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00:00Bret the Hitman Hart and his Hart Foundation have been on a colossal role in the WWF,
00:07but has the Hitman's patriotism led to insolence and overconfidence?
00:11Thank you for letting me still be your hero.
00:17If I don't come to Canada with that World Wrestling Federation Championship belt,
00:22I will never, ever wrestle on American soil ever again, and that is a promise.
00:29You said that if you don't win the World Wrestling Federation Championship at SummerSlam,
00:35you'll never again wrestle on American soil. That's what you said!
00:42The most awesome force in the history of the World Wrestling Federation stands in Bret Hart's way.
00:47A phenom whose tenacity and vengeance has overcome every obstacle faced.
00:52A man who proudly carries the torch of distinction, the WWF title.
00:57But in the largest spectacle of the summer, the Hitman will confront much, much more.
01:03The Undertaker and Bret the Hitman Hart for the World Wrestling Federation Championship,
01:12and I will be the special referee.
01:16If I lean towards the Undertaker's side, I also will not be able to wrestle in the United States.
01:27You have no right to be a referee!
01:35No, no! Stop it! Stop it! Damn it!
01:40Damn you! Stop it!
01:43I'm going to set one more example.
01:46In the Patriot, you're going to just be one more name that I'm going to add on to a list of Americans
01:53that I'm going to flush down the toilet.
01:56He comes out here, he talks about how he stands for what he thinks is right,
02:00and he jumps the guy when the National Anthem is playing.
02:05And the official knockdown as well.
02:07The Hitman Bret Hart, the referee with the line.
02:14Bret Hart, upset as well he should be.
02:18He got it! The Patriot beat Bret Hart!
02:22John Michaels!
02:25And an irate Bret Hart!
02:27Michaels the guest referee this Sunday!
02:30Wait a minute!
02:32What's that?
02:34Wait a minute!
02:36It's the Undertaker! It's the Undertaker!
02:40In the biggest WWF title match of the year,
02:44pride, power, and conflict will rule.
02:48If the dark side prevails, a fallen idol will face exile.
02:53And if this man has his way, that possibility will become reality.
03:02And yes, there you see the Stridex airship looking down upon this capacity crowd,
03:07some 20,000 plus here, ladies and gentlemen, jam-packing the arena.
03:11That blimp reminds me of JR, full of hot air.
03:14All right, knock it off.
03:15And again, we do not have an update on Stone Cold's condition.
03:20He's hurt!
03:21But he is hurt, and apparently hurt badly.
03:24Apparently, Steve, may have suffered, we're not sure,
03:27speculating here on a stinger in his neck.
03:29Owen Hart was relentless in that focus of the neck.
03:32We'll get you an update as soon as we're available.
03:34You guys seem real concerned about that.
03:36Poor old Henry Godwin had his neck snapped by the Legion of Doom.
03:39Y'all don't even seem to care about that.
03:41No, that's not it at all.
03:42And speaking of caring, what's going to happen in the next matchup?
03:45Shawn Michaels cares about his own career,
03:48and obviously also cares in a negative way as it relates to the Hitman Bret Hart.
03:52What sort of emotion is Shawn Michaels feeling as a guest referee?
03:55Are you kidding me?
03:56Shawn Michaels' ego is so big that it's got its own zip code, McMahon.
04:01All he cares about is what his hair looks like out here tonight.
04:04And you know what?
04:05Speaking of the Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, I mean, he's so full of himself.
04:08When he goes to a funeral, he's upset because he's not the corpse.
04:11He wants to be the center of attention,
04:13and tonight, some kind of way, he will manage to be the center of attention in this match.
04:18And the Hitman Bret Hart said he didn't mean it literally,
04:20but he meant it figuratively when he stated that he would never wrestle again in the United States
04:23if he didn't win the WWF Championship.
04:26I'm sure he is regretting that comment.
04:29Well, it's officially in the contract, so it is a done deal.
04:32If Bret Hart doesn't leave this arena, ladies and gentlemen,
04:35tonight here at SummerSlam with the WWF Championship,
04:39this will be Bret Hart's last match ever in the United States.
04:44With that in mind, let's go up to ring announcer Howard Finkel.
04:48Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest scheduled for one fall
04:54is for the World Wrestling Federation Championship!
05:01Introducing first, the challenger, from Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
05:07weighing 234 pounds, Bret Hitman Hart!
05:15Weighing 234 pounds, Bret Hitman Hart!
05:46And the Hitman Bret Hart being greeted by this very pro-American crowd
05:52in the shadow of New York City.
