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Yokozuna is without a doubt one of the most unique and

dominant superstars to ever compete in WWE.

Upon his debut, Yokozuna quickly turned heads, as the super heavyweight was not

only one of the largest athletes to ever compete in the ring, but

fans were in awe of the agility for a man of his size.

Yokozuna made quick work of his opponents, and in just a few months would make history by competing in the first ever match on Monday Night Raw.

His opponent would be a future Hall of Famer, the Birdman. Coco beware.

bringing Yoko Zuna, former sumo wrestler, into the WWF.

He really has a combination of all the martial arts.

Nobody has ever knocked him off his feet, Barclay.

Yeah, I can't say the same for Rob, but that's all right.

Yoko should spend a little less time at the sushi bar,

a little more time in the salad bar, man.

Well, we'll see about that.

All that weight Yoko Zuna uses to his advantage here.

And as the Macho Man said, he has thus far not even been knocked off his feet.

Much less undefeated.

He hasn't seen his feet in quite some time.

That's a good point as well.

Oh my god.

Yeah, yes, take a look.

Oh my.

This guy's got his own no fly zone.

No, that's not right.

He doesn't even have a zipper.

You gotta understand that.

Take a look.

That's one big butted Oriental, Vince.

And it matters picking up.

He's got an, he's got an ass like an amphitheater.

I heard that.

I heard that.

This is Monday Night Raw, folks.

It's uncooked.

Uncooked.

Uncensored.

gravitational pull

Let me tell you something. He's going against a real tough guy and hope you be aware. He doesn't have freaky with them

I wonder if that'll be a fact

Yeah, where is Frankie you don't think you're gonna have a little snack before he came out

That's what it would be a little snack to him

Hey Vince don't regulations indicate that Yokozuma should be wearing a bra

Not to hear in the World Rustic Federation and certainly not on Monday night raw

anything you can wrestle but he can't walk the beat imagine this man could do

almost anything he wants to do what you talking about Yoko Mr. Fuji

following with a nod of approval and by the way Yoko Zuna is headed to the Royal

Rumble as you are as well Macho man you bet then I bet you when you get him in

the ring it's gonna be hard to put the 29 other guys in there too not much room

much less how are you gonna get a big man like that out look at this Cocoa

shoved back to the corner.

I've never seen Coco be where I've thrown so easily before.

I'm thinking that he's gonna have to get up and

make a better account for himself right now.

Coco quite a competitor.

Coco normally in tag team fashion, joining Owen Hart as high energy.

Oh, look at that.

Coco, stay down.

Yeah, do yourself a favor, babe.

No, he's a fighter. He's a fighter. He'll get there.

Unfortunately, Coco's tag team partner, Owen Hart,

the hands of Razor Ramone recently.

Razor Ramone's going against Bret Hart for the world title.

Little history there.

And later on, as we stated, we will have a special interview with the number one

contender to meet Bret Hart and the Royal Rambola.

Razor Ramon, but right now Coco beware must figure out Yokozuna.

If you're Coco Macho man, what do you do?

Obviously you don't try the power.

It's too late to leave the building and leave the arena and leave the state and

leave the country because everybody's watching you live.

So you gotta-

Well, stop, kick, maybe I'll do it.

No.

I got one.

It's like trying to stop a battleship with a slingshot.

He staggered him.

Whoa.

Coco's hurt.

There's no Japanese word for leftover, Vince.

I suppose not.

Coco beware, suffering the effect of that leg drop by a 505

pounder, just a moment ago.

Come on, ref, get in there.

Playton, Choco.

Coco, back to the buckle.

The champion, whomever he may be, the WWF champion,

Adros Semeny, right now, let's go back and take another look.

Yoko Zuna, but take a look at this.

All right, Rob, what do you think?

I think if he just skipped a few lunches,

we wouldn't need to do that headlock on hunger.

Yeah, well.

That's the Squashola.

A dominant win over Coco Beware would

prove to the world that Yoko Zuna was

a force to be reckoned with.

A couple weeks later, Yokozuna would enter the 1993 Royal Rumble,

with the winner receiving a championship opportunity against Brett Hitman Hart at WrestleMania 9.

Fans questioned who could possibly lift Yokozuna high enough to throw him out of the ring,

and began to wonder if anyone could get in the way of Yokozuna and the WWE Championship.

the odds on favorite, drawing a number this high.

Look at that.

Very good position.

Look at that.

He is awesome.

