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Monday Night Raw.
Jim Ross and Jerry The King Lawler here looking on at this
World Heavyweight Championship match just underway.
You got to admit this is the match that well at least a match I thought I'd
never see ever.
>> It's a three match King.
It's almost like fantasy football or something but then you never see it.
JOHN Michael has got to be prepared.
Protective of his lower back.
It'll never be the same.
We've talked about that before.
We won't belabor the point.
Side headlock takeover, and Van Dam quickly to the counter.
Van Dam, his educated have got to be neutralized by the HPK.
And look at the strength.
Bam Bam well thanks man are great fans favorites here
the back side the back side and Michaels [INAUDIBLE] around.
>> Half the crowds got an HPK chant going and
the other half's got an RVB chant going.
>> [INAUDIBLE] shots [INAUDIBLE] by Rob Van Dam.
>> Who are you for JR?
Come on, tell the truth.
>> Well, I'm kind of [INAUDIBLE] for Shawn Michaels.
I know how much he's been through.
Rob Van Dam most educated as we said and
Michael's clothesline over the top down to the floor.
Van Dam can kick his head off.
Van Dam can win the world's title by using his feet.
There's no doubt about it.
I've got a feeling.
Van Dam. >> This could be fast.
Look out Van Dam.
He missed him.
>> John Michaels had that one scouted.
[CROSSTALK] Van Dam, stepping off that [INAUDIBLE] off the edge of the apron and
that may have [INAUDIBLE] Shawn get his shoulder or his lower back [CROSSTALK]
>> Mostly had to get out of the way of
that.
Wouldn't move out of the way on.
Time document perhaps will become a broadband
strategy the world title is on the [NOISE] Unless legal, yeah,
these guys had a serious almost career in the back,
and then [NOISE] >> Shawn Michaels [INAUDIBLE] he thought
his career was over, he returned the fight as we set at SummerSlam to compete for
the world title Survivor Series, just as returning to it all I don't
know if he should be [INAUDIBLE] he's got a [INAUDIBLE]
>> Shawn Michaels leaving his feet and
Van Dam able to use his feet to his advantage.
[CROSSTALK] Shawn Michaels somehow has got to brown Van Dam.
Easier said than done, I can tell you.
Van Dam's great agility reminds me
of Shawn Michaels [INAUDIBLE] This is
Shawn Michael taking Rob Van Dam down.
He got that strategy get round behind me Fair is fair.
[CROSSTALK] >> Hey, somebody's got a great right hand,
you grip the right hand, you win the fight.
And right now, Shawn Michaels is taking the legs out of Rob Van Dam.
Shawn Michaels is Dumbing down the legs
of those advocating very sound strategy.
Shawn Michaels knows every trick in the book.
He has been certainly
controversial [INAUDIBLE]
Mind games real
strategy from a veteran
of San Antonio, Texas.
[INAUDIBLE] headlock.
Page out of [INAUDIBLE] playbook.
[INAUDIBLE] Rob Van Dam by Shawn Michaels.
[INAUDIBLE] sharp-shooting tonight [INAUDIBLE] Content for
the heavy Heavyweight Championship of the World And
perfect position there to see that Van Dam wants to give it up.
>> There's still a lot of fire though in RVD.
Listen to this crowd [INAUDIBLE] >> Van Dam as you said is a very popular
competitor.
Hails from the state of Michigan [NOISE] Want to turn
Michael over to reverse the pressure and he does.
Van Dam in the ropes.
Michael took out that pressure on his leg.
Any length of time, any significant length of time.
Michael's down, no wasted motion.
No headlocks, no armbars.
All right back on that left knee of Robin den [APPLAUSE]
>> Shawn Michaels physical condition and
I don't know what's going on inside that back his butt.
Yep side of it looks great >> On his leader Years is getting less
body weight.
It's gonna be easier on his back at this weight.
He still has every tick and every [INAUDIBLE] Knocked out.
[INAUDIBLE] the cover.
No.
Michaels Curious position here and
he's fighting back up the right hand to [INAUDIBLE] Rob Van Dam.