06:15I'd like everybody to stand back and listen to the Canadian National Anthem
06:36to stand back and listen to the Canadian National Anthem
06:50and I just want to dedicate this match to all my fellow Canadians,
06:57to all my fans all over the world that feel the same way as I do
07:06about America and Americans.
07:10This is for you.
07:16Bret Hart asking for the Canadian National Anthem to be played.
07:27The Canadian National Anthem is being played.
07:57The Canadian National Anthem is being played.
08:27Well, some of the fans are respectful and most of them are not, to Bret Hart's request.
08:43And again, it's not so much as the Patriots stated.
08:47Here we go!
08:51And now, here is, in the flesh of the previous moments of this match,
08:57the great kid, John Cena!
09:21Shawn Michaels!
09:28Many individuals feel as though Shawn Michaels personifies the exuberance
09:34in America's youth today.
09:38Just a little bit, maybe a little bit cocky.
09:43He personifies America's youth in that case I may move to Canada.
09:50He has an edge, don't doubt about it.
09:58Bret Hart hates him.
10:10There's only one Shawn Michaels and that's for sure.
10:13Look at this, Bret doesn't even want to stay in the same ring with him.
10:17Get out!
10:21Now all the other WWF referees are going to want pyro.
10:28Music, pyro, yeah.
10:31Errol Hefner would look good in front of a Roman Candle.
10:36If I were Bret Hart, I would feel very uncomfortable.
10:42Shawn Michaels has never refereed a match in his life until tonight.
10:51And I don't think there's any way that Shawn Michaels can be unbiased.
10:59The hatred that Shawn and Bret have for each other is just so intense.
11:21From Heath Valley, weighing 358 pounds,
11:27the World Wrestling Federation Champion,
11:32The Undertaker!
11:50The Undertaker!
12:20The Undertaker!
12:23The Undertaker!
12:26The Undertaker!
12:29The Undertaker!
12:32The Undertaker!
12:35The Undertaker!
12:38The Undertaker!
12:41The Undertaker!
12:44The Undertaker!
12:47The Undertaker!
12:50The Undertaker!
12:53The Undertaker!
12:56The Undertaker!
12:59The Undertaker!
13:02The Undertaker!
13:05The Undertaker!
13:08The Undertaker!
13:11The Undertaker!
13:15What?
13:16All you can say is wow!
13:21He is a phenom!
13:23He's the yardstick!
13:26He is the man!
13:28The Undertaker!
13:30And whether Shawn Michaels is biased or not,
13:35The Hitman Bret Hart in an uphill battle to try and take the championship away from The Undertaker,
13:41Many individuals in the WWF simply don't think any man can do it.
13:47Let alone someone in the magnitude of Bret Hart.
13:51Well, let's get all these stipulations straight.
13:54There's a little one rising over the head of Shawn Michaels, too, now, if he doesn't call this thing right down the middle.
14:00Just let me check in. I'll check in.
14:03He's the champion!
14:05I'll check the champ last. You know the rules as well as I do, Bret.
14:08Come on!
14:10Shawn Michaels asserting himself from the get-go. Look at this.
14:16Checking everybody out here.
14:18Making sure the equipment is legal.
14:20Making sure the bottoms of the soles of the shoes are unobstructed.
14:26Haven't seen that in a while, huh?
14:28He is in patrol. He's the WWF person of Mills Lane.
14:34I wonder if he's going to tell them to get it on.
14:37I don't think they need any encouragement.
14:39And there's the championship belt that Shawn Michaels himself.
14:43You know, you look back on the history, Vince, I'm sorry.
14:46Both Bret Hart and The Undertaker at Summer Slams.
14:49Undertaker's been in six Summer Slams, has only lost once.
14:53That was last year, thanks to Paul Bearer, to Mankind.
14:57Bret Hart has been in eight Summer Slams, and has only lost once.
15:03That was to the Bulldog in 1992.
15:07And now it's over to United King of the Cup.
15:09Well, the match hasn't even started.
15:14Bret Hart!
15:15Bret Hart is just taking liberties before the match gets underway.
15:19And now the bell sounds, and now we are official.
15:24And look at Bret Hart.
15:26Bret Hart pummeling The Undertaker, trying to get an early advantage.
15:30Oh!
15:35And look at The Undertaker throw!
15:37Get in there, Shawn Michaels, do your job!
15:43Bret Hart set up by The Undertaker.
15:48Nothing but brute power by The Undertaker.
15:50Bret Hart has got to use all his technical expertise, all his knowledge,
15:55and somehow chuck this red one down and work on the legs.
