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00:01Oh, yeah!
00:05Never before had two words captured the imagination of audiences worldwide
00:09and bred such a global phenomenon.
00:12Here he is, the one and only Macho Man, Randy Savage and Elizabeth.
00:16With a larger-than-life personality, electrifying outfits, and undeniable athleticism,
00:22there was never anyone quite like the Macho Man.
00:26But the cream will rise to the top, oh, yeah.
00:30Today we look back at the very best of the Macho Man, Randy Savage.
00:33Macho Man, Randy Savage, Lord and Master of the Ring.
00:37This is WWE's Greatest Moments.
00:41Oh, yeah!
00:45Acknowledge me!
00:47Oh, God! No call to the beer man!
00:50This is surreal!
00:53Look at this!
00:54He liked it!
01:01Welcome, everyone, to WWE's Greatest Moments.
01:04I'm Michael Cole.
01:05And on this edition, we're looking back at the illustrious career of one of the all-time greats,
01:09the Macho Man, Randy Savage.
01:12No matter where you go, everyone does a Macho Man impression.
01:15Ooh, yeah!
01:17Oh, damn it, that's not it either.
01:19I'll get mine out of the way now.
01:21Ooh, yeah!
01:23Okay, so no one can really come close to his essence, but it's understandable.
01:28As the spokesperson for Slim Jim, in a memorable role in the box office smash Spider-Man,
01:33Savage embodied the very definition of the word superstar.
01:36Nothing stops the Macho Man, Randy Savage.
01:38I am the lord and master of the ring.
01:40But with all those tremendous Hall of Fame accolades, the Macho Man couldn't do it alone.
01:46Upon his debut in 1985, all the WWE managers were lined up ready to guide the career of WWE's newest sensation.
01:54But it was who he chose that had the world buzzing.
01:57The man who is in demand by wrestling managers galore, the number one free agent, Randy Macho Man Savage.
02:13When Randy came in, they had the bidding and they had the competition for what manager was going to manage the Macho Man.
02:23You had Bobby Heenan, you had Mr. Fuji, Fred Blassie, Lou Albano, all these different managers that were vying to manage the Macho Man.
02:32Right behind that door right now, this is the Macho Man's new manager.
02:42Oh, oh, oh, oh, my goodness.
02:45Oh, my. Is this a movie star? Who is this?
02:48Here was this beautiful woman dressed in an evening gown. No one knew who the hell she was.
02:53Look at the smile. That is a gorgeous, gorgeous lady.
02:59His girlfriend is his manager. Well, that makes him more human than a King Kong Bundy or Andre the Giant or these larger-than-life villains.
03:08It was a real storyline. That's why it worked.
03:12The Macho Man introducing the managers to his current manager.
03:22She was a very stark contrast to the Macho Man. And Elizabeth captured the audience's attention.
03:31We're gonna have to find out a lot more about this lady.
03:34Macho Madness was indeed sweeping the nation very early on in his WWE career.
03:41Macho Madness!
03:43Yeah, all around the world, yeah.
03:46And it was his iconic voice that captured the attention of the viewers.
03:49I think they're scared to death.
03:52And his creativity was unlike anyone of the era.
03:55My special guest, perhaps one of the most talked about men of the ranks of the World Wrestling Federation.
04:02This week, every week for that matter.
04:05He was a delight to interview because he had a lot of fun doing it.
04:08His knack for spontaneity, he was very good off the cuff.
04:12You know what I'm reading right now?
04:14Yeah, I'm reading yesterday's newspaper.
04:18And that's Hulk Hogan and Tito Santana all rolled into one, yeah.
04:23Like, he had just started with WWE and he's already going for the top.
04:27He is calling out Hulk Hogan.
04:29I'm talking about intensity and I'm talking about Macho Madness and I'm talking about the rest of 1985, yeah.
04:36You put him in front of a camera and let him go crazy, the Macho Man, there's nobody like him.
04:41I'm talking about the rest of the 80s leading into the 90s, yeah.
04:45And then I'm talking about going all the way into the year 2000 and all the way into the Twilight Zone, yeah.
04:54You couldn't explain the Macho Man.
04:56You had to see him to get him.
04:58Momentum, Macho Madness, going down and gathering momentum.
05:02You hung on to every word because he was so committed and believed every word he said.
05:08It is rough, yeah.
05:09Wrestling is a rough sport and I am the roughest one in the sport.
05:12I am the number one wrestler in the world today.
05:19Macho Man Randy Savage was always a key player wherever he went.
