[NOISE] Were back live on RAW.
The unification match that combines the inter-continental.
The European Tittle on the line here with Ladder Match tools.
[MUSIC].
>> [NOISE]. >> The following contest get it for
one fall.
It's a Ladder match to unify the WWE Intercontinental campionship and
the WWE European Championship.
[MUSIC]. Introducing first from
Cambridge North Calorina weighing at two hundred and eighteen pounds Jeff Hardy.
The Raw General Manager Erick Bishop [INAUDIBLE]
>> Wait a minute, what did he do that for?
>> My [INAUDIBLE] Bishop wanted to make this first match of the [INAUDIBLE] and
[INAUDIBLE] One and that's exactly what we gonna see here,
the European Title being vacated forever, apparently.
And Jeff Hardy getting a chance.
[MUSIC]. The same chance that RVD has to leave here
the Intercontinental Champion.
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[NOISE]
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>> And from Battle Creek, Michigan,
weighing in at 245 pounds, Rob Van Dam.
>> Van Dam arrived here in the great state of Michigan has a hugely
partisan crowd even though Jeff Hardy is over popular as well.
[MUSIC] [INAUDIBLE]
By walking under the ladder
he didn't want to tempt
fate did he willing to run
the horses hard here and
there's a ladder match Just
a few hours after Vengeance.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> Nice throw behind by Jeff Hardy, and
again, the object here, no pin falls, no submissions.
The only way to win is to weaken your opponent to the point that you can bring
a ladder into the ring- >> Yeah.
>> Climb it, and
retrieve the championship belt that's hanging high above the center of the ring.
>> Well this should be a great match, these two young stars Actually two of
probably the most popular superstars here in World Wrestling Entertainment.
>> [NOISE] >> RVD instinctively going for a cover but
remember, no pinfalls.
>> No referee in the ring even.
>> No count outs.
>> No disqualifications, only one way for this match to end and very simply,
it's for one man to climb the ladder, and retrieve the Intercontinental title belt.
>> Look out, look at this.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> [INAUDIBLE] by Jeff Hardy on RVD.
>> Man.
>> RVD in a real war [INAUDIBLE] Brock Lesnar.
>> [INAUDIBLE] here, Rob Van Dam would have just been knocked
right into where we were used to sit JR look out.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> [INAUDIBLE] the ladder,
right into Jeff Hardy as Hard y goes down as well.
>> RVD, RVD.
>> Man. >> [INAUDIBLE]
>> Rob Van Dam has no fear,
Jeff Hardy Van Dam would hurt himself and he hurt himself,
he hurt His opponent, I don't [INAUDIBLE] is that smart?
>> Van Dam now [INAUDIBLE] the ladder setting it underneath the Intercontinental
[INAUDIBLE] this one maybe over [INAUDIBLE]
>> And Jeff Hardy boy,
Jeff Hardy just got to the [INAUDIBLE] in time, and now pulls RVD off the ladder.
>> Not very gracefully, I might add.
Two very popular superstars here in the WWE, competing for
the Intercontinental title.
Jeff Hardy successfully defended his European title now vacated
>> [NOISE]
>> Unnorthodox move by Jeff Hardy,
who has a A lot of strange personality traits and
strange vandamm readjusting
the ladder you're going to do here.
Something bad!
>> Jeff Hardy just drop kicked the ladder right out of RVD's hands.
>> [NOISE] >> [INAUDIBLE]
>> Got dueling ladders on the outside.
The ring, RVD and Jeff Hardy bringing their ladders into play here.
>> [NOISE] >> Looks like [INAUDIBLE] Home Depot,
look at this, look out.
>> Van Dam and [INAUDIBLE] that ladder Jeff Hardy I'm telling you everything.
Everything about those ladders every time you touch him.
Some kind of special fingers in between the second ladders certainly
were not intended to be a part of.
[SOUND] [INAUDIBLE] >> Bit of a wrestling match.
>> That's what it is in this one.
>> And Van Dam loading up Jeff Hardy on that ladder.
And Van Dam- >> No!
Man.
>> Van Dam,
all that weight on Jeff Hardy's spine just mashing into the steel ladder.
And again Van Dam he injures himself in the hopes of injuring others.
>> Right, he landed on that ladder as well.
>> Now what Now Van Dam has the opportunity, already now Van Dam, already.
>> He did it champ.
>> He has got the title to wait.
He is gonna bring it down, he is gonna retain the title and
Jeff Hardy is trying to fuck that.
>> Watch the legs down up the ladder Bookman first into the party back up.
Now what are you gonna do?
Party second that ladder.
You guys are kidding me.
>> I think Jeff Hardy [INAUDIBLE] >> [INAUDIBLE] to
the [INAUDIBLE] >> No.
>> [INAUDIBLE] A right on the ladder, right on the [INAUDIBLE] RVD,
Van Damme is hurt and And Jeff Hardy is down.
But Hardy has a chance here.
That somehow climb that ladder and still standing
retrieve the Intercontinental Champion and become the Champion.
>> What are the guys thinking?.
Whatch these steel [CROSSTALK].
[NOISE]. [INAUDIBLE] what they'll do to each other
when they do that to themselves.
>> It is high stakes here in this highly competitive matchup.
>> Look out.
Now here we go.
>> Now both men fighting on that ladder.
Something's gotta give here.
And it may be some part of a [INAUDIBLE] >> Watch it.
>> Van Damme again trying to reach it.
Well, Hardy's head bounces off that ladder and these guys are, proverbially,
in no man's land up here.
>> No.
[APPLAUSE].
>> [NOISE] body marker the second fell off the ladder from the top.
And now both men are down once again.
Putting their bodies in in pure Hell to become the Intercontinental Champion.
The first match made >> [APPLAUSE].
>> In the official ring of Raw.
>> Let's check this out from way, way up above Look at that impact, you know what?
[INAUDIBLE] not only has he [INAUDIBLE] he [INAUDIBLE] some great matches already,
this is fantastic.
>> I don't know if Van Dam and
Jeff Hardy are gonna [INAUDIBLE]- >> Look out.
>> My God [INAUDIBLE] on the body, on the ladder,
[INAUDIBLE] the passion of these two young men, absolutely overwhelming,
it runs through their bone marrow wanting >> To perform before these
fans here on Raw and have become the Intercontinental Champion,
it's all about what God is all about the competition.
I got a feeling that Rob Van Dam has got the upper hand here now.
>> Run the kidneys a lot lighter,
another shot of RVD
with a ladder, and
vandamm momentarily
stymie that may be the best
use of the ladder yet
right Batching and
burning is a modified
version of a five star.
[APPLAUSE]
[INAUDIBLE]
>> Never gonna forget,
these new young man.
[APPLAUSE] Damn,
man next weekend [INAUDIBLE]
Are you gonna have a lot
of mutual respect,
but it's all about
the competition.
Jeff could have landed right on his hand or his neck, and
then the Frog Splash by Van Dam and that could [INAUDIBLE] by the [INAUDIBLE]
>> I don't know what more we could ask of
two athletes General Manager Bishop, has gotta be happy,
with this athletic display, Van Dam wins it.