15:59That's Bret Hart, he's got to do it to win the title.
16:05And The Undertaker introducing Bret Hart to the railing on the outside.
16:09One!
16:11Two!
16:13Three!
16:14Uh-oh.
16:16I'll tell you, one more time, JT.
16:18Easy.
16:20One more time, I gotta win.
16:23One!
16:24And Shawn Michaels, oh no, again asserting himself.
16:27Three!
16:29Undertaker just wrapped his arm around the steel ring post,
16:32missing the clothesline, and right into the steps.
16:41And Shawn Michaels finding himself in the unenviable position
16:44of trying to maintain control in this matchup.
16:48Trying to officiate it fairly, and thus far, he's-
16:52Very aggressive.
16:55Which is what you might expect from Shawn Michaels.
16:57Again, if Shawn Michaels shows favoritism toward The Undertaker,
17:02then he may never wrestle again in the United States.
17:06Bret Hart's spine just met the ring post.
17:12Michaels will disqualify The Undertaker.
17:15And that would mean that Bret Hart would never wrestle
17:19in the United States again if that happens.
17:24Well, let me ask you a question.
17:25Does that mean he is showing favoritism to The Undertaker or not?
17:28Not if Bret Hart deserves to be disqualified or The Undertaker.
17:32Well, The Undertaker, that is.
17:33Well, he's got to follow as he sees it.
17:35That's the bottom line.
17:37Hopefully, that's what we're gonna get here.
17:40So far, he couldn't disqualify either one of them.
17:42So far, he couldn't disqualify either one of them about five times.
17:45Well, now, wait a minute.
17:46If Shawn Michaels, in terms of his style in the ring,
17:48he likes to really let it fly.
17:51And I would suggest to you
17:52that's exactly the way he's gonna officiate this matchup.
17:54Well, that's what I like, man.
17:55A lot of the bending, if not out and out, breaking of the rules.
17:58As long as one individual can break it, the other one can, too.
18:02I like a referee that'll let it fly.
18:04Shawn Michaels may referee like he lives his life in the fast lane.
18:08As he wants.
18:10Undertaker just let Bret fly right down into his knee.
18:13After Bret Hart's long spine went into the steel post,
18:17The Undertaker now following up on that with a backbreaker.
18:21And in a first cover, and not even a near fall there.
18:25And by the way, we can confirm that Stone Cold Steve Austin, unfortunately,
18:29has been taken to the hospital.
18:32He has sustained neck damage
18:36as a result, I suppose, of the piledriver.
18:39But I think it was an accumulation of a number of things
18:42coming into the piledriver.
18:45It has had a devastating effect on the neck area.
18:50And appendages.
18:52Apparently Stone Cold having great difficulty in walking
18:56and difficulty in feeling his hands at all.
18:59He's lost feeling in his hands.
19:02Undertaker with a bear hug.
19:04Again, focusing on the lower back.
19:06The lower back of Bret Hart, the challenger for the WWF title.
19:11Bret Hart, who has won a total of eight championships
19:16in the WWF, looking to become the champion,
19:19the WWF champion, for the fifth time.
19:22I think sometimes Bret Hart might have forgotten
19:25just how big The Undertaker really is.
19:27Look at that size difference.
19:29He's huge!
19:30And how strong is he?
19:38Running into a size whatever that might be,
19:4116, 17, whatever, The Undertaker.
19:43It's huge.
19:44Undertaker now with...
19:45Boom!
19:46Somebody there.
19:47Tremendous elevation by The Undertaker
19:49at 6'10 and a half.
19:52Certainly got up there that time.
19:54It's a pretty good hang time.
19:55Bret Hart able to avoid the cover.
19:57Not able to avoid that contact.
20:00Again, those hammering blows
20:02to the lower back of The Undertaker.
20:04No wasted motion by the WWF champion.
20:08Uh-oh, and now Bret trying to take the chops out,
20:11much like Owen Hart did to Stone Cold
20:13at the very outset of the previous encounter.
20:17This shouldn't surprise anybody.
20:19The strategy of Bret Hart
20:21is like The Undertaker's a giant redwood tree.
20:24He's being chopped down now
20:26by the Paul Bunyan, if you will.
20:31Was he from Canada, too?
20:33Might have been.
20:36And Bret Hart
20:37attempting to do some pretty severe damage
20:40to the left leg of The Undertaker.
20:42Wrecking a face, and Bret Hart now.
20:44Bret Hart coming down across that leg.