05:23And when he made his WCW debut, it was no different.
05:26In 1997, Savage was riding high atop world championship wrestling as part of the new world order.
05:32Macho Man had his sights set on one superstar in particular, Diamond Dallas Page.
05:37Diamond Dallas Page, he doesn't want to feel the madness anymore.
05:43Savage, you are a dead man walking.
05:48The two were engulfed in a rivalry that was as personal as it was violent.
05:52And at the Great American Bash, things were just getting started.
05:56Ladies and gentlemen, it's the WCW Great American Bash main event.
06:06This Falls Count Anywhere match felt massive.
06:10The energy for that match, it was awesome.
06:23We went out there and we just kicked ass and he made me fight from underneath the whole way.
06:29It felt as you were watching, like Randy Savage and Diamond Dallas Page had both decided, let's put everything into this.
06:40He saw a man that was just as hungry as he was, ready, willing and able to do anything it took to jam the roof off that place.
06:51One, two, three.
06:56Two guys know exactly what they're doing in the ring.
07:00Excellent workers, it was a great story.
07:02They worked great together.
07:04We had a hell of a match.
07:06People loved that match.
07:08What a moment, man.
07:10I am the greatest superstar ever to step into the head squared circle.
07:20If there's one thing Macho Man does best is get your attention.
07:23That doesn't just ring true for the audience.
07:25He could garner a response out of his opponents as well.
07:28One example is the Ultimate Warrior.
07:31After costing the Warrior his WWE Championship, things got personal.
07:37You, Macho King, have found the madness.
07:41I, Macho King, am the wildness.
07:44Ultimate Warrior.
07:45I'm gonna take your career and there ain't nothing that you can do about it.
07:51Dig it!
07:52At WrestleMania 7, both superstars agreed to put their careers on the line
07:57in one of the most anticipated matches on the biggest stage of them all.
08:04Look at the Queen!
08:05In all her glory!
08:07Is that the lovely Elizabeth?
08:08It is!
08:09That's what I thought!
08:10Everyone realizing the magnitude of this one!
08:13Working with Randy was the best.
08:15He's the one that brought the most out of me.
08:17You're watching the end of the Ultimate Warrior!
08:20What a display here by the Macho King!
08:24My elbows up the top rope!
08:26No!
08:27No!
08:28No!
08:29I don't believe it!
08:30WrestleMania 7.
08:31The Ultimate Warrior.
08:32Macho Man.
08:33One of the greatest matches of all time.
08:36Nobody's got left from this!
08:37No!
08:38No!
08:39No!
08:40No!
08:41No!
08:42No!
08:43No!
08:44I looked into my hands like I'm asking the gods what the answer is.
08:46Oh!
08:47The Warriors getting a message!
08:48It's not over for me!
08:49My destiny is to remain here!
08:52It's over!
08:53It's over!
08:54No!
08:55After Queen Sherry realizes that her meal ticket just lost a career-ending match, she gets
09:00in the ring and just starts throwing blows and punches.
09:04Oh!
09:05Come on!
09:06Oh, look at Elizabeth!
09:07What's she doing?
09:08She's going over the barricade!
09:09She couldn't take it anymore!
09:11She loves him!
09:12She's loved him from the beginning!
09:15Tears flying down!
09:17Yes!
09:18He lost the match, but he got something much more valuable!
09:24His woman!
09:28Upon Savage's debut, the lovely Elizabeth was always by his side.
09:32And audiences were enthralled by the dazzling duo.
09:36And finally, in 1991, the Macho Man popped the question.
09:40Elizabeth, will you marry me?
09:45Oh, yeah!
09:49Oh, yeah!
09:51We got us a wedding day!
09:54The honor of our presence was requested for the wedding of the century,
09:57held at the only place befitting such an extravagant affair,
10:00the world's most famous arena, Madison Square Garden,
10:03in the main event of SummerSlam.
10:10What you're about to see is one of the most sacred moments we can have!
10:14Like, isn't it crazy that a wedding main evented SummerSlam?
10:19Elizabeth, do you take this man as your lawful wedded husband?
10:22I will.
10:25Do you take this woman as your lawful wedded wife?
10:28Ooh, yeah!
10:32Elizabeth had been such a big part of his life.
10:36Now, I pronounce that you are husband and wife.
10:40It was Beauty and the Beast.
10:41They didn't go together.
10:43However, they paired perfectly together.
10:46You may now kiss the bride.