>> That was a close call for Shawn Michaels but actually...oh.
He was holding Shawn Michaels tights when he had to cover that.
>> That's exactly what Shawn Michaels had to avoid but he didn't do it And
Michaels looks to be cutting out on Dream Street here.
>> His eyes are [INAUDIBLE] >> And Van Dam operating on a leg and
a half here.
I just can't find his rock but Van Dam does.
Van Dam's got the offender.
[INAUDIBLE] Van Dam again showing the effects of that left knee and
explodes off of I was about to say, gotta a new champion coming up,
but now >> It's Shawn the World Champion.
>> Shawn Michaels coming up, this could be it.
>> He lifts up and the band is tuning for some Sweet Chin music here.
>> Shawn Michaels got an educated foot at the Dome,
>> Shawn Michaels, look.
[APPLAUSE] [INAUDIBLE]
[APPLAUSE]
[INAUDIBLE]
[APPLAUSE]
Get outta that.
>> Pure guts and the will to win.
>> That's a champion's heart for ya.
>> The belief of a winner to survive and Shawn Michaels,
if nothing else, being a great champion is a survivor.
Van Dam's left knee gave out on him and there's a DDE.
Now can Michaels go for the cover?
>> Van Dam was planted, I mean,
literally JOHN McAfee should know right there in my estimation,
this is not smart HBK is going to take a chance the competitive
juices flowing freely from the world's heavyweight champions
gotta do some buys, but apparently I was wron Just lower back.
Maybe.
>> They'd be spasming.
>> I knew Shawn Micheals was gonna win.
I told you. >> Van Dam.
Van dam dropped that shoulder.
>> I thought this was, you said, was a big mistake by Shawn Michaels but he hit it,
that big elbow from the top row.
>> I think Michaels hurt his back on that elbow from the [INAUDIBLE]
>> Right hand by Van Dam with Michaels
[INAUDIBLE] waist lock gets countered, standing swift.
And Van Dam now [INAUDIBLE] No.
>> And man, that is a difference maker.
You could feel the momentum changing.
The pain etched on the back of the world champion.
>> I knew Rob Van Dam was gonna win this thing.
I told you.
[INAUDIBLE] >> He got that bad knee, that left knee.
Van Dam and the five star.
>> My God, he missed it With the adjustment in mid air, and Van Dam hits
the Firestar on the lower back of the Heavyweight Champion of the World.
>> I told you, Rob Van Dam, tonight, new champion.
>> He's got the cover, it should be over here.
And it's- >> [INAUDIBLE]
>> What the hell, it's Triple H.
>> What's he doing here?
>> What the hell is he doing here?
>> Where'd he come from?
>> What the hell is that son of a- >> [NOISE]
>> What is he doing here?
>> Triple H with a >> Whether you're on the outside
the record stop when Shawn Michaels
is back as part of the kelemen
[INAUDIBLE] Pedigree from the inside
>> Tripple H gonna do here this tower map
Compared to what he got in mind for Shawn Michaels.
>> It was Shawn Michaels that [INAUDIBLE] survivor series.
He [INAUDIBLE] go to work here.
He rolling up his sleeves with some serious business.
He wants to ruin Shawn Michael's life.
He want to ruin his life, he wants to end his career.
He's been obsessed with ending Shawn Michael's career,
in my view since day one.
>> Wait a minute, what?
It's all about jealousy, that's all it is and Triple H,
Shawn Michael can't even defend himself more to the Cerebral Assassin.
Pick an opportune time to pick the bones of Rob Van Dam and HBK,
they had beaten each other up.
And Shawn Michaels fighting back >> Shawn Michaels is fighting back and
the game [INAUDIBLE] downstairs again Michaels, no safe to really find
[INAUDIBLE] with the heart and the will to survive for our champion.
But it's just man handling.
Man handling,
telling Michaels [INAUDIBLE] They're trying to completely destroy each other.
No.
>> My God, the backbreaker on the chair, the backbreaker on the chair.
Triple H slam just broke the Heavyweight Champion of the World's back.
Shawn Michaels, look at his face.
My God, what has Triple H done?