the N.W.O., specifically Scott Hall.
00:53Well, that N.W.O. Poison was injected into the W.W.F. by Ben McMahon.
00:59We'll see tonight if the Rattlesnake venom is stronger than the N.W.O. Poison.
01:04Stone Cold has lost only once at a WrestleMania event.
01:08He's 4-1, and perhaps his most impressive performance was in a losing effort in the
01:16now-famous submission match to the legendary Bret Hart at WrestleMania in 1997.
01:29Whoa!
01:47And there you see, Austin's adversary, Scott Hall.
01:58Thanks to Mr. McMahon, we have that man to deal with.
02:04I still say thanks to Ric Flair.
02:09What are you doing here?
02:13I have no idea.
02:16Pointing back towards the entrance for some reason.
02:19Yeah, well, what? Uh-oh.
02:22Oh, wait a minute.
02:23What the hell?
02:25This is not a tag match, is it?
02:28Representing the N.W.O., weighing 265 pounds, Scott Hall.
02:35Somebody didn't make this a handicap match, did they, JR?
02:39Not that I've heard.
02:40I thought this was a one-on-one matchup.
02:43And why does Scott Hall, if he's as bad as he says he is, and folks, don't
03:05see the fans, the fans, of course, putting them first, and what they wanna see.
03:09He's probably made, well, Kevin Nassie, a legal corner man for Scott Hall.
03:16Well, Nassie certainly a member of the N.W.O., but man, I don't like the looks of this at
03:22all.
03:23But that rattlesnake doesn't like it too much either.
03:26Look at, look at Scott Hall.
03:27And Austin, not wasting any time here, getting in the face of Scott Hall.
03:33Austin stomping away, trying to stop that proverbial mud hole, and
03:37Scott Hall and walk it dry, here in the early going of this very emotional contest.
03:42He needs, Scott Hall, a proud member of the N.W.O.O.O.O., come on, get him on.
03:49Oh, .
03:50Oh, heart teams, out in my eyes, Scott Hall stand into that corner.
03:54I don't like the fact that Kevin Nash is here at ringside, whatsoever.
03:59Hey, there is no reason.
04:01Boy, look at Scott Hall go now, JR.
04:03Scott Hall is a great athlete.
04:06Nobody can take that away from you.
04:09And Austin with the right hands on Scott Hall.
04:13Stone Cold started this back before the bell even run.
04:16Scott Hall hadn't even had time to get out of his-
04:17What are you wanting to do?
04:19What are you wanting to do?
04:21I want who to do.
04:22Austin, right around and get beat up.
04:26He's waiting for the bell to ramble.
04:30Austin trying to scramble Scott Hall's brains in that top turnbuckle.
04:35And just told referee Tim White at Austin.
04:37White's number one in Austin's book.
04:41Austin, Austin's set and Hall made a U-turn.
04:44Why don't you just tell him like AJ?
04:47Stone Cold Steve Austin could do no wrong in your eyes.
04:50I mean, he's like a modern day John Wayne.
04:52Look at that.
04:53Austin.
04:54And there's no call for that, none whatsoever.
04:57Austin, yeah, he will.
04:58He can't do wrong.
05:00He has.
05:01He will again.
05:02And is imposing his will right now on Scott Hall.
05:05Austin got the first shot in on Kevin Nash.
05:08Just letting Nash know that Austin is well aware that the seven-footer is here.
05:13Well, now if Kevin Nash does something, I mean, can you blame him?
05:16He's been provoked.
05:18Oh, look at that.
05:19Two, two, three.
05:20Hard knocked down by Hall, taking Austin down.
05:23There's a lateral press.
05:24Half-referee Tim White got a two-count out of it.
05:27Austin, man, it's a T-person there.
05:29He's reaching into his mouth.
05:32Hard kick right to the back.
05:37Kevin Nash, now he, see, he's making sure those turnbuckles are tightened up there.
05:42Because I think that- Wait a damn minute.
05:44Nash is taking that top turnbuckle pad off, exposing those steel bolts.
05:49And Nash teeing off of Stone Cold.