10:48It's probably the first and the last and the only time that we've seen a wrestling wedding go off without a hitch.
10:57Now is the greatest love story, Romeo and Juliet of all time.
11:00What a nice man in SummerSlam!
11:01So long, everybody!
11:02As intercontinental champion, the ego of Macho Man Randy Savage was at an all-time high.
11:14Macho Man Randy Savage is the world's greatest professional wrestler here.
11:20Savage was not only a master in the ring, but on the microphone as well, famously adding props into his iconic promos.
11:27The cream will rise to the top, oh yeah.
11:31Nothing was off limits.
11:33Not even a big cup of Joe.
11:37Macho Man Randy Savage, Sarasota, Florida.
11:39Come on in.
11:40You're gonna be defending against the Dragon, Ricky Steamboat.
11:42What's the cup for?
11:43WrestleMania 3, Pontiac, Michigan.
11:46Yeah, 90,000 plus people watching right there.
11:50And this is Ricky the Dragon Steamboat's cup of coffee in the big time, yeah.
11:55Cup of coffee in the big time, because you'll never get closer than now.
12:00Cup of coffee in the big time.
12:01It's one of the best wrestling promos ever.
12:04Cup of coffee in the big time.
12:06Cup of coffee.
12:07You know, grabbing a little prop there next to me and Gene.
12:10You know, craft services was a couple feet away.
12:12All that type of stuff is just all ad-lib.
12:14He was just brilliant.
12:16I am the Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion.
12:18And I will remain the greatest Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion of all time.
12:22Cup of coffee, man, yeah.
12:25Man!
12:28Wow, man, freak out!
12:31Macho Man was gaining fans and momentum with his outlandish promos.
12:35You can't handle the success of the Macho Man Randy Savage.
12:38But with a target on his back, Randy would soon find himself outnumbered by the Hockey Talk Man and the Hart Foundation.
12:44Unfortunately, there's no one in the ring right now to say Randy Savage!
12:47Oh!
12:49The quick thinking of his manager, Elizabeth, would lead to an unlikely duo.
12:54What brilliant this lady has!
12:57What a purpose of mind to bring help!
12:59And help she out front in the form of this man!
13:02The World Wrestling Federation!
13:04Check it!
13:05We had these two bigger-than-life characters.
13:07Colorful.
13:08But all of a sudden, when they came together, it was like something was going to be unstoppable.
13:11Look at that!
13:12Yes!
13:13They've had their differences in the past, but the Macho Man is extending their hands of friendship to the Holsters!
13:19I remember being, like, not able to believe it.
13:22Like, I really, I was watching, I was like, no.
13:25This, this can't happen.
13:27We could be seeing the meetings of the methods and the media.
13:33Yes!
13:34There it is!
13:36When we went to shake hands, we both just over-animated it.
13:39And it was like the handshake heard around the world.
13:42I think everyone was, they were excited about the fact that they were together, not necessarily against each other.
13:46That had a different dimension to the whole thing.
13:49A magic moment in the annals of sports history! Look at this!
13:53To bring Randy and Hogan together at that moment, with Hogan being this huge of a character, and the impact he was having on the industry,
14:02didn't have the two worlds come together as the mega powers.
14:05Unbelievable!
14:06I'm still in the state of shock right now!
14:09In fact, I don't think they're going to be coming down for a long period of time!
14:13Yeah!
14:14It meant a lot to Randy.
14:15It is a career changer.
14:16He had changed Randy's career.
14:18With the mega, yeah, the mega, yeah, the mega power.
14:22If there was a title to be held, you can bet that Macho Man Randy Savage had his eyes set on it.
14:31In 1989, the King of the Ring crown was worn proudly by Hacksaw Jim Duggan.
14:37The crown is king!
14:39King Hacksaw!
14:40King Hacksaw!
14:41Just like a young lion cop, Randy Savage couldn't wait to be king.
14:47King Hacksaw Jim Duggan, the Macho Man, the crown on the line!
14:53Oh, did you hear that?
14:55Got to be something in that course!
14:58And Macho Man has won the crown!
15:02I now remove my border board and place it near my heart, and thus proclaim you Macho King Randy Savage!
15:12Him being presented with this almost ridiculous thing.
15:17King.
15:18He's gonna wear a crown.
15:20He was smart enough to know that he's elevating this, and to have it elevate him, he has to go all in.
15:27Wow!
15:28Wow!
15:29He was bigger than my character once again.
15:31Macho King!
15:32I'm gonna wear the crown for a real good reason, because I can't be beat.