20:47I think Bret Hart would like to emulate
20:49the match that Owen had
20:50with the acceptance of The Undertaker.
20:53Bret now focusing on the left knee of The Undertaker.
20:56No doubt with visions of sharpshooters
20:59dancing in his head.
21:04And Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels
21:06beginning to have words.
21:16Undertaker back to his feet.
21:18Maybe now he's going to be able to
21:20Undertaker back to his feet.
21:21Maybe not for long.
21:22Bret Hart continuing to work on that left leg
21:24around the left knee area.
21:26And you're not 6'10'' when you're down on the canvas.
21:29Certainly aren't.
21:30Certainly a difference maker.
21:34We have seen The Undertaker focus on Bret's lower back.
21:37And now Bret focusing on The Undertaker's knees.
21:42Again, what we suspected might happen here
21:44if Bret had the opportunity.
21:46Remember, Bret Hart is looking for the sharpshooter.
21:51And again, tremendous controversy in this matchup.
21:55Controversy in that WWF officials
21:58made Bret Hart, well they put into contract form
22:02what he was stating verbally.
22:05He would never wrestle in the United States again
22:08unless he walked from SummerSlam as the WWF champion.
22:14That was bad enough.
22:16But then from there, Bret Hart
22:18when he found that Shawn Michaels was named
22:20the guest referee, went ballistic.
22:25Up in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
22:28Rightfully so, McMahon.
22:31Some would say so.
22:33Well, I think he's a little overzealous.
22:35But I can understand Bret's apprehension
22:37with his arch rival, Shawn Michaels, as the referee.
22:40Of course.
22:41And then you look at it one step further.
22:43You know, Shawn Michaels is refereeing
22:45his first match of his life.
22:46Right here tonight.
22:48I don't know how judicious that is.
22:51Figure Four.
22:57Doing more damage to the knee area.
22:59Figure Four leg lock.
23:04Bret Hart.
23:06Trying to make The Undertaker give it up.
23:09But the line out is The Undertaker
23:11has never submitted in his career.
23:14Oh no.
23:15What?
23:16Oh look.
23:17Oh!
23:18What is he doing here?
23:21What a hideous, lousy human being.
23:29Paul Bearer, former manager of The Undertaker.
23:31Who planned to-
23:33No.
23:34Who claims that The Undertaker's brother
23:37is still alive.
23:41And The Undertaker just spotting Paul Bearer.
23:46Well, there are 20,213 fans here
23:49that wish Paul Bearer would have stayed under the rock
23:52that he came from.
23:55Hey, Paul Bearer's got just as much right
23:57to buy a ticket and come in here
23:58and watch this match as any of these other 20,000.
24:00If it is true, if Kane, Undertaker's brother, does live
24:06do you think we might see him here?
24:09Oh!
24:13It's all over.
24:15Paul Bearer, coming down to the ringside area.
24:19Uh-oh.
24:20When indeed, Undertaker was in trouble
24:23but now Undertaker has reversed that figure four.
24:26And the pressure mostly on Bret Hart now
24:29as Bret is reaching for that rope.
24:32And finally they untangle.
24:35Shawn Michaels quickly called for the break.
24:37Once Bret Hart reached the ropes.
24:39Oh!
24:40Look at The Undertaker now.
24:42Taking a page out of Bret Hart's book.
24:45Driving that knee into-
24:46Look out, Undertaker!
24:47He's on the outside!
24:49Undertaker!
24:50Oh!
24:51And Paul Bearer crumpling down in a heap.
24:53Up the deck!
24:54He just got knocked off the wall!
24:56No!
24:57No!
24:58No!
24:59And here comes The Undertaker!
25:00Oh!
25:01Bret Hart from behind!
25:02Again downstairs!
25:04Chopping the knee of The Undertaker!
25:06Get him back in there!
25:09Bret Hart, the veteran and the opportunist
25:11saw what was going on
25:13and he saw The Undertaker
25:15and his back to Bret Hart.
25:19And Bret now with The Undertaker's leg
25:22and more officials coming on the scene
25:27to get Paul Bearer out of here.
25:30Well it's not-
25:31You bet your boots it's not Bret Hart's fault
25:33that Paul Bearer came to ringside.
25:36Bret Hart!
25:41Shawn Michaels is waiting for him.
25:43Oh no.
25:44Uh-oh, wait a minute.
25:46Bret Hart!
25:47Oh yeah, here it is!
25:48Bret Hart trying to put that biggie forward!
25:51Oh no!
25:55Come on!
25:56Come on, Bret!
25:57Let's do it!
25:58One!
25:59Two!