I don't see anybody in a Muslim that can throw him out.

I don't.

Do you?

Nobody has even not.

certainly taken a shot at it.

And there goes Takaka.

See, Takaka, he got more guts and brains.

Look at Karolz, he's gonna try him out for size.

He'll go sooner, just unloading with a heavy artillery.

And there goes Colondo, he hung on.

Whoa, he didn't survive that move, he's on it.

And hang on too long, look at this.

Look at this, it's like the two-searched towers meeting.

He's still on his feet, he's still on his feet, hasn't gone down yet, he's still on his feet, he looks like a drag horse.

and defeat whoever it is.

That took a lot out of you, Katsuna.

Boy, am I impressed.

Really gave a run for the money, and look at,

Backland is still out there.

How many minutes now for Backland?

I'll get that for you in just a minute, Brain.

I don't know.

You know, he'd need a lot of help to get Yokozuno out of there.

But there's still enough guys out there, if they all collectively got together

to get the big guy out.

That's what they should do.

That's exactly what they should do.

He's still on his feet.

Shantana hit him with.

Come on, Manador.

Everything's gonna get you insane.

He did not go out over the top, he did not go out underneath the bottom.

And one more participant on his way.

Repo man, and he's fresh, he's as fresh as they come.

I like his chances.

Repo immediately going after Yoko Juna, just dropped him like a bad habit.

There should be, you can't do it right, take a height.

I'm out of here.

Don't go yet, wait a minute, I gotta ask you another question.

There's a chance he could meet his brother at WrestleMania.

There's a good possibility of that.

Looks like 12 puppies at feeding time.

Everybody lined up there.

Yonkazuna just fought his way out of there.

He's a tough customer.

Mr. Fuji has a winner here.

But he's got Bethlehem.

Bethlehem.

And he's about to make his way here on a-

One, two, one, who is it?

Man, Joe Man!

Joe Man, Randy Savage!

Randy Savage!

To a standing ovation!

And you know what kind of shape he keeps himself in.

You know how good comedy is.

Two times World Wrestling Federation champion.

If anybody can do it, it's Savage.

And boy, what he loved to be champion again.

He cries on something like this, the competition.

He cries on the fight, the battle.

He could do it all.

Is Backlund still in there?

Backlund is still there.

Owen Hart is still there.

Well, Sags isn't.

Sags is history.

Tremendous drop kick by Owen.

Brother of Brut the Hitman Hart.

He's trying to pull himself back in.

He's a superstar.

Look at this, Owen Hart.

My God.

My, my own.

I think he just blew his knee out.

There goes the repo man.

It's Batlin, Yokozuna, the model Rick Martell, and

the macho man Randy Savage.

Savage, a two time World Wrestling Federation champion.

Batlin, former WWF champion.

In bounds at the beginning, now we're down to four participants left.

And two of them are former champions.

A nice lift there, or try for a lift by the model Rick Martell.

But Battenham Shane, no way.

Even if all three of them teamed up on Yokozuna, I don't think they could get them out.

The only way Yokozuna is going out of this ring is he's gonna have to make a mistake.

In jeopardy here, as Martell has him.

Bye-bye, Obi.

Backland now, 61 minutes,

one minute away from the mark,

second by Ric Blair.

If anyone does, Bob Backland deserves to win this.

43 years old.

I don't either.

Monta is out of there.

Unbelievable.

Five-five backhunt.

Unbelievable.

And listen to the evasion.

I gotta stand for this one.

I gotta stand to see the end of this.

That's one.

Dropkick doesn't bunch a big guy.

He's game though, he keeps coming.

They're giving Bob backwood

here in the World Wrestling Federation.

Savage is hurt.

Savage is hurt.

He's a competitor in these top, but he's hurt.

And Yokozuno's gonna take advantage.

Yokozuno hasn't been off his feet yet.

Yokozuno one on one now, with a match a man ready.

Savage, I don't like Savage's chest.

I don't either.

I don't really care one way or the other.

I sure like to see it for Mr. Fuji.

The reigning WWE Champion, he had brought the Hitman heart, or

whomever on April 4th is the champion.

And WrestleMania 9 at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Look at this, look at this.

Choking the life and the fight right out of Savage.

Fuji wants it, that man is mean, he is cool.

I can't believe it.

Savage going up once again.

Yokozuno doesn't see him.

What a big guy now over with me.

Just one knee.

I never thought he'd come back like this.

Out of nowhere, a reverse thrust kick finds the mark.