15:38Just brilliant character stuff.
15:40It evolves him and extends an already Hall of Fame career.
15:45Kingdom of the Madness will rule the World Wrestling Federation forever and ever and ever!
15:52Yeah!
15:53Whether on the microphone or in the ring, you did not want to be on the opposing side of Randy Savage.
16:02One superstar who found that out firsthand was Ricky the Dragon Steamboat.
16:06After a vicious assault, Steamboat was out of action for months.
16:10Upon his return, the Dragon sought out to set the Kingdom of the Madness ablaze.
16:15In front of the largest WrestleMania crowd of the era, Macho Man Randy Savage took on Ricky the Dragon Steamboat.
16:21In an instant classic.
16:26One of the biggest confrontations of all time, Ricky the Dragon Steamboat and his vendetta for the Macho Man.
16:33The perfect and most hated bad guy versus the quintessential good guy.
16:40Deep arm dragged by the Dragon.
16:42Oh, look at that.
16:44He's going after the throat.
16:45He's going after the throat indeed.
16:47And the Dragon is out into the ringside area.
16:50You know, throughout your wrestling career, you have guys that you take a look at.
16:54And you say, wow, the guy's a great performer.
16:56And I had that feeling about Randy.
16:58It was because of the ride that we took everybody on with all the false finishes.
17:02All we wanted to do was steal the show.
17:04The match had such a pace to it.
17:05We had to keep on our toes for both of us to be on the same page.
17:16Oh, inadvertently ramped right into the referee.
17:19It was just layer after layer of something happening in that match that kept the people's attention.
17:25He's trying to get the bell away from the timekeeper.
17:27Give me a break.
17:28Look at that.
17:29Oh.
17:30Hybrid interference.
17:31George pushed him.
17:32Randy went one direction, and the bell went the other.
17:36Pretty big moment.
17:37It was a game changer.
17:38Small package by the Dragon.
17:40They got him.
17:42New Intercontinental Champion, Ricky the Dragon Steamboat.
17:53Poetry in motion.
17:54That's what you had every time that you saw Macho Man and Ricky the Dragon Steamboat go at it.
18:00The reigning Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion, Ricky the Dragon Steamboat.
18:04I love it.
18:07It is now time for our number one moment.
18:09And it's the very pinnacle of the legendary career of Macho Man Randy Savage.
18:13In 1988, the WWE Championship was vacant.
18:16And the world was watching WrestleMania IV.
18:19When a 14-man tournament was held to determine the new champion.
18:23Macho Man had quite the afternoon.
18:25First, by defeating Butch Reed.
18:27Then, Greg the Hammer Valentine.
18:30Finally, the one-man gang.
18:32Macho Man Randy Savage over the one-man gang.
18:35So that is your final, the one we've been thinking about.
18:37With the million-dollar man Ted DiBiase awaiting him in the finals.
18:41I will go on to my destiny of being the undisputed World Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Champion.
18:49Could Randy Savage win an unprecedented four matches in one night to become champion?
18:55This is the final match of our tournament to determine the undisputed World Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Champion.
19:05You can feel the electricity in the air.
19:08There have been so many roadblocks as Randy Savage ascended the ladder.
19:13And I think a real turning point in his career was at WrestleMania IV in Atlantic City.
19:19Nice move. Oh, look at that!
19:21Randy impressed me. He was all business. He did his job and he did it well.
19:26And I enjoyed working with him thoroughly.
19:31I'd say the cards are stacked against the Macho Man right now.
19:35Yeah, they really are.
19:36Macho Man can never win!
19:38Oh, he's got him!
19:40Like I said, he's going to the outside!
19:42He's got him!
19:44He's got him!
19:45He's got him!
19:46He's got him!
19:47He's got him!
19:48He's got him!
19:51It's probably one of the best matches I think that I ever had.
19:54There are some guys in our business who just gel real well.
19:58Randy and I have that chemistry.
20:00We have a new champion!
20:03That night elevated Randy to the great heights of superstardom.
20:07He was living his dream.
20:09This is Macho Man's finest hour!
20:11In a career that spanned four decades, multiple world championships,
20:18and incredible mainstream popularity, Macho Man Randy Savage will truly go down
20:23as a superstar who redefined the very nature of professional wrestling.
20:27Well, that'll do it for this edition of WWE's Greatest Moments.
20:30I hope you've enjoyed this look back at the very best of one of the biggest icons
20:34this industry has ever seen.