26:00Three!
26:01He's gotta get this crossbar in!
26:03Oh, he finally let go.
26:05The referee has gone to five.
26:06If Shawn Michaels has counted five,
26:08this match will be over.
26:09Uh-oh!
26:12You've had some fun!
26:17I thought they were gonna get applause there.
26:19That was actually very good efficient.
26:23And look at Bret Hart,
26:24the focused challenger
26:27with a burning desire.
26:28Hey, hey, look at this!
26:29Perhaps the obsession to be
26:30a five-time WWE champion.
26:32We've got more fans in ringside!
26:34Reinforcements have arrived.
26:37Ryan Kermit and Bret Hart.
26:45And they can't be out here for any good reason,
26:49that's for sure.
26:50Well, the tickets are out of sold out.
26:52They couldn't get a ticket.
26:53They just want to see this match.
26:55They certainly aren't here to offer any moral support.
26:58What do you mean?
26:59They haven't.
27:01How do you think Pilla's gonna look tomorrow night
27:04in a dress?
27:07On Raw.
27:09One hour later.
27:10One hour later.
27:13I think we've covered that point.
27:17And again, oh no.
27:18Bret with the Undertaker,
27:19trying to straddle the Undertaker as he does,
27:21and now look at this.
27:22Bret going right back, I think.
27:24Oh!
27:30Here we go.
27:33Don't continue so good.
27:34Keep it in the ring.
27:36I'm the law here.
27:38Keep it in the ring.
27:40Keep it in the ring.
27:41Black, frankly, I'm surprised
27:43at John Michaels' restraint.
27:46I'm surprised at how much Bret the Hitman Hart has taken.
27:49Usually if a referee puts his hands on me,
27:51I just snap the taste out of his mouth.
27:52That's what Bret ought to do to him.
27:55And Bret Hart chopping the big 6'10 WWF champion
27:59down to size.
28:05Whoa.
28:06Everything is on the knee joint.
28:08Everything is about the leg of the Undertaker.
28:10Everything is about preparing the Undertaker
28:13for a sharpshooter.
28:16Systematically, methodically,
28:19Bret Hart is getting the job done.
28:21Bret Hart is getting the job done.
28:23Somebody talk to me.
28:24Come on.
28:31But the thing about the sharpshooter is
28:34it is insufficient.
28:36And I just can't envision the Undertaker surrendering.
28:40He may pass out like Stone Cold did,
28:42but I can't imagine he would surrender.
28:44But the bottom line, as Stone Cold would say,
28:47is that if Bret Hart can get the sharpshooter
28:49on the Undertaker in the center of the ring,
28:52it'll be over.
28:53Nobody gets out of the sharpshooter.
28:55And that's exactly the road
28:57that Bret Hart is traveling right now.
29:00The excellence of execution
29:02certainly is living up to his billing.
29:04Uh-oh.
29:06And that's one way to get out of the hold.
29:08Undertaker.
29:09Oh, stomping a hole, so to speak,
29:11into Bret Hart.
29:13With that undamaged leg.
29:20And Undertaker.
29:21Oh, look at that.
29:23Oh, no.
29:24What?
29:25He knew what he was doing.
29:29Undertaker taking matters into his own hands.
29:32Literally.
29:33He's beating the Hart Foundation to the punch.
29:39And Shawn Michaels
29:41moving the Hart contingent out of the way.
29:44Look out.
29:45Uh-oh.
29:46Here we go.
29:47Uh-oh.
29:48Here we go.
29:50Look out.
29:51New York Empire.
29:53Tongue slam.
29:54Tongue slam.
29:55It's over.
29:59And Shawn Michaels.
30:00Michaels keeping an eye out
30:02for the Hart Foundation.
30:05Shawn Michaels keeping an eye out
30:06for the Hart Foundation.
30:08Uh-oh.
30:09And Undertaker.
30:10Uh-oh.
30:18No.
30:19Two.
30:20A two count.
30:21No.
30:22Toes line.
30:25The Undertaker upset
30:26that Shawn Michaels
30:28was not in the ring
30:29to make the count
30:30after the touchdown.
30:33Well, in Michaels' defense,
30:36he had his eyes on the Hart Foundation,
30:39not interfering in the match.
30:42And again, we have to point out,
30:43Shawn Michaels is a three-time champion.
30:46Shawn Michaels is a very inexperienced referee.
30:50Oh, wow.
30:51Lower back.
30:54Here come the kiddies this time.
31:05And Shawn Michaels, surprisingly,
31:09has been a pretty effective referee.
