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CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
WELCOME TO
COUNTDOWN TO THE ROYAL RUMBLE,
BROUGHT TO YOU BY ICO PRO.
I'M SEAN MOONEY, COMING TO YOU
FROM THE WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION'S GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS
IN STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT.
IN LESS THAN HALF AN HOUR,
YOU'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO JOIN MY BROADCAST COLLEAGUES
IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA,
FOR ALL OF THE EXCITEMENT OF THE ROYAL RUMBLE.
WE'RE GETTING SET HERE
TO EXPERIENCE EVERY BREATH-TAKING MOMENT LIVE.
NOW, CONSIDERING WHAT IS AT STAKE THIS AFTERNOON,
I CAN SAFELY SAY THIS IS AN EVENT
THAT WILL LONG BE REMEMBERED IN WWF HISTORY.
MOMENTS AWAY IS THE ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH ITSELF,
INVOLVING 30 OF THE TOUGHEST SUPERSTARS
TO EVER STEP INTO THE RING.
A HOST OF OTHER ENCOUNTERS WILL TAKE PLACE, AS WELL,
INCLUDING TWO BATTLES
WHERE CHAMPIONSHIP GOLD WILL BE THE LINE.
AS WE DRAW CLOSER TO THE ACTION,
YOU CAN BET EACH SUPERSTAR IS ANTICIPATING THE DANGERS
THAT LIE AHEAD AT THE SOLD OUT ARCO ARENA.
WHEN THE WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
PRESENTS A PAY PER VIEW EVENT,
U NEVER KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN,
BUT YOU'RE GUARANTEED NEARLY THREE HOURS
OF INCREDIBLE ACTION.
NOW, WITH THE REMAINING TIME WE HAVE TOGETHER,
THE
THAD
AND RAZOR RAMON TO SACRAMENTO
VENT
ARING BELT.
NOW, NO INDIVIDUAL HAS EVER BEEN MORE DESERVING
THAN THE REIGNING TITLEHOLDER, BRET HART.
DURING AN INCREDIBLE 8 1°2-YEAR CAREER,
HE'S CERTAINLY PAID HIS DUES.
WITH UNENDING SKILL AND DETERMINATION,
HE'S FOUGHT ON, SHA■ING THE WWF TAG TEAM TITLE
AND CAPTURING THE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP,
BUT
THEY ARE PROUD ACCOMPLISHMENTS,
NOTHING CAN COMPARE
TO THE OVERWHELMING SENSE OF ACHIEVEMENT
EXPERIENCED THE DAY HE CAPTURED THE MOST COVETED TITLE
IN WRESTLING HISTORY-- THE WWF CHAMPIONSHIP.
TYPICAL OF THE EXCELLENCE OF EXECUTION,
REACHING THE PINNACLE WAS NOT ENOUGH.
HE EMBARKED ON ONE OF THE MOST GRUELING STRETCHES
OF TITLE DEFENSES EVER RECORDED IN THE ANNALS
OF THE WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION.
ALONG THE WAY, SUCH FORMIDABLE OPPONENTS
AS THE MYSTERIOUS PAPA SHANGO...
WILL HE GET IT? YES!
DON'T GIVE UP!
IT'S ALL YOURS IF YOU DON'T GIVE UP!
MORE PRESSURE APPLIED!
STRAIGH■EN UP! YOU CAN GET OUT OF IT!
IT'S OVER! IT'S OVER!
THE IRONFISTED VIRGIL...
AND WAIT A MINUTE.
THE HITMAN GOING FOR THE LEG!
TRYING TO PUT THE SHARPSHOOTER ON VIRGIL!
IF HE CAN SPIN HIM OVER,
HE'LL HAVE IT CINCHED IN.
YES, THAT'S IT!
LIKE I REALLY CARE.
THE ALL-TOO- FAMILIAR HOLD
THAT TOOK BRET HART TO THE WWF CHAMPIONSHIP!
THE WILD AND UNPREDICTABLE BERZERKER...
CAN HE GET IT ON THOSE HUMONGOUS LEGS?
YES!
STICK THE FORK IN THE BERZERKER!
AND FORME■ CHAMPION RIC FLAIR WOULD FALL BEFORE HIM.
AND THE CHAMPION HAS YET TO EASE UP.