20:36The one and only Macho Man Randy Savage.
20:41It's all about surviving!
20:46The Survivor Series.
20:47It's the annual extravaganza where you must simply strive to survive.
20:52Go have one goal, and that's the win.
20:55And in the unpredictable decade of the 2000s, anything can and did happen.
21:00The game's in that car!
21:02Today we look back at the very best of the WWE's fall classic,
21:06The Survivor Series.
21:07Oh, sweet champions!
21:08What in the world?
21:09Shawn Michaels!
21:10Shawn Michaels!
21:11This is WWE's Greatest Moments.
21:15Acknowledge me!
21:20Oh, God!
21:21No call to the fair man!
21:23This is surreal!
21:26Look at this!
21:27It's loud!
21:28He's loud!
21:29He's loud!
21:35Welcome, everyone, to WWE's Greatest Moments.
21:38I'm Michael Cole.
21:39And on this edition, the name of the game is survival.
21:42One team must eliminate all the opposition to win this elimination match.
21:49Since its inception in 1987, the Survivor Series has been one of the premier events on the WWE calendar.
21:56A featured attraction at this event has always been the traditional elimination match, where two teams collide until one side has been defeated.
22:05At Survivor Series, we are gonna kick your ass!
22:10In 2006, one of the most dominant teams of all time was led by Triple H and Shawn Michaels, the always controversial D-Generation X.
22:20Your discretion is advised.
22:22DX made Hall of Fame careers out of their hijinks.
22:25Their latest targets?
22:26The team of Randy Orton and Edge rated RKO.
22:29This takes some audacity from Randy Orton and Edge.
22:33The feuding teams each capped in their side of five to go at it in one of the most memorable traditional elimination matches of all time.
22:41This is a five-on-five elimination tag team match.
22:48Just stacked, star studded, CM Punk, the Hardys, Triple H, Shawn, legends.
22:56This is chemistry on top of characters that are the absolute perfect fit.
23:04Oh, God Almighty!
23:06My nuts!
23:07Wait a minute!
23:08Oh, no way!
23:09Thanks for coming.
23:11Team DX now with a five-on-four advantage.
23:14That all-star team was pretty mind-blowing.
23:17To be in a match with them was just an honor.
23:20And...
23:21Swanton Bomb!
23:23Oh, this is gonna be sweet for Matt Hardy!
23:26Five versus two.
23:28For these two, yeah, who's going?
23:30Team Extreme forced the team-rated RKO to reconsider.
23:34Play chin music!
23:37Look out!
23:38Three!
23:43You talk about dominating!
23:44And one of the very rare occurrences in Survivor Series history, everybody on Team DX survived.
23:50My God, it was a shutout!
23:52In 2002, Trish Stratus was not only ruling the women's division, she was quickly becoming one of the most popular superstars in WWE history.
24:05With jealousy consuming her, Victoria got under the skin of the women's champion and things got very physical, very quickly.
24:12Oh, my God! Get her!
24:14This came to a head inside the famed halls of Madison Square Garden, where, in a rare occurrence for the women, things would be settled in a hardcore match.
24:23Provider Series is coming to you live from the sold-out Madison Square Garden in New York City!
24:32It was the first time I had ever seen women fight like that.
24:35Oh!
24:36Victoria off that top turnbuckle, right down to the canvas.
24:39We had amazing chemistry, amazing, we worked so well together.
24:43Oh, no!
24:44Man, Trish hit first!
24:45I think we started to know we were making a difference and leaving an impact.
24:49It was like the way the fans were reacting.
24:51They were vested into what we were doing in there.
24:54Oh!
24:55Nice!
24:56Very nice!
24:57Broke my nose, chipped my tooth.
25:00I was like, oh, my gosh.
25:02They're seeing the women as more than just eye candy.
25:06Right in the eyes, that's the main thing.
25:09That suplex by Victoria.
25:12Did you get it?
25:14She got it!
25:15You gotta be kidding me!
25:17Winning the title there in New York in Madison Square Garden.
25:22Oh, man, I'm gonna cry.
25:24Very emotional.
25:25A huge moment like that.
25:27We were not just pillow fights and bathing suits and lingerie matches and stuff like that.
25:32We could throw down, too.
25:34Victoria is the new women's champion.
25:38There was no bigger sensation in 2002 than the beast incarnate Brock Lesnar.
25:43The indestructible Brock Lesnar!
25:48Lesnar F5-ed his way through the entire roster.
25:51En route to capturing the WWE Championship from the great one, The Rock.