05:52He knows how tough that rattlesnake is.
05:54Scott Hall as well, he wants his dad to show the world how tough they are.
05:59One, two, three.
06:00He knows Sissy turn off the covers, he needs it.
06:04The terrible Texan pull his spine first into the exposed turnbuckle.
06:10Turnbuckle.
06:11And Nash took the damn thing off and threw it on the floor.
06:14Let it go, Hall, let it go.
06:15One, two, three.
06:17I thought he was just adjusting it, trying to tie it back.
06:23And Nash with a hard right hand, Hall's got the referee distracted.
06:28The second right hand.
06:30Those are just what we call receipts, JR.
06:32You know the rattlesnake hit Kevin Nash first.
06:35Who does it wait?
06:36You got a mouse?
06:37You're a wrestler.
06:38You wouldn't know that much about it.
06:40But if you're a wrestler, if somebody hits you, you give them a receipt.
06:43This is not right, Ken.
06:44Come on, he's like a handicap match.
06:48I mean, Scar Hall is, he's tough enough one on one.
06:52You add that damn Nash into the mix, and that's more than anybody can overcome.
06:57I realize that, but I think once again, it's like I said,
07:00maybe this is what Mr. McMahon thought the fans wanna see.
07:03But you're right.
07:05See?
07:06I knew I was right up.
07:07Look at this.
07:08Hey, there's only one thing in the whole world that would please Mr. McMahon more than
07:13Ric Flair getting destroyed and beating to a bloody pulp as he was.
07:16And that's for Stone Cold to get his ass beat at WrestleMania.
07:20And the fall away slam by Scar Hall.
07:23Well, Mr. McMahon.
07:23That'll press here, and Austin fighting his way out of it.
07:27Mr. McMahon's already halfway to having a happy night, isn't he?
07:32Thank God, that's what I was hoping when I got up this morning,
07:34that Mr. McMahon would have such a happy day.
07:38Come on, Paul.
07:39I am back.
07:40Almost beheading Austin.
07:42There's a cover.
07:43Austin again somehow, fighting off his back, kicking out of that pinning predicament.
07:49But how much longer can even Stone Cold Steve Austin endure?
07:54Hey, get him off, get him off, get him off, get him off, get him off.
07:57One, two, three, three.
07:58One, two, three, two, three, three, the greatest WWE Champion of all time.
08:01But this is not about titles, and there's another damn cheap shot.
08:05Right in the temple, and that is an awesome, monstrous human being,
08:11punching away at Austin.
08:14I think that Nash may have hurt his hand.
08:17Hey, bro, he didn't go run over there checking on that.
08:20I know your concern.
08:26All stomping away.
08:29And I mean stomping away at the ribs, the sternum.
08:35Making a little quiver, and by God, how much more.
08:38I mean, I don't understand this.
08:42You don't understand it.
08:43Let me ask you this question.
08:44Do you think Austin might be sorry now that he provoked Kevin Nash early in this
08:47match, hit him in the back from behind?
08:50How can you even think he provoked him?
08:52That's ridiculous.
08:53And Austin with a spine buster.
08:56Austin bought himself some time, and referee Tim White got to have eyes on the back of
09:03his head, and unfortunately, he doesn't.
09:05Look at Kevin Nash.
09:06He looks in fantastic shape, doesn't he?
09:08He's in great shape, and he's evil.
09:12He is not a man of high character, but his actions here tonight.
09:16And Scott Hall now teeing off on Stone Cold Steve Austin.
09:20That's just not in this match.
09:22Seven feet tall.
09:23I know he's tall, I know he's big, I know he's strong, I know he's bad.
09:28He's got seven feet of character, you say he's not a high character.
09:32Scott Hall, now really getting confident.
09:35Listen to this.
09:38Here comes the big one.
09:40Austin going down, stunner, stunner.
09:43Austin got the stunner, but can he follow up?
09:46Austin got the stunner.
09:48Look at Kevin Nash.
09:49He's got the three.
09:50Wait a minute.
09:51Now what the, damn it.
09:54How in the hell can anyone condone that?