WE COULD GO ON LISTING THE HITMAN'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS,
BUT THE BEST WAY TO TRULY UNDERSTAND
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IS TO WATCH THIS MUSICAL TRIBUTE.
♪ WHEN I WAS A YOUNG BOY, I WAS WORKING FOR THE STATE ♪
♪ I WASN'T MAKING MUCH MONEY, I WAS STAYING OUT LATE ♪♪
♪ I COOL DOWN AT NIGHTTIME, PLAYING MUSIC IN THE BARS ♪
♪♪ TAKE MY BREAKS OUT UNDERNEATH THE STARS ♪
♪ I WAS MAKING SOME NOISE, I WAS A WORKING BOY ♪
♪ UP AT THE TOP OF MY VOICE, SAYING ♪
♪ "LOOK AT ME, MAMMA, I'M MAKING SOME NOISE" ♪
♪ I HAD TO ROCK THE BOAT, I HAD TO SHAKE THE TREE ♪■
♪ TO SEE WHAT'D FALL DOWN ON ME ♪
♪♪ I THOUGHT, "MAYBE I CAN MAKE IT" ♪
♪ "IF I NEVER GIVE IN" ♪
♪ "I'VE BEEN DOWN BEFORE, I AIN'T GOING DO AGAIN" ♪
♪ I'M MAKING SOME NOISE, I'VE BEEN A WOIED BOY ♪
♪ UP AT THE TOP OF MY VOICE, SAYING ♪
♪ "LOOK AT ME, MAMMA, I'M MAKING SOME NOISE" ♪
WHAAA...
WHOA...
♪ I'M MAKING SOME NOISE ♪♪
YEAH!
OW!
NO ONE HAS BEEN BETTER THAN BRET HART
FOR THE PAST 8 1°2 YEARS,
BUT IRONICALLY, THE CHALLENGER HE FACES TODAY
HAS REACHED THE VERY DOORSTEP O■ THE WWF CHAMPIONSHIP
IN ONLY 8 1°°2 MONTHS
IN A RAZOR-SHARP CLIMB TO THE TOP.
BEFORE RAZOR RAMON ENTERED THE RING,
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YOU WANTO BE LIKE RAZOR, YOU GO TO DO LIKE RAZOR.
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SENOR.
YOU GOT A PROBLEM
WI ME TAKING WHATEVER I WANT?
NO. NO PROBLEMA.
AND IF THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE
WHO DON'T LIKE ME TAKING WHATEVER I WANT
IN THE WWF...
WE GOING TO HAVE A REALLY BIG PROBLEM, CHICO.
[SILVERWARE CLINKS]
NOTHING TOO GOOD FOR RAZOR RAMON--
GOOD FOOD, GOOD DRINK, GOOD CHICAS.
ONLY, SOME PEOPLE IN THE WWF,
THEY BEEN PUTTING RAZOR DOWN, SAYING HE'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
WHAT DO THEY THINK? I'M SOME KIND OF A PIG?
SOME KIND OF AN ANIMAL?
YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK? I THINK MAYBE THEY'RE SCARED.
I THINK MAYBE THEY'RE AFRAID OF RAZOR RAMON.
WHAT IS THIS, MAN?
IT'S THE BILL, SENOR RAZOR.
YOU'VE GOT A BILL FOR ME, MAN?
DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM, MAN?
I AM RAZOR RAMON.
PEOPLE FIND OUT I EAT IN THIS RESTAURANT,
THEY LINE UP DOWN THE STREET.
ñ
MAYBE I CAN MOP THE FLOOR.
YOU WANT ME TO GO IN THE BACK?
MAYBE I CAN WASH SOME DISHES FOR■YOU.
MAYBE I'LL PICK THE FOOD FROM YOUR TEETH.
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MAYBE I COULD BUS THE TABLE FOR YOU.
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO CLEAR THE TABLE?
?
AN!
YOU KNOW, MAN... EVERYBODY--
I MEAN, EVERYBODY IN THE WWF--
THEY WISHING THEY COULD BE ON TOP, MAN.
THEY DREAMING OF BEING THE WWF CHAMPION.
MAN.
THEY MAY AS WELL BE TOSSING THEIR DINERO
IN A WISHING WELL, LIKE THIS MONKEY.
HEY! AW, MAN!
I MAKE HIS DREAM COME TRUE, MAN.