25:56Brock Lesnar has become the youngest champion in history!
26:02But standing in front of the beast was his biggest challenge yet.
26:05The 500-pound Big Show.
26:08When I first came to WWE, I needed somebody to pull me by the reins.
26:15And that guy was Paul Heyman.
26:17You have to have faith in your manager.
26:19That's why we're such a good team.
26:21The task at hand at Survivor Series was to leave them wanting more.
26:33Every time I get in the ring, it was like wrestling a ball-peen hammer.
26:36You know, he's so strong and just so athletic.
26:39A win!
26:40A foul!
26:41Lesnar has F5-ed 500 pounds!
26:45And here comes the new referee in the ring!
26:47Ref!
26:48Ref!
26:49You detains!
26:50You detains!
26:51Wait a minute!
26:53What the hell's going on?
26:54Who would have thought that Paul Heyman would switch sides in the middle of a match?
26:58Big Show!
26:59Cool slam!
27:00Cool slam to the steel chair!
27:02And the evidence has been tossed out of the ring as Heyman throws the ref!
27:07Not like this!
27:08Not like this!
27:09Kick out!
27:10Oh damn it!
27:11Paul Heyman is screwed up!
27:12Brock Lesnar!
27:14He's got courage and passion more than common sense.
27:19Without a doubt, yes, I'm a Paul Heyman guy.
27:22The Big Show is the champion!
27:24Survivor Series has always been the event where you not only settle your scores, but as the
27:31name suggests, become a survivor.
27:34In 2003, that's exactly what the goal of Shane McMahon was when he was engrossed in a rivalry
27:39with the big red monster Kane.
27:41Kane, I'm gonna make your life a living hell!
27:45No, no, no!
27:46Kane!
27:48Kane, there is nothing that can stop me!
27:53Kane!
27:54Have a nice run!
27:56This feud became so violent that at Survivor Series, the two would battle it out in one
28:01of the most unorthodox matches ever, where the loser would be the one that was locked
28:06inside of an ambulance.
28:08The following contest is the ambulance match!
28:15Yeah, when you see an ambulance match, you know you're gonna get hurt.
28:19Look at this!
28:20Oh my God!
28:21You got this big monster, and you got this crazy daredevil.
28:25That's a good matchup.
28:27That's so much on my mind, I know I'm going into battle.
28:30He'll try anything!
28:31He'll die!
28:32To the black heart!
28:34This Kane, he is a psychological monster.
28:37Sadistic and twisted and mean.
28:40Oh my God!
28:42Oh my God!
28:44That's just sick!
28:45When you have a match with that much physicality, that much violence, it really necessitates
28:50that someone is indeed going to the hospital right after this.
28:54He may destroy himself in the process of trying to destroy Kane!
28:58Oh!
28:59He's on border to border!
29:01He's a big, big man.
29:02He's double tough.
29:04Adding fuel to the fire for Kane!
29:06Oh my God!
29:07The tombstone!
29:11Shakespeare in his head!
29:12It is over!
29:13It's over!
29:16In 2003, Monday Night Raw had its own share of sitcom drama with co-general managers Eric Bischoff
29:21and Stone Cold Steve Austin.
29:23We're going to be partners.
29:25Partners!
29:29It was obvious the two were never going to see eye to eye.
29:32With the annual Survivor Series approaching, a unique stipulation was added to the traditional
29:36elimination match.
29:38Both GMs picked their teams of five.
29:40If your team loses, you're out of here.
29:44You're done.
29:49Business is about to pick up!
29:50Kind of not wrestling at the time.
29:52It always rang a little hollow with me doing anything in the ring other than wrestling.
29:57But just the fact that people bought into the angle and we were entertaining them, that was really cool.
30:02It is a must win for Stone Cold.
30:05And Booker T just got thrilled.
30:07And there's a 3-D!
30:10And Dan with a five-star!
30:12Mark Henry eliminated!
30:14I get ganged up on.
30:16Where is that fair?
30:17Advantage back to Team Bischoff, and it doesn't look good for the Rattlesnake right now.
30:22So it comes down to Shawn Michaels versus three members of Team Bischoff.
30:25The odds are stacked way against Shawn Michaels.
30:28You've got to face the facts.
30:29You've got to be realistic.
30:30This is looking real bad.
30:32Be realistic about that kick!
30:34No!
30:35He's got it!
30:36One down and two to go!
30:39The counter!
30:40The counter!
30:41The counter!
30:42The counter!