I think he knocked Savage out.

He's moving, but he's out.

Believe me, he doesn't know where he's at.

Macho Man out on his feet.

I suggest you go get a wheelbarrow.

Mr. Fuji has to be proud.

He's got to be happy.

No smile on the face of Mr. Fuji.

He knows it's not over yet.

It's Shibon, Mr. Fuji.

It's not over till the match a man goes over the top rope and hits the arena floor.

Yokozuna, he knows he could throw him out.

Savage is hurt, he's internally hurt.

He knows he can get rid of him, he's just toying with him now.

He's mean, he's cruel.

This could be career ending for Savage.

Much of him trying to get back to his feet.

Still a lot of fight, a lot of guts.

But I'm afraid.

All of them come back after this.

You won't be able to come back after this.

That man's just too big, too powerful.

his way right now with a former champion.

Yokozuno just unloading at will on the Macho Man.

Fuji, St. Endic, put him away.

Let's go to Las Vegas.

I'm not leaving for the world.

Rumble's over.

Savage have been hung out to dry.

One more, one more.

You don't know where he's at, Mansoor, and he's out.

What was he saying one more time, but, look out.

He's sandwiched out of there, sandwiched out of the top.

He's down, look, look, look down.

Savage with the elbow, pink balls don't count.

After winning the Royal Rumble match, Yokozuna would flatten each and every opponent that he

faced leading up to WrestleMania. Hacksaw Jim Duggan was determined to be the man to stop the

mighty Yokozuna, but was forced out of action after receiving four dreaded bonsai drops.

began to worry if the same fate was held for Brett Hart as Yokozuna faced the

hitman at the main event of WrestleMania 9.

much in the favor of that man.

Well, you know something funny?

Just as Yoko Zuna walked out to the ring,

the clouds have come over Caesar's.

That tells me something.

That tells me the hit man is in very, very serious trouble.

There's a black cloud already.

It means already had a big day started by getting knocked out

by the infamous now nurse earlier.

Yes, he has.

I wonder if there's any damage done.

Does he have a black eye, broken nose?

I don't know.

I'll tell you what, they all had a bad day already too.

The odds makers here in Vegas have Yokozuna

as the heavy favorite, we are told,

for this championship event.

And now let's listen.

from Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

From one of the great sports families of our time.

The World Wrestling Innovation Champion.

A wrestling heart family from Calgary, Alberta.

track signing that we saw on television to the altercation with Lex Luger this

morning at the WrestleMania Bruns. But he is here, he is ready to fight.

Let me tell you something about the Hitman, R-E-S-B-E-C-T.

I got respect for the pink and black and that's breath the Hitman heart,

a World Wrestling Federation champion that everybody can be proud of.

He's here, he's ready and he's going against the toughest challenger

Fans here, 16,000 plus.

Hucked up and ready to go for this one.

Whether you're watching or not paying for a view around the world

or listening to it on radio, what a moment it is now.

The championship on the line.

We're ready to get it on here.

Yo, go sooner.

Looked in any direction, he has focused on the moment.

The moment is this, he can become a national hero in the country of Japan.

He's not gonna let this opportunity slip by.

What a matchup.

That belt means so much the breath they hit man hard and watch this. I love what he does this

That's exactly right. I'm trying to buy fans. No, he's not. He really means it

He's a great family man. He's a great great athlete. No doubt about it

Well, you know Bobby Esau said don't count your tickets before they had he said that I'm sure you know in 550 DC

He's Esau the guy who's done a road trip

Esau

Yoko Zuna versus Brette Hitman Hart.

What's at stake, the World Wrestling Federation Championship belt.

Brother, that's everything.

That is it, that's better than a World Series ring, better than a Super Bowl ring.

That is it, you've had it twice, you know it's about.

I've had it twice, brother, it's the best that has happened and this is it.

Brette, there it is, respect, that's it, the people know it.

Aretha Sungett, Red Heart lives it every day of his life, one of 11 children.

Warren Destu and Ellen Hart, is that young man?

Second generation, his daddy is proud.

You know you're gonna have 11 in the first litter?

Bob, that was terrible.

What do you expect?

I'm not even gonna dignify that with a remark.

The bell has rung.

The match is underway.

We've been waiting for it.

This is it.

WrestleMania 9.

Boy, look at that.

But what a view that is.

Talk about the thymaster.

Wow.

Talk about Bret Hart being a second-generation wrestler.