HE DREAMING OF A SWIM.
EVEN AFTER WITNESSING THOSE INHUMAN ACTS,
NOTHING COULD HAVE PREPARED US FOR THE PUNISHMENT
RAZOR RAMON WOULD DELIVER TO HIS OPPONENTS.
NO ONE CAN DENY THAT WHILE BRUTAL,
RAZOR RAMON'S TACTICS PAID OFF QUICKLY.
HE SOON FOUND HIMSELF CHALLENGING THE MAN AT THE TOP.
MERELY ACHIEVING THAT GOAL, HOWEVER, WAS NOT ENOUGH.
WE SOON REALIZED THAT RAZOR RAMON
PLANNED TO LEAVE LITTLE TO CHANCE.
BELIEVING AN EMOTIONALLY BROKEN BRET HART
THE HEARTLESS SUPERSTAR STRUCK WHERE IT WOULD HURT,
TARGETING A MEMBER OF THE HIAN'S CHERISHED FAMILY.
OBVIOUSLY, YOUR FATHER
INFLUENCED YOU AND BRET.
HEY, ROCKY, DID YOUR DADDY TEACH YOU THAT ONE, MAN?
OH!
OH!
HUH, ROCKY?
DID YOUR DADDY TEACH YOU THAT ONE, MAN?
HEY, ROCKY, YOU TELL YOUR BIG BROTHER, MAN,
THE WWF CHAMPION...
YOU TELL HIM RAZOR SAID HE'S NEXT.
IF RAZOR RAMON BELIEVED THAT ATTACKING
THE CHAMPION'S BROTHER
WOULD BREAK BRET HART'S WILL TO FIGHT,
HE COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE WRONG,
AS WE DISCOVERED RECENTLY.
THIS SUNDAY AT THE ROYAL RUMBLE,
EVERYTHING'S AT STAKE.
IT'S FOR ALL THE MARBLES.
YOU KNOW, RAYMOND,
YOU KNOW WHAT EVERYBODY SAYS TO ME
OVER AND OVER AND OVER?
THEY ALWAYS SAY, "PEOPLE'S CHAMPION."
YO.
[RAYMOND] HEY, WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT'S THAT?
HITMAN, SHUT UP!
LOOK AT THIS!
SHUT UP, CHICO.
OH, BRET HART, THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE,
THE WORKING MAN'S CHAMPION.
8 1°2 YEARS IN THE WWF.
TWO TIMES, THE TAG TEAM CHAMPION.
THAT'S RIGHT.
TWO TIMES.
WHY DON'T YOU COME OUT HERE?
SHUT UP, CHICO.
TWO TIMES, THE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION.
AND NOW YOU CLIMB YOUR WAY...
TO THE VERY...
VERY TOP.
YOU THE MAIN MAN.
THAT'S RIGHT, B■OTHER.
YOU THE WWF CHAMPION.
SAY HELLO TO THE BAD GUY.
HEY, CHICO,
SQUASHING YOUR BABY BROTHER LIKE A ***-A-ROACH...
YOU F--
THAT WAS FUN, MAN.
WHAT A LOWLIFE!
AND, CHICO,
IF I SEE YOUR DADDY WALKING THE STREET,
I MAY SLAP HIf■CE, TOO...
[CROWD BOOS]
BECAUSE RAZOR RAMON TAKES WHATEVER HE WANTS.
HEY, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING!
CALLATE, CHICO!
RAZOR RAMON TAKES WHATEVER HE WANTS,
AND, HITMAN, I WANT YOU!
YOU WANT ME?
YOU WANT A PIECE OF ME SO BAD,
WHY DON'T WE COME OUT HERE RIGHT NOW?
COME FROM BEHIND YOUR■ROCK!
LET'S DO IT!
WE DON'T NEED TO WAIT FOR THE ROYAL RUMBLE!
I'LL SLAP YOUR FACE, PUNK.
LET'S FINISH THIS THING! LET'S DO IT!
COME ON! YOU'RE GUTLESS!
OYEME,
LISTEN TO ME.
WHAT TO DO.
NOBODY TELLS RAZOR RAMON WHEN TO DO IT!
YOU WANT TO FIGHT RAZOR RAMON?
LET'S DO IT.
YOU GOT IT! ESTE DOMINGO, CHICO!