31:11He's done much better than I thought he would
31:14considering his inexperience.
31:18Real hard now.
31:20Again, turning the motor up.
31:21Uh-oh.
31:23My patience is wearing thin.
31:25Get your ass inside,
31:27or you are out of here, dude.
31:30Come on.
31:38You know, President Hitman Hart
31:40wants to blast Shawn Michaels so bad.
31:42I'm not so sure that it's not reciprocal.
31:45And again, Michaels showing great restraint
31:48several times,
31:49but not only with Bret Hart,
31:50but with The Undertaker as well.
31:56Double Axe right to the spine of The Undertaker
31:59by the challenge of Bret Hart.
32:01Bret Hart now seemingly has the momentum,
32:04seemingly is in the driver's seat.
32:07And you can think, to a certain extent,
32:09his Hart Foundation members
32:10for coming down to turn the tide.
32:14With so much riding on this match,
32:15I would think both The Undertaker and Bret Hart
32:18should try to completely ignore the referee
32:21and concentrate on the business at hand.
32:23And I think that The Hitman
32:24has done a better job of that so far.
32:27Hart backbreaker.
32:28Will that be enough?
32:29Into a cover and-
32:30Ouch.
32:32Uh-oh.
32:33Uh-oh.
32:34Uh-oh.
32:37I don't know if I've ever seen anybody
32:39any more, I don't know,
32:43any more superlative
32:44than The Undertaker is
32:46as far as dealing with pain.
32:50The threshold of pain of The Undertaker
32:52is off the page.
32:54The Hitman Bret Hart
32:57going up to the second rope.
33:00And Bret Hart
33:02drops the elbow.
33:04Man.
33:09Well, that was, uh,
33:10he thinks these fans are number one
33:11here in New Jersey.
33:12And a cover!
33:13And no.
33:16Well, if Bret Hart had not wasted
33:18some valuable time
33:20letting everybody know how he feels about them,
33:22he might have gotten the three.
33:26Bret Hart
33:27in this match-
33:28Oh!
33:30Here we go!
33:31And this time-
33:32No, not this time either.
33:37And as was pointed out,
33:38by JR,
33:40The Undertaker
33:42able to absorb
33:43unbelievable tons of punishment.
33:46And still just keeps coming back.
33:49There's gotta be a point, though.
33:51There's gotta be a stopping point
33:52of how much he can endure.
33:53Maybe.
33:54How much can he take.
33:55And The Hitman might reach that point with him.
33:58But he hasn't yet!
34:02Bret Hart hesitated
34:03and The Undertaker caught the waist lock.
34:05And dropped Bret face first
34:07into the top turnbuckle.
34:11And a cover here and
34:13a left shoulder.
34:14Able to get up.
34:17You can almost sense
34:18the desperation
34:20for the lack of a better term
34:22by both these men.
34:25Both men giving it their all,
34:26no doubt about that.
34:28And so has Shawn Michaels thus far.
34:30Michaels asking
34:31WWF officials to be the guest referee.
34:33He was granted that,
34:34but then unfortunately for Michaels,
34:36it may have sort of backfired
34:38when a proviso
34:39was put in Michaels' contract
34:41that he could not favor The Undertaker.
34:43If he did,
34:44then he would be excommunicated
34:46to a certain extent
34:47here in America.
34:49So thus far, we've seen
34:50a pretty objective
34:52officiating of a big enough part of Michaels
34:54and a real knockdown drag out
34:56with Bret Hart and The Undertaker.
34:58And I think Undertaker
34:59just got excommunicated.
35:00He may have.
35:01Whatever that means.
35:02Bret scored with a sideways
35:03leg sweep.
35:04Comes back with a hard
35:05leg drop
35:06right to the face of the
35:07WWF champion.
35:09Oh!
35:12The Undertaker won the
35:13WWF title
35:14at WrestleMania XIII
35:18in the WrestleMount Horizon.
35:22Shawn Michaels is sweating bullets.
35:26And Bret Hart,
35:28do you think he might be
35:29setting The Undertaker up
35:30for the sharpshooter?
35:31And The Undertaker
35:32is in the center of the ring.
35:33He's got him!
35:34He's trying to set him up
35:35for the sharpshooter.
35:36Trying to set him up.
35:39Taker's got Bret!
35:40No.
35:41No.
35:42Taker does have him.
35:45I think by the thrills.
35:47The Undertaker
35:48countered
35:49the attempt to show
35:50what a knee lift
35:51to the abdomen.
35:59Undertaker
36:00hammering away
36:01on Bret Hart.