30:43Shawn Michaels running through superstar after superstar at the end, looking like he's going to do it for Austin.
30:48Oh!
30:49The counter!
30:50Crossbody Michaels!
30:51Everybody in this arena is on their feet!
30:54They are!
30:55Hey!
30:56Wait a minute!
30:57Hey!
30:58Wait a minute!
30:59Batista!
31:00Batista!
31:01And thanks to Batista of Evolution, Stone Cold Steve Austin's career is over!
31:07I couldn't believe that I had gotten fired, but it was what it was.
31:11We have just seen the end of the most popular superstar in WWE history.
31:21The WWE Women's Championship is the top prize in the women's division.
31:25Many of the all-time great female competitors have held on to that title and brought women's wrestling to new heights.
31:31At Survivor Series 2001, the women's championship was vacant.
31:35The six-pack challenge featuring the top women's wrestlers of the era was set.
31:39Which of these women would survive and call herself champion?
31:45The first person to score pinfall or submission wins this match.
31:49In 2001, they put together a match called Six Pack Challenge.
31:53It was Jazz, Jacqueline, Ivory, Molly Holly, Lita, and myself.
32:01It's every girl for herself!
32:04I was the underdog coming in. I wasn't the most experienced.
32:07All five were way better in the ring.
32:09But I was ready for the challenge.
32:12Oh, man!
32:13We got to fight for this title and make it mean something.
32:18I had this desire to just want to prove myself in the ring and say that, yeah, I belong here.
32:24And Trish.
32:26Oh!
32:27The Stratus backs it!
32:29Oh, don't tell me!
32:31And Trish has done it!
32:32Trish Stratus has won this match!
32:35Holding the title for the first time was really special.
32:38Trish Stratus is the new women's champion!
32:41Trish winning that championship just helped start this whole new era of women's wrestling.
32:462001 had the highest stakes possible when rival companies ECW and WCW both closed their doors.
32:58The stars of both defunct companies aligned in an attempt to take over WWE.
33:02Nothing can stop the WCW and ECW!
33:07A winner-take-all match was set between the two sides, where the losing team would be forced to close its doors forever.
33:14Winner-take-all.
33:15One company will be out of business at the conclusion of this next main event.
33:24That match at Survivor Series 2001 was huge. You know, it had some of the top superstars in the industry.
33:33Fighting for the professional alliance! This could boil down to five on one!
33:38Oh my God!
33:39Oh my God!
33:40He just lost another one!
33:41The alliance has a clear advantage!
33:44The stakes couldn't be higher. They really couldn't be bigger.
33:46And I grew up a huge WCW guy, so it was hard not to root for the alliance.
33:50But it was a fight for survival.
33:53It has come down to Rock in Austin!
33:56And Stone Cold will lead the alliance to victory!
34:01Anytime you step in a ring with The Rock, he's gonna give you everything he's got.
34:04Not the J! Oh yes! The Rock kicked out!
34:09The Rock bottom! The kill! The kill! It's over! It's over!
34:18The 30-year-old match won it!
34:21What made that match so special is that business-wise, I knew that we did something that was very, very cool.
34:27The alliance dies!
34:28Perhaps no superstar saw more success in 2005 than the Viper Randy Orton.
34:36He had done the unthinkable and taken out The Undertaker seemingly for good.
34:41The Undertaker is in the casket!
34:43And at the Survivor Series, Orton celebrated a career milestone.
34:48Becoming the first superstar to be the sole survivor on his team for an unprecedented third year in a row.
34:54The legend killer was certainly riding high until the dead man rose again.
35:02The SmackDown camaraderie!
35:07Get in there!
35:09I'm here to congratulate Randy Orton as SmackDown dominates Raw again!
35:12I was the sole survivor. I was being hoisted up on everybody's shoulders and, you know, all right, we did it. And then I heard it.
35:21Randy Orton looks as if he's seen a ghost!
35:31When they place that casket out there, that place, and you can feel it shaking.
35:36Holy God!
35:37There's a layer of ominous foreplay to what you're about to see.
35:47Oh, my God! The dead has risen!
35:51I'm standing there, people are going nuts. Boom, then I start that march.
35:56The Undertaker is back for vengeance!
35:59The Undertaker is clear of the ring of every SmackDown superstar is out here!
36:04Oh, man! For proof of a stolen dog out of here!
36:08Yeah, it was just magical, man.
36:11Randy Orton is next on the hit list!
36:17In 2001, WWE famously purchased rival promotion WCW.