THIS SUNDAY! ROYAL RUMBLE!
YOU LOOK AT ME, YOU PUNK.
OH!
THERE IS NOTHING YOUR FANS CAN DO.
[AUDIENCE SCREAMS]
THERE IS NOTHING TU FAMILIA,
YOUR FAMILY CAN DO.
AND, HITMAN...
HITMAN...
THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO
TO STOP RAZOR RAMON
FROM TAKING YOUR PRECIOUS GOLD.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, RAZOR RAMON.
THE NAME'S NOT CHICO. THE NAME'S HITMAN!
AND LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
I TAKE PRIDE--
I TAKE PRIDE IN BEING THE WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION CHAMPION.
THIS SUNDAY IN THE ROYAL RUMBLE,
WE'RE ALL GOING TO TAKE PRIDE
WHEN I KICK YOUR BUTT!
IT'S CLEARLY NO LONGER JUST A BATTLE FOR THE TITLE.
THIS IS PERSONAL, FOLKS.
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS AFTERNOON.
THE WWF CHAMPIONSHIP ISN'T THE ONLY BELT UP FOR GRABS,
AS SHAWN MICHAELS PREPARES TO DEFEND
THE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP
AGAINST HIS FORMER TAG TEAM PARTNER AND EX-FRIEND
YOU'LL RECALL, THE SUPERSTARS
WERE ONCE ONE OF THE MOST FORMIDABLE DUOS
AM RANKS,
AND THOSE MEMORIES LIVE ON.
IT SEEMED THE ROCKERS WERE DESTINED
TO ONE DAY WEAR THE TAG TEAM GOLD.
JUST WHEN IT APPEARED THEY WOULD,
SHAWN MICHAELS BEGAN TO MAKE PLANS ON HIS OWN.
THEN IT STARTED TO FALL APA■T.
TO SAVE THE TAG TEAM AND A LONG FRIENDSHIP,
MARTY JANNETTY MADE ONE LAST ATTEMPT
DURING AN APPEARANCE ON THE BARBER SHOP.
IT WAS A DREADFUL MISTAKE.
I'M GOING TO TURN MY BACK TO YOU RIGHT NOW.
IF YOU WANT TO GO ON YOUR OWN,
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IF YOU WANT TO STICK TOGETHER
AND MAKE THIS THING WORK,
WHEN I TURN AROUND, WE'LSHAKE HANDS.
WE'LL ROCK-'N'-ROLL
LIKE THE ROCKERS CAN DO.
THEY NEED EACH OTHER.
SOUNDS F
HE'S NOT GOING TO WALK AWAY.
THEY NEED EACH OTHER.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE ROCKERS!
OH, AM I GLAD TO SEE THAT.
TOLD YOU.
TAG TEAM SPECIALISTS!
ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER ISN'T ANY GOOD.
OH! I KNEW HE WAS GOING TO DO THAT!
HE DON'T NEED JANNETTY.
I TOLD YOU THAT OFF AND ON.
ARE YOU KIDDING?
WHAT A DESPICABLE ACT THAT WAS!
NO! OH, MY GOD!
RIGHT THROUGH THE GLASS WINDOW OF THE BARBER SHOP!
JANNETTY TRIED TO DIVE THROUGH THE WINDOW TO ESCAPE.
WHAT AN ACT OF COWARDISM!
SHAWN MICHAELS MADE HIS CHOICE PAINFULLY CLEAR
TO MARTY JANNETTY.
WITH HIS FORMER TAG TEAM PARTNER OUT OF ACTION INDEFINITELY,
THE EXTREMELY CONFIDENT MICHAELS ENTERED THE SINGLES' RANKS.
QUICKLY PROVING HIS SKILL COULD MATCH HIS WORDS,
HE SOON FOUND THE INTERCONTINENTAL BELT
AROUND HIS WAIST.
AS FAR AS THE BOY TOY WAS CONCERNED,
LIFE COULDN'T HAVE BEEN BETTER IN THE WWF.
WHAT HE DIDN'T CONSIDER
WAS THE FACT THAT MARTY JANNETTY
HAD NO INTENTION OF DISAPPEARING.
EACH DAY HIS CONDITION IMPROVED
MEANT HE WAS ANOTHER DAY CLOSER TO GETTING EVEN WITH MICHAELS.
UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY ARRIVED,
SENSATIONAL SHERRI WOULD UNKNOWINGLY
BLOCK HIS PATH TO REVENGE.
LOOK AT THE CONFIDENCE IN THIS GUY!
ONE OF THE HIGHLY SKILLED-- WHAT IS THIS?
HEY! THAT'S MARTY JANNETTY!
NO! YES, IT IS!
MARTY JANNETTY'S IN THE RING WITH SHAWN MICHAELS!
MICHAELS CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT HE SEES.
YES! TURN AROUND!
AFTER WHAT SHAWN MICHAELS DID TO JANNETTY,
I DIDN'T THINK WE'D EVER SEE JANNETTY AGAIN.
JANNETTY FLIPS MICHAELS IN THE AIR!
JANNETTY HAS RETURNED TO THE WWF!
HE'S OUTRAGED!
FLIPPING MICHAELS!
LO AT THIS!
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN? OH! WHAT A CLOTHESLINE!
JANNETTY'S GOT NO BUSINESS BEING IN THE RING.
HE WASN'T■SIGNED TO WRESTLE SHAWN MICHAELS.
MICHAELS THREW JANNETTY THREW THE BARBER SHOP WINDOW.
HE WAS LACERATED, YOU RECALL THAT.
NOW HE'S CHOSEN THIS TIME TO RETURN.
MARTY JANNETTY SNATCHES THAT MIRROR
AWAY FROM SENSATIONAL SHERRI,
AND I THINK I KNOW WHERE IT'S GOING.
NO! NO!
I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT'S GOING!
WHERE'S SERGEANT SLAUGHTER!
GET SOMEBODY DOWN THERE!
HERE HE GOES!
OH, MY!
HE DELIBERATELY HIT SHERRI!
HE DELIBERATELY HIT SHERRI WITH THE MIRROR
RIGHT IN THE HEAD!
WHAT KIND OF HUMAN BEING IS HE?
SENSATIONAL SHERRI DID SUFFER SERIOUS INJURIES.
HER RECOVERY HAS BEEN A LENGTHY ONE,
BUT WE'VE NOW LEARNED SHE WILL BE AT RINGSIDE
D-ON.
IN WHICH SUPERSTAR'S CORNER WILL SHE BE IN?
BOTH SIDES CLAIM THEY HAVE THE ANSWER.
LET'S GET ONE THING PERFECTLY STRAIGHT.
SHERRI IS NOT GOING TO BE IN THE CORNER OF A GUY
WHO BRUTALLY ATTACKED HER AND IS A BIG, BIG LOSER.
SHE'S GOING TO BE IN MY CORNER,
THE MAN SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN MADLY AND DEEPLY IN LOVE WITH.
AND, MARTY JANNETTY, AT THE ROYAL RUMBLE,
I'LL SHOW EVERYBODY THAT I CARRIED YOU FOR YEARS,
BUT THIS TIME, THEY'LL HAVE TO FIND
SOMEBODY ELSE TO CARRY YOU.
CARRY YOU OUT, THAT IS.
JANUARY 24th, THE ROYAL RUMBLE.
I'M GOING TO CALL THAT MARTY JANNETTY DAY.
THAT'S THE DAY I'LL GET EVERYTHING I WANT.
I'LL CAPTURE THE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP,
AND I'M GOING TO END YOUR CAREER, SHAWN MICHAELS.
YOU TALK ABOUT SHERRI BEING IN YOUR CORNER.
MAYBE YOU DON'T KNOW SHERRI AS WELL AS YOU THINK.
WE DON'T KNOW WHICH CORNER SENSATIONAL SHERRI WILL BE IN,
BUT WE DO KNOW MARTY JANNETTY
WILL FINALLY GET HIS CHANCE FOR REVENGE.
HE COULD WALK AWAY THE NEW INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION.
THAT MATCH IS JUST MOMENTS AWAY.
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO SEE THAT COLLISION.
THAT IS ON A PAY PER VIEW BASIS.
CALL YOUR CABLE SYSTEM TO PLACE YOUR DER.
ALSO THIS AFTERNOON IS A FIRED-UP BAM BAM BIGELOW,
WHO PLANS TO DO MORE THAN JUST BREAK THE LAW
WHEN HE STEPS INTO THE RING
WITH THE FORMER PRISON GUARD FROM COBB COUNTY, GEORGIA,
THE BIG BOSS MAN.