His grandfather was a member of the 1912 US Olympic team.

So he comes from a long line of great competitors.

The excellence of execution, Freddy Dropkick,

takes the big man back into the corner, right hands the champion,

starting off very quickly, right up on the second row and hammers away at the 500 and 520.

Look at that.

Yoko's in a shovedy right off the top, the second rope rider.

You know what strategy this is?

He came right at Yoko Zuna.

Big shot by Yoko Zuna.

It's gonna be an uphill climb, but if anybody can do it, the Hitman can.

Can't even get his hands around him.

Trying to go behind him.

Can't not get his hands around him.

He tried, he tried.

He tried.

Yoko Zuna ran right through Hark.

With that tackle, Red Heart tried to go behind Yokozuna,

was successful there, but he couldn't put his arms around him in the waistline.

You know what, Yokozuna doesn't want to win by a count out because he won't get

the World Wrestling Federation Championship belt.

I don't know if he's smart enough to realize it, yes he is, he's coming out after him.

Hard try to come in the ring.

Hitman was coming in, you're right.

It's gonna take more than that to beat the Hitman.

Yokozuna kicking through the ropes and Red Heart trying to time Yokozuna's leg.

The whole place shook, hit him.

Down goes your Cosina, heart, catapults up with a high rope,

running his fans with a fist, right hand.

Covered for a bend.

You can't, he's in the ropes, his foot's tangled up.

You're right, you're right.

Yes, I am right, I'm the brain.

Yo, Cosina, feet tied up in the, between the second and bottom rope there.

That can tear your knee out real easy.

Yeah, with him in that position, real hard, really did a number on it.

Right off the, the ropes.

Another eye-impact blow to the giant man from the Orient.

And finally, the referee is able to...

Get Yoko Zuna out of those ropes, Red Heart, use the ropes to momentum, hit him with a clothesline, and it locks the big man.

The longer this mess goes, it's more in favor of the hitman.

A clothesline by Yoko Zuna, and when you get nailed by a 500 and 510 man, as we look at Mr. Fuji, the infamous manager of this individual.

It is like getting hit, it's gotta be like getting hit by a truck.

Let me tell you something, let me tell you something, I ain't no first-hand,

because I wrestled Yoko Zuna and he ran over me and that's why he's the challenger for the championship belt.

I'm honest, I'm telling you right now, but if anybody can do it, the Pink and Black,

the Hitman, can respect.

And then the slam by Yoko Zuna, going the ropes and oh my, oh he dropped that big,

huge thigh and leg and posterior.

And Bret Hart has just been crossed by The Needless Man.

You might be looking at the New World Wrestling Federation Champion right there.

Man, I'll tell you to get out of a lead as Fuji Raisa waves the Japan flag,

Japanese flag, nothing would make him more proud than to take the title right back to Japan.

That's gonna make this Joko Zuna a national hero.

And it's getting darker here at Caesars.

The gods of Caesars know something, don't they?

Yokozina could join the annals of Sadaharu Oh, the great all-time Japanese

home run hitter in immortality by winning this championship.

This is it, this is the big one.

The Sun is slowly setting on Brett, the hitman heart.

Man, he's heart on the canvas, looking at this huge man.

This is his own fault, the playing the title like he has taken on all

He got to be ready for the pick a lot of averages is against you. Sure. He's in great shape, but this man

505 pounds. It's totally awesome. You just can't be moved around

Perhaps about to man up if Brad Hart can't just survive and hang on and try to physically

Extend this big monster. Maybe just maybe that might be the strategy that will allow him to retain the title

Every split second that goes by is precious to the hit man. No doubt Savage when you were champion on two occasions

Were you constantly aware of the time that had gone by in a match?

Never was.

You never were concerned about that?

Never was.

I never faced a guy like Gil Grisuna before.

So you never concerned yourself with that?

You figured you could just go out and beat him, right?

I had confidence.

Every champion had to have confidence to get to that point.

Well, he's gonna need more than confidence here to beat Yoko Zuna.

You're right about that.

Marshal Arch right back in the throat there by Yoko Zuna.

Irish whip, right to the corner, and you can hear the impact.

Yoko Zuna trying to catch him in the corner, but hard to get the feet up.

Hulk Hogan and the Hulkamaniacs, no doubt watching this with Hart on the back of

Yoko Zuna, and he took him down.

What a man, he's riding a Brahma Bull, cover him.

His heart, first ladder up.

and he got a two-catch.