36:24With it came the WCW Tag Team Championship.
36:27It didn't take long for the Dudley boys to capture those titles and rekindle an old rivalry.
36:31I'm talking about the WWE Tag Team Champions, the Hardy Boys.
36:37And now at Survivor Series, they were about to do it one more time, but with huge implications.
36:43It will be the Dudleys taking on the Hardys in a title unification match.
36:48And what better way for these risk-takers to get extreme than inside the confines of a 15-foot-high steel cage.
37:01This match can be won by pinfall or by both members of one team escaping over the top of the cage all the way to the floor.
37:11You would think it's difficult to put a tag team match together in a steel cage, but for us and the Hardys, it wasn't.
37:21In a bad place with a hellacious landing.
37:25I really feel like this was the last big meeting.
37:29It was a bit of a grand finale to the Hardys and Dudleys rivalry, no doubt about it.
37:33The human anatomy is gonna hurt, and it's gonna hurt for a long time.
37:36We all had such good chemistry.
37:38We wanted to raise the bar like we always did back then.
37:40Matt Hardy is out of cage! We need one more!
37:45How's this gonna end, man? Is Jeff Hardy gonna do something crazy off the top?
37:48I felt like that's what everybody kind of wanted to see.
37:51Jeff climbing to the top. Jeff can get out of here, and both feet touched. The Hardys have done it.
37:56Matt is encouraging his brother to come on down.
37:59Oh, no! Look at this! Jeff Hardy can't resist!
38:03I've always kind of gravitated towards that, not knowing what's gonna happen, but taking the risk to see if it may happen.
38:10Jeff, don't do this! No! Damn it! Oh, my God!
38:14I took the risk versus the reward, and it didn't pay off.
38:18That match on the outside!
38:20One, two, three!
38:22That is too late!
38:24The Dudleys have made history!
38:26Winning this match meant a lot to myself and my brother, Devon.
38:31Only team to hold the ECW, WWE, and WCW World Tag Team Championship.
38:36This establishes the Dudley Boys as the greatest tag team in history!
38:44It is now time for our number one moment.
38:48In 2002, champion Triple H had a huge target on his back.
38:52With five of WWE's biggest superstars all gunning for the title,
38:56Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff made an announcement that would change the landscape of professional wrestling.
39:01At Survivor Series, you will bear witness to the Elimination Chamber.
39:11For the first time ever, we would see one of the most satanic structures ever created, the Elimination Chamber.
39:17Two men will start. One of the internal chambers will be opened every three minutes.
39:27The last man remaining is the world's heavyweight champion.
39:31Yeah, you'd hear, oh, no, we're building it, the whole thing.
39:34And the next time I saw it was Madison Square Garden where I walked out and was like, holy .
39:38These men, their fate being sealed, locked inside this unique structure.
39:45We were like the crash test dummies actually going out there.
39:50This is a steel grid that we're getting body slammed on.
39:54Oh, hands up again, Taylor! Now who?
40:00Uh-oh! It's Kane!
40:02With the Elimination Chamber, it was completely different than really, I think, anything the company had done before that.
40:09And a lot more complex as far as the actual match.
40:11Michael's catapulted. His body has been broken perhaps in half here.
40:18This is brutal.
40:20I mean, the thing is fricking solid steel.
40:23Sweet Tim music!
40:27Michael's illuminates Jericho!
40:30And we're down to two!
40:32It feels a bit contrived, but at the same time, no, it's a nice story that everybody likes.
40:37Sometimes that's okay to do.
40:38Sweet Tim music!
40:42The cover! The cover!
40:43He's got it now!
40:45Shawn Michaels is the world champion!
40:48Michael believed in his ability to win this match, and he has survived it!
40:54To have something fresh, something new, something different, the Elimination Chamber was awesome.
41:01The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels makes history in one of the most brutal matches we had ever seen.
41:05Over the last four decades, the Survivor Series has proven to be a can't-miss attraction.
41:10And in the wild decade of the 2000s, the action was non-stop.
41:14Well, that'll do it for this edition of WWE's Greatest Moments.
41:18I hope you've enjoyed this look back at some of the greatest matches to ever take place at WWE's Fall Classic.
41:24The Survivor Series.
41:25The Cardinal Series.
41:26The 2020 Survivor Series.
41:27• The Philippines has been tested on the Dragon Ball.
41:28The 2020 Survivor Series.
41:29And they're now on the real television.
41:30The Cardinal Series and a half-time showdown.
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