THE ORIGINAL BRUISE BROTHERS, RICK AND SCOTT STEINER...
TEAM UP TO BATTLE IT OUT
WITH THE MERCILESS BEVERLY BROTHERS, BEAU AND BLAKE.
IF ALL THAT EXCITEMENT ISN'T ENOUGH TO RATTLE YOUR BRAIN,
BOBBY "THE BRAIN" HEENAN HAS ASSURED US
THAT ALL THE WORLD WILL EXPERIENCE INSTANT ENVY
WHEN THE MUCH-HERALDED NARCISSIST IS REVEALED.
HUMANOIDS, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT,
THERE'S NEVER A DULL MOMENT
IN THE WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION.
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING GOING ON,
ESPECIALLY DURING A WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
PAY PER VIEW.
THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON'S ROYAL RUMBLE
WILL EPITOMIZE THE GRANDEUR, THE SPECTACLE,
THE EXCITEMENT YOU'VE COME TO EXPECT
AT THE WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION PAY PER VIEWS.
ONE OF THE REASONS IS BECAUSE
SHOCK WAVES WILL BE HEARD AROUND THE WORLD
WHEN I UNVEIL TO YOU
AND ALL THE OTHER SUPERSTARS IN THE WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION--
ESPECIALLY YOU, MR. PERFECT--
THE QUINTESSENTIAL MALE SPECIMEN NARCISSIST.
NOW, PERFECT,
I KNOW YOU AND EVERYBODY ELSE HAVE BEEN WONDERING
WHO IS NARCISSIST?
IS HE REALLY THE METAMORPHIC ADONIS
THAT BOBBY HEENAN SAYS HE IS?
DOES HE REALLY POSSESS HERCULEAN STRENGTH AND POWER?
DOES HE HAVE THE AGILITY, THE FINESSE, THE SPEED,
AND TECHNICAL SKILLS
OF ALL THE GREATEST WRESTLERS IN THE WORLD COMBINED?
AS ELOQUENT AND INTELLIGENT AS I AM,
EVEN I CANNOT DESCRIBE IN MERE WORDS
THE AFFIRMATIONS OF THE ABOVE.
THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE ROYAL RUMBLE,
BEHOLD THE NARCISSIST!
ALTHOUGH "THE BRAIN" HAD A LOT TO SAY,
MUCH IS STILL UNKNOWN ABOUT HIS APPARENT FLAWLESS DISCOVERY.
THOSE QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED THIS AFTERNOON.
FIRST, YOU HAVE TO MAKE THAT CALL
TO SEE IT ALL ONLY ON PAY PER VIEW.
AS THE ACTION DRAWS CLOSER, YOU CAN ALMOST IMAGINE
HOW TENSE IT MUST BE IN THE SACRAMENTO LOCKER ROOMS
AS 30 ROYAL RUMBLE PARTICIPANTS PREPARE FOR BATTLE.
IT IS AN IMPRESSIVE LINE-UP OF COMBATANTS
THAT INCLUDES FOUR FORMER WWF CHAMPIONS--
BOB BACKLUND, RIC FLAIR,
THE MACHO MAN RANDY SAVAGE, AND THE UNDERTAKER.x■
MANY OTHER ELEMENTS COME INTO PLAY AS WELL.
WE MUST CONSIDER THE FACT
THAT SEVERAL RIVALS WILL BE INVOLVED
IN THIS MASSIVE ENCOUNTER ONLY ONE CAN WIN.
MR. PERFECT WILL BE LOOKING FOR RIC FLAIR.
IT WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR THE NASTY BOYS
TO PUT ASIDE THEIR DIFFERENCES WITH FELLOW PARTICIPANTS,
TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS MONEY INC.
SIBLE RSTARS
MAY NEVER SEE EACH OTHER IN THE RING.
EACH COMBATANT DRAWS A NUMBER.
NUMBERS ONE AND TWO WILL START IT OFF.
ANOTHER PARTICIPANT WILL ENTER THE RING.
A MAN IS ONLY ELIMINATED WHEN HE IS THROWN OVER THE TOP ROPE
EVEN MORE SO THIS YEAR
IS THE FACT THAT THE WINNER WILL BE GUARANTEED A TITLE SHOT
N,
AND IN THIS MATCH, THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS.