36:02Bret Hart
36:03set up for the ride
36:04to the other side now.
36:05Undertaker-
36:06Oh!
36:08That was a fourth
36:09and goal punt
36:10right there.
36:11Oh, wait a minute!
36:14Bret Hart
36:15going to look
36:16to get some momentum.
36:17Got caught going by.
36:18But look at the veteran.
36:20And look at this.
36:22Undertaker unloading.
36:24Look how quick
36:25his fists are.
36:27And this is really
36:28really getting physical now.
36:31A seesaw matchup.
36:33Back and forth.
36:34When Paul Bearer
36:35came out earlier
36:36I thought we might see Kane
36:37if in fact Kane exists.
36:40When the Hart Foundation
36:41came out I thought
36:42perhaps they might get
36:43more involved.
36:45And what a seesaw matchup
36:46this has been.
36:50Undertaker scored
36:51with a good clothesline.
36:53The flying clothesline
36:54by the WWF champion.
37:03And Bret Hart
37:05we talk about resilience
37:06we normally give credit
37:07to Shawn Michaels
37:08for having such
37:09great resilience.
37:10But think about all
37:11that Bret Hart has accomplished
37:12in his WWF career.
37:17Talk about an iron man
37:18however.
37:20Sloppy cover
37:21Undertaker.
37:22Put all that weight on him
37:23if you want to beat him.
37:24You're not going to beat
37:25Bret to hit Man Hart
37:26that way.
37:29And the Undertaker's
37:30accomplished this.
37:34Might do it that way.
37:35Certainly very enviable.
37:36And this time
37:37the Undertaker's on target.
37:39How bad?
37:402 and 0.
37:45I'll say this for
37:46Shawn Michaels.
37:47This count has been
37:48very deliberate.
37:49But very consistent.
37:50Pretty quick.
37:54Bret
37:55out on the apron
37:56trying to catch a breather.
38:01And the Undertaker
38:02Uh oh.
38:05No way.
38:06What's he going to do?
38:09And the Undertaker
38:10chokeslamming
38:11Bret Hart.
38:12Break it up.
38:13What a chokeslam
38:14from the outside
38:15all the way over the top
38:16to the back of the head.
38:17Bret's got thrills.
38:22I'll tell you what
38:23the American fans
38:24may not support Bret Hart
38:25like they used to.
38:27But you got to give him
38:28credit for kicking out
38:29of that chokeslam.
38:31You're not kidding
38:32especially when that count
38:33was just a hair fast.
38:38Undertaker
38:39going upstairs now
38:40patented on the apron.
38:42And the Undertaker
38:43going for the head.
38:44Undertaker
38:45going upstairs now
38:46patented Undertaker
38:47maneuver.
38:51Patented hitman maneuver.
38:54Bret Hart
38:55had that move very well
38:56scouted.
38:57This vintage Undertaker
38:58with the Taker pain.
39:01And look at this now.
39:03Bret Hart
39:04going all the way up
39:05to the very top.
39:06Sets up on the Undertaker.
39:07Can he get him
39:08all the way down
39:09from the top?
39:10No.
39:11And Undertaker
39:12collapses.
39:13And Bret Hart
39:14Bret Hart is relentless.
39:17Bret still has him
39:18has him under hold.
39:20He did it.
39:23He got him.
39:25Unbelievable.
39:26That's the end
39:27of the Undertaker's
39:28title reign right there.
39:29It's got to be.
39:30A superplex
39:31off the top.
39:34On a 6'10",
39:35328 pound man.
39:39And Shawn got him
39:40both individuals
39:41although now
39:42Bret Hart
39:43is up.
39:44Bret Hart
39:45cannot live
39:46with a count out.
39:48He cannot live
39:49with a disqualification.
39:50Bret Hart
39:51must win.
39:53He must win.
39:54By pin or submission
39:55and here comes
39:56the submission.
39:57Here comes the sharpshooter.
39:58Can he get it?
39:59He got it in.
40:00He's got it in.
40:01In the center of the ring.
40:02Can the Undertaker
40:03reach the ropes?
40:05Nobody breaks this one.
40:09Shades of WrestleMania 13.
40:12With Bret and Austin.
40:16I can tell you first hand
40:17how much that hurts.
40:23Bret Hart
40:24with the sharpshooter
40:256'10".
40:31What?
40:32The Undertaker
40:33broke the sharpshooter.
40:34The Undertaker
40:35broke the sharpshooter.
40:37No one has ever done that.
40:40What?