09:57The referee's been rehabilitated, and Nash is beating the hell out of Austin.
10:03It is a handicap match.
10:05That might have been uncalled for.
10:07Might have been, might have been, this ain't no season for Nights.
10:11Now what, now what?
10:14Scott Hall, this is damn sure not right, it was not signed to be a handicap match.
10:19And now they got a, Hall's got a steel chair.
10:23Nash has got the full Nelson on a helpless stone cold.
10:26They're about to go from bad to worse for the rattlesnake.
10:30The low bone.
10:32Look at this, another stunner.
10:34The stunner on Nash.
10:36The stunner on Hall and Nash.
10:39It doesn't matter, it's Hall and NWO.
10:42And they both got a stunner.
10:45Austin's got the cover.
10:46Look, damn, there's no rep.
10:48He's still trying to win this thing.
10:49There's no rep, but Austin, he's got more than three.
10:54Referee Tim Warner's down.
10:55Referee, wait a minute.
10:56Referee Jack Dome.
10:58God, mighty little Jack Dome.
11:00There's still no referee.
11:03Got 300, got 25 hundred.
11:05My God, what impact by Austin.
11:08And now Hall, uh-oh.
11:10They're ready to go.
11:12Hall elevated.
11:14Austin elevated.
11:16First Nash and then Hall over the top rope.
11:19But two referees are down.
11:21And so is the NWO, the rattlesnake.
11:24He's almost, he's almost up.
11:27Man, this is some serious, serious carnage.
11:33There's a handicap, and that's for all practical intents and purposes, and it wasn't meant to be.
11:40Oh, look at the rattlesnake, just like, just like, look at, look at the truth.
11:45Look at the truth.
11:48These referees are approaching Kevin Nash.
11:55I think Mr. Nash is being asked to return to his locker room.
12:01Well, I don't think it matters much now.
12:03The damage hasn't been done.
12:04I think Nash has gotten his second technical foul, and it's going to the showers.
12:11Where's he going?
12:13Awesome.
12:14Scott Hall, he's right behind you.
12:17Also turning Hall around and smacking him in the face.
12:22Time and time again, Austin with the right hands, as Kevin Nash is being escorted away from the ring side
12:29area.
12:30Do we have a, do we have an official left out here?
12:32Who is the referee here?
12:47Tim White, Tim White.
12:50This is gonna make Mr. McMahon mighty heavy now.
12:53Three.
12:54What?
12:56The heart of that Texas Rattlesnake is still beating strongly.
13:01Hall wanted to beat Austin with Austin's own maneuver, the Stone Cold Stunner.
13:06There they go.
13:08Hall going for the Stunner again, and he did it.
13:11He got it.
13:12Off of the Stunner, two outs and over.
13:14Hall, what a Stunner, a WrestleMania Stunner, right hits the Stunner.
13:19It's over.
13:20Stone Cold has beaten Scott Hall.
13:24And the winner, Stone Cold Stunner.
13:27Stone Cold Stunner.
13:30Stone Cold reached him down for the heart of the Texas Rattlesnake in what looks like was going to be
13:38a handicap match.
13:42The Stone Cold Prevideos here at Wrestlemania 18.
13:51Look at the Rattlesnake.
13:54Now comes the victory celebration.
13:57And Nell Austin saluting, toasting these fans here in Toronto.
14:10Man, what a war.
14:13It looked like the NWO had the game plan they were looking for.
14:20For the longest time, it was a two-on-one advantage for Hall and Nash.
14:28But all of those referees come out here and sports Kevin Nash in the back.
14:33You think that was fair?
14:34You're damn right.
14:37I'll tell you what.
14:38You can celebrate now and drink all the beer you want to.
14:41But I would not want to be Stone Cold Steve Austin because he is a marked man now.
14:49He's been a marked man before.
14:56Stone Cold Steve Austin.
14:59Stone Cold drinking some Canadian Molson beer.
15:09And that was, that was a, go ahead and say it, that was a slobber knocker.
15:13Damn sure it was a slobber knocker, I'll tell you that.