He almost pinned Yokozuna right there.

He almost did, but I don't think he can get the sharp shooter on Yokozuna.

He's gonna have to get a pin.

Yokozuna back up, and a merchandise kick.

That's a, that's phenomenal flexibility for a 505 pound man.

Looks like he took his head off.

For any size man, Yokozuna is, he's just unbelievable.

Look at him, and he's not even breathing heavy.

He's 505 pounds, been in the ring now over 10 minutes, and he's not breathing heavy.

Seems like he's got ice water in his veins.

Red Heart trying to get back up to a vertical base.

He must, if he can, distance himself or

either try to get this huge monster off his feet.

And once again, that Oriental Nerve Hold digging into the treasious muscle of Red Heart.

Yoko's in his punishing the champion, and he's also making Hart carry some more of that white macho man.

I get to hit me in all kinds of credit right here, and just the fact that he's still in the ballgame right here.

Come on, Hitman. Listen to people, huh?

Red Hart. Respect is what they're saying right there. Respect for the Hitman. I know it about that.

No, they're saying USA is what they're saying.

Marcinard thrusts again to the throat.

The hand extended into the neck.

Throat area, Bret Hart, either with foreside.

This man, he's measuring Yucca's inner.

He's going foreside.

Here he comes.

He's trying to splash him, but Hart moved down the way.

And Yucca's in the gut nothing but turnbuckle.

Again, Hart on top, and he blew down.

Yucca's in the down.

Hart is in the second row.

He blew down.

He bit men down.

Ladder of press.

Look out there.

Hard lateral press, but Yoko's in to power it out.

Now hard if he's smart, he'll keep him down.

That's the only way he's gonna win it.

He's got to keep Yoko Zuno on that man.

Hard knee drop off the second rope.

Hugging out of the press again.

Again, he got two, but Yoko's in it so strong.

What an effort by the hit man.

On the second rope, it's Brad Hart.

Yoko's in the walk-in and hard-cutting with a clothesline.

That shook the big man from the aria.

And he got him this time down.

But he's up again, and he's back on his feet.

That's quick in the pace here, he's moving back in the big man, move.

No, Yoko's gonna hook those legs.

This hit man is a fighting champion.

Hard shot, hold on, trying to hold on to the turnbuckle.

He pulled the turnbuckle cover off.

I'll give credit to where credit is due.

I thought it would lay back, I thought he'd make Yokozuna run out of gas since the belt started, he's taking it right to him, and that's probably going to be...

Oh, no, no, no!

Top turnbuckle!

Yokozuna goes face first into the exposed steel of the top turnbuckle!

And Bret Hart now.

Sub-tutor, sub-tutor.

He's going for the sharp-tutor.

He's gonna try to hook the sharp-tutor.

I need a miracle here, boy.

Can he do it?

No, he can't.

Besides this man's nests.

Yes, he got it.

He's got it.

He's got it.

I don't believe it.

Bret Hart's got the sharp-tutor on Yokozuna.

I said this alone.

He's got the sharp chin, he's got the sharp chin right now.

What did he do?

Man.

He threw separate in his eyes, and the referee could not see.

The rope did not see that.

Another illusion.

That's a body that.

Look at this.

Yoko Senna hooks the leg.

We got a new champion.

Yoko Senna's won the title.

We've got a new champion.

He'll go to the center, yes he's a national champion now.

At the end, right there, he's trying to-

Hold your hand!

Hold your hand, you big man!

Mr. Fuji-

My Yokozuma!

Mr. Fuji on-

No!

Trying to talk to-

No!

No!

Mr. Fuji, we're trying to listen to-

Pick up what he's saying here, ladies and gentlemen.

My Yokozuma, it's your challenge.

If it's an international fortitude,

you'll accept my Yokozuma challenge.

Come on!

Come on, you yellow-tele, come on.

So Fuji says his Yoko's intersting a challenge to Hulk Hogan.

And Hogan is more concerned with helping his friend Bret Hart.

We need one more incentive.

We will put on a new WS, here we go.

That's the way, right now.

He says, Fuji says, he'll put the WWE title right now.

Come on, let's go, let it go, let's do it.

WWE title, on the line right now, this is a hoaxer.

That's food, you're dead!

They stunned Yokozuna and Mr. Fuji would cry foul and immediately challenge Hulk Hogan

to a rematch.