40:43Bret Hart went sailing
40:45after losing momentum
40:46sailing through the
40:47through the ropes.
40:49I don't think Bret can believe it.
40:51Undertaker
40:52working on the
40:53taking a run around.
40:55Succession of blows
40:56of Bret Hart.
41:00And Undertaker
41:01on his feet.
41:02Maybe not for long.
41:03His knee
41:04just gave right out.
41:05His leg gave out.
41:08How did he even get to his feet?
41:10How did he get out
41:11of the sharpshooter?
41:15Undertaker
41:17with Bret Hart.
41:19Let's see if the Undertaker
41:20can call it maybe.
41:21We will never see
41:22Bret Hart
41:24on American Showdown.
41:26Bret Hart from behind
41:27taking down the Undertaker.
41:29And here we go again.
41:31This time
41:32Undertaker
41:34Oh look what he's doing now.
41:37Let's go get the sharpshooter
41:38on the Undertaker
41:39using the pose
41:40the ring pose
41:41as leverage.
41:44Get in the ring
41:45Shawn Michaels
41:46he's giving up.
41:48Shawn's got to disqualify.
41:53And Shawn Michaels
41:54going right down.
41:55And Bret Hart
41:56landed on his knee.
41:58Bret Hart
41:59landed right on
42:00Shawn Michaels.
42:03And here comes Bret Hart.
42:04Michael's knee
42:05gave away on him too.
42:08And Bret Hart
42:09on the chair.
42:12Shawn Michaels
42:13knee.
42:15Eliminated.
42:31Bret Hart
42:32with the cover on.
42:34It's over.
42:35It's over.
42:36It's not over.
42:37It's not over.
42:40And he's already
42:41a count of two.
42:51He is superhuman.
42:52How did he do that?
42:57And
42:58Shawn Michaels
42:59went back.
43:00Jared and Bret
43:01tried to throw him
43:02out of the ring.
43:03Now the ring
43:04got all of them.
43:09Maybe Michaels
43:10has had enough.
43:11Michaels was on the outside
43:13and did not see.
43:14Did not see.
43:21Good God!
43:22Good God!
43:39I can't believe this.
43:58This is horrible.
44:01And the Undertaker
44:02is going after Shawn Michaels.
44:10The winner of this bout
44:11and
44:12new
44:14World Wrestling
44:15Federation champion
44:17Bret
44:18McMahon
44:19Hart.
44:25The impossible
44:26has happened
44:28at this year's
44:29SummerSlam.
44:31And the Undertaker
44:32with one last
44:33glance back at
44:34Bret Hart
44:35as Bret Hart
44:36kisses the gold.
44:38And Bret Hart
44:40somehow
44:43is once again
44:45WWF champion.
44:58Bret Hart now
44:59immersing himself
45:00in the Maple League.
45:03There's got to be
45:04jubilation in Canada.
45:05Perhaps jubilation
45:06in the United Kingdom
45:07and Germany.
45:10But there is no joy
45:12in East Rutherford,
45:13New Jersey tonight.
45:31We'd like to take you
45:32back and show you
45:33how this happened.
45:34This is shocking.
45:38Alright, here.
45:39Shawn picked up the chair.
45:46He busted the Undertaker's
45:47brains out.
45:48But right now he's
45:49realizing if he don't count
45:50he's gone too.
45:54I don't understand that.
45:57What's not to understand?
46:00And now
46:01Bret Hart
46:02being joined by all
46:03of the other
46:04Hart Foundation members.
46:07Bret Hart
46:12with the Maple Leaf
46:13draped around his neck.
46:15The flag of Canada
46:17and the WWF championship
46:19back around his waist
46:22for the fifth time.
46:26And it happened here
46:28in America.
46:32Take another look at it,
46:33JR.
46:36This is impossible.
46:38Well, watch this.
46:39Watch this.
46:43You can hear the
46:45You can hear the smack
46:47of the
46:49of the chair
46:50in Shawn Michaels' face.
46:51But why did he
46:53I don't understand it.
47:02Shawn Michaels
47:05who was
47:06very objective
47:08all the way through
47:09this matchup
47:12finding himself
47:13in a position
47:15of trying to take
47:16Bret Hart's head off
47:17with that chair
47:18which would have been
47:19for him
47:22an automatic
47:25I mean, I'd face it
47:26he'd have been out of here.
47:27That's right.
47:28He wouldn't have been able
47:29to wrestle in the World
47:30Wrestling Federation anymore.
47:34Fans in the Meadowlands Arena
47:37in pay-per-view
47:38all over the world
47:39stunned.