LAST YEAR, RIC FLAIR DREW NUMBER THREE.
HE WAS IN THE RING FOR OVER AN HOUR AND WON IT ALL.
THEN AGAIN, SOMETHING LIKE THIS CAN HAPPEN, AS WELL.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER HE CAN COME THROUGH,
UH-OH! LOOK OUT!
IT'S THE OTHER BUSHWHACKER.
IT'S LUKE.
THE WHOLE NIGHT IS DEDICATED TO THEM
OVER IN THE PERSIAN GULF.
WE'VE GOT "THE BRAIN" WANDERING AROUND THE RINGSIDE,
THE SLICKSTER,
THE COLONEL--UH-OH!
WELL, THAT MIGHT BE A RECORD.
WENT IN ONE SIDE AND OUT THE OTHER.
THE LUCK OF THE DRAW IS SO IMPORTANT.
IT CERTAINLY ADDS TO THE DRAMA OF THIS INCREDIBLE EVENT.
YOU GOT SEVEN SECONDS.
BOY, IS HE HURTING!
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TRYING TO GET THAT OXYGEN IN THAT BODY.
AND HERE COMES...
RODDY!
OH, NO! OF ALL THE PEOPLE!
ANYONE BUT PIPER, AND HE KNOWS--
IT'S PIPER!
PIPER, IT CAN BE DONE!
OF ALL THE THINGS I'VE SAID BEFORE--
IT'S THE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION...
GOING BANANAS!
AND RODDY WITH A BACK DROP!
...HAS A CHANCE OF BEING FIVE-TIME
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION CHAMPION.
WE'RE GOING TO GET ANOTHER ENTRY.
WE HEAR THE BUZZER.
IT'S THE HULK MAN!
OH, MY GOD! NO!
THEY'RE GOING CRAZY HERE!
THE ROOF IS OFF THE ARENA--
THE KNICKERBOCKER ARENA-- EVERYONE'S STANDING.
LOOK AT AT! THE IMMORTAL HULK HOGAN,
FOUR TIMES WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION CHAMPION!
I THINK YOU'RE BEGINNING TO GET THE IDEA.
LET'S REVIEW SOME OF THE FAVORITES.
YOU DEFINITELY HAVE TO CONSIDER
THE UNDEFEATED NATIVE AMERICAN, TATANKA.
FORMER WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION CHAMP,
THE MACHO MAN RANDY SAVAGE.
THE ALWAYS DANGEROUS UNDERTAKER.
A SUPERSTAR WHO HASN'T YET BEEN KNOCKED OFF HIS FEET,
YOKO ZUNA.
FORMER CHAMPION BOB BACKLUND.
THE FLAWLESS ONE, MR. PERFECT.
TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS IRWIN R. SCHYSTER
AND THE MILLION DOLLAR MAN, TED DiBIASE.
AND, OF COURSE, LAST YEAR'S WINNER
AND FORMER TITLEHOLDER, RIC FLAIR.
THIS YEAR, THERE'S EVEN MORE GLORY
FOR THE LAST MAN IN THE RING.
THAT SUPERSTAR IS GUARANTEED THE OPPORTUNITY
TO CHALLENGE THE REIGNING WWF TITLEHOLDER
FOR THE GOLD AT WRESTLEMANIA IX
AGAINST BRET HART OR POSY RAZOR RAMON
OR WHOEVER THAT MAY BE WHEN APRIL ARRIVES.
THERE'S NOTHING ON TV THAT CAN COMPARE
TO A WWF PAY PER VIEW.
IF YOU DON'T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY,
YOU'LL DENY YOURSELF THE CHANCE TO SEE NEARLY THREE HOURS
OF UNINTERRUPTED EXCITEMENT.
YOU CAN EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
FROM THE WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION,
AND THE ROYAL RUMBLE WILL BE NO EXCEPTION.
YOU CAN ENJOY IT ALL FROM YOUR LIVING ROOM.
MAKE THAT CALL NOW.
WE'RE ABOUT OUT OF TIME.
MY BROADCAST COLLEAGUES ARE STANDING BY
TO BRING YOU THE ROYAL RUMBLE.
TAKE IT AWAY, SACRAMENTO!