Hogan would oblige and at King of the Ring, Yokozuna would have the opportunity to try

and win back the World Championship against the immortal Hulkster.

documenting Yoko Zuna's every move they have apparently for several days as we

have seen many many photographers here in Dayton.

This is going to answer a lot of unanswered questions from WrestleMania 9.

A lot of pressure on President Jack Putty for what he did but this is Yoko Zuna versus Paul Kogan and let the winner be the winner.

One thing Brady's 500

been. And I understand Hulk Hogan trimmed down so he could have more speed, more

endurance, but I'll tell you something, Hogan's got to take him out early. Why is

that? Why is that? Yeah, because the longer the match goes, I believe Yokozuna

will have the advantage. He'll wear Hogan down. I think it's gonna go that way.

A lot of...

One thing for Shira Hogan will be quicker.

He will be faster than he has ever been in any of his former title defenses.

Forca Huxrey five time, WWF champion won his first WWF title in 1984.

This is gonna be interesting because he's wrestling a fresh Yokozuna.

Not a man that has already had a 30 minute match or but the hit man.

Hogan won the title at WrestleMania, and he has not defended the title until this night.

I don't know why he did that, but his plan is his plan, whatever.

This is the bottom line right here, but he comes down that aisle.

This place is gonna erupt.

And remember the last time Yokozuna wrestled, he wrestled a 20 minute,

30 minute match to win the WWF title.

That's what, here we go.

was it, bottom line.

Hogan is leaning and leaning, he over quicker, as I said,

as faster than he has ever been.

His strategy on shirt is very, very exact.

So, some people feel that it was Brett the Hitman Hart that should have got

the rematch against Hong Kongen, but it was President Jack Tunney's

decision for Hong Kongen to go against Yokozuna.

I question that.

A lot of people wanted to hit man to have the opportunity in this matchup.

As you mentioned Randy, as opposed to Yokozuna, it's not a popular decision indeed.

But we are here, it is time, the match, the talking is over.

The pre-match hype has ended.

Say a lot of people's favorite colors in this building is yellow and red.

But for me, it's the red, the white, and the blue.

World Federation Championship.

What a mad job.

All the marbles on the line.

Forget the NBA, forget the NFL, forget Major League Baseball.

This is it, this is the goal.

This is where you make the money.

This is it, more recognized than anything at WWE at title.

This is gonna answer those unanswered questions right now.

Yoko Zuna, the mistake of him is unbelievable.

Everywhere I go, they talk about him.

and I can't deny that they have substance to that.

We'll find out right now.

You know, Hogan's a coward, and this time he's gonna have to look Yokozuna right at the end.

Hogan's a cat.

How can you even say that?

Cuz he cheap shotter at WrestleMania.

Now he's gonna look him straight in the eyes.

Let's see what you're made of, Hogan.

You say you're power lies right here in the palm of your-

attention here with a knife, the point and O cliche.

Puck about to be hot outside, it is boiling in here.

Connell bow tie up.

Put him back about a half an inch.

He looks 50 pounds heavier.

Looks a hundred pounds heavier.

Hogan conferring with his manager.

Why does he have to confer Jimmy Hart right there?

It's psychology, he's trying to throw Yoko Zun off.

Kono, look at all the Japanese photographers.

The last time I saw this many Japanese people is at Benny Honest.

Yoko Tuna looks like he weighs about four times as much as Hokoumi.

Carnal Botaia, neither man moving.

And Yoko Tuna shows his-

Look at the stock.

The burger fucking strength by putting Hogan down.

Hogan looks shocked.

Every time he throws Hogan down, he thinks he's throwing America to the ground.

A lot of pressure on Hulk Hogan right now.

Boy, is there ever.

See, Hogan's a dummy though.

Hogan will go out and try to beat Yokozuna.

He doesn't have to beat Yokozuna.

Yokozuna has to beat him to become the champion.

Let me just chop the back of the hand by Yokozuna, those martial arts chops.

Find their mark and they take, wow, what a chop there.

And they take their toll.

on the five-time WWF champion.

For the World Wrestling Federation champion Tim Bell, Yokozuna versus Hulk Hogan.

You know what it's about, Savage, you held the bell twice.

It's not an easy thing, that's exactly right.

Yokozuna is a former World Wrestling Federation champion, the shortest reign ever, second.

Yokozuna with the fantastical approach and the karate thrust right to the throat

of the champion.

I'll tell you why Yokozuna is gonna win this one.

Why is that?

There's no way Mr. Fuji and Yokozuna can go back to the Orient and lose face.

They've got to win this one.

Clubbing blow, big overhead forearm from the 550 pound challenger.

Yokozuna slams holding.

I must add, easily, he got him up, Randy Savage, and I wonder if Hogan,

if anybody can slam, as you mentioned, Yokozuna, can it be Hulk Hogan?

If anybody can, Hulk Hogan can, I'll guarantee you that.

He won't only do it for Hulk Hogan, he'll do it for the red, the white, and the blue.

But we're not just talking body slamming, we're talking the belt.

I'll make it very simple.

Triple A couldn't even pick up Yokozuna.

Mr. Fuji told me just about an hour ago in the back, he says Mr.

Heen and son, Yokozuna will be WWF champion and hold the title and

retire longer than any champion in the history of the WWF.

You can't say anything but you gotta prove it.

Well, Hogan's down, he's begging him to leave him alone right now.

And Yokozuna's on one standing.

Hogan doesn't beg anymore.

Well, he's pleading, man, I'm sorry.

Violent whip to the far side, Hogan in trouble here.

Yoko Zuna, they're very methodically, very deliberate pace, with nothing but power.

Another whip to the near side, going left to right on your television.

Oh, this could be an early-

They could put it over, put it on, and there!

Hogan able to quickly move it out of the way, Hogan straight right hand.

Hogan rocking the challenger with a WWF title, but he can't knock him down.

I wonder if he'll try to slam him.

Yokozuna might go through the ring.

These people would pop, I'll guarantee you that, so would I.

Hogan with right hands as he's on the second row.

Hogan is biting Yokozuna.

Go ahead.

Everybody's resorting to everything tonight.

Hogan, can he whip him?

Yes, he did.

slam him right there, he couldn't get him, I can't believe it.

Is everybody having those little bottles of Dones backpills?

I think Hogan needs them, but now.

That did a more humbly good guarantee, but I'll tell you what,

the possessed factor was there.

He wanted to do it for his Hulkamaniacs, but he just couldn't do it.

Do it for yourself, do it for your bank account.

Forget the little punk Hulkamaniacs.

Irish whip, center of the ropes far side.

Yoko's in the midst of clothesline.

Hogan quickly turns and comes back with all the American right hands.

And Hogan break Yoko's in his eyes, a kick to the midsection.

Here we go.

Trying to hug.

He said he was gonna slam him, but that's far, he got him.

He's actually had three tries right there.

The best he could do was get his left leg up in the air.

I'm really watching that carefully.

I got it under the microscope.

I'll tell you one thing, Hogan's a lot quicker in Yokozuna, but

he's not as strong as Yokozuna.

You can tell that.

Not very many people are here.

Well, thank you very much, Savage.

That tremendous ball that Yokozuna possesses,

he's very hard to physically move around the ring to upset his balance points.

And again, Yoko Zena almost in a scary,

methodical, almost a trans-luxid situation.

Irish whip coming right at us here.

He missed that clothesline.

He missed the elbow there.

And Hogan caught in the clothesline.

He rocked the big man.

He's got him rocked.

And Yoko's in the staggers.

One more of those, he did the gown.

Hogan comes off the ropes, and Yoko's in the counter, and he nailed Hogan.

And he puts the jacket down.

See, Yoko Zuna uses his size and strength to his advantage.

Obviously, he's standing, and the holster is kissing Matt.

Yoko Zuna goes this way.

And Hogan saved his title, you gotta think, by moving it all the way.

That's 550 pounds coming down at ya.

Hogan's got Yogos and all to speak, right now we're even up.

Let's see if the green rises to the top for which guy.

Jimmy Hart, Kelly Hogan, you can do it, try to give him some encouragement.

It's amazing, the Hulk Hogan taking that punishment, and

these people here in another center.

Sure, Jimmy Hart doesn't want to lose his meal ticket.

Hogan, he mostly get back to his feet.

Hogan Staggers, big tap up, and he ran, it's like running right into a tree.

Did not move, Yokozuna, it's like running in the Mount Fuji.

Hulk Hogan had the momentum and he went down, unbelievable.

You're talking about knocking down a big man, Hulk Hogan is a big man.

Somebody told me once when you run into Yokozuna, it feels like he's running into you.

Watch this.

Bear hug.

a very painful, a very basic maneuver.

And remember, Hogan trimmed down for this match,

so Yokozuna can really wrap his arms around him,

and make a breakfast cereal out of his ribs.

We'll slap, crackle, and pop.

We'll find out if being lean and mean is a mistake

for Hulk Hogan, or if he should have went the other way.

Right now, I think he looks pretty good,

but he's in a bad spot right now.

In a very bad situation.

Yokozuna to bear hug, those huge arms.

Racked around the lower back of Hulk Hogan, squeezing and squeezing with all he has.

So far the managers on the outside of the ring have been a non-factor and

that's the way it should be.

Well, a good manager right now would turn the referee around and have a conversation with him while hoping Jim's a thumb in his eye.

But no, he's above that, right? Wrong.

He already put a thumb in his eye earlier in the match, he didn't.

Hogan's got a counter. Some way, some how. He has to counter.

He's trying to get his arms inside the arms of Yoko Sina.

But if he does, what's he gonna do then? Does he have enough strength and power left?

And look at Fuji, he's waving the all rising, rising sun.

He's waving that flag.

He's giving power to Yokozuna.

At least Hong Kong got the turn quarter way around.

And I don't know if that did him any good or not.

Well, that's worse.

That's worse.

That's when you can crash the ribs.

Right, I made a mistake.

Well, Yokozuna slept that bear.

I got the best thing to do is try to get one arm in there.

So you got some breathing room.

He's in a very bad predicament now.

Listen to these people in Rumble.

Can they get out of this predicament that he is in?

It's the heartbeat of America, you're listening to it.

And it's the red, white, and blue Dayton, Ohio.

This is where Hulk Hogan wanted to go against Yokozuna.

He's got it.

Now let's get the job done.

This should have been held on neutral ground someplace like the Yokohama.

Osaka, something like that.

He is still fighting straight right hand, right to the face of Yoko's inner.

He's got to cause some separation.

He almost has it.

I'm surprised he's still right back in punch at the beat of that bear hug.

He's hurt, he's hurt.

Hold it back, it's injured, it's lower back.

It's gotta really be hurting now.

Tell you what, I can't believe he got out of that bear hug.

Right to the face, again the mass, and the bulk of the 550 pound challenger

puts Hulk Hogan down.

I'd like to see Hulk Hogan just get some breathing air right now, and

just level it out one more time against Yokozuna.

I hate to see this momentum stay this way.

Look at this.

Yokozuna, over.

Baladabalas in place.

That's it, that might be it, it's over.

The fat lady's gonna sing.

I've been in that.

Maybe over

He's up, he's down, yeah.

Say goodnight to Yokozuna.

Hold it, and they'll cut the land drop.

One, two, oh my god.

Yokozuna kicked out of his leg.

Nobody gets up in there.

Yokozuna kicked out of his leg.

Nobody gets up in there.

Yokozuna kicked out of his leg.

Nobody gets up in there.

Yokozuna kicked out of his leg.

Yokozuna kicked out of his leg.

He shouldn't be up on the apron, that's a dangerous place to be.

My God, what was that?

This camera exploded.

What the?

Ryan Hogan's face, this camera exploded.

Once again, are too much for the Hulkster.

Yoko Zuna has defeated Hulk Hogan, they're wearing the WWF championship.

Hogan, I'm not sure he can even see.

Hogan doesn't know where he's at, he's blind.

He wants to kill Hulkamania.

Banzai, here we go.

Fuji instructing Yoko-Suna to go on top.

Hogan is helpless.

He's gonna bust Hulkamania.

Yoko-Suna has squashed Hulkamania.

Hulkamania is dead.

He's squashing the American dream right there.

Boy, look at these kids here in the seats.

This is an emotional moment, but right now you've got to think you've got to hope

that Hogan's side has not been permitted that youngster right there.

You've got to know that he is so hard broken that the Hulkster.

We're in the Heartland, right?

I believe the Heartland and the Heart of America.

Hogan, Heart has just stopped beating.

The blood quit flowing, Hogan is.

Let's see if that camera exploded or what happened.

And it caught him, it caught him right in his eye.

That flash, that explosion called Hogan right in his eye.

And Yokozuna dropped 550 pounds, Hogan's own maneuver right across.

And there you see him, the new World Wrestling Federation champion.

But also remember that Yokozuna kicked out of the big leg.

I can't believe it that he kicked out of Hogan's leg.

And he lost the World Wrestling Federation Championship belt to him.

I cannot believe what I've seen.

As Yoko Zuna killed Haka Mania.

As Yoko Zuna ended Haka Mania.

Here's the photographers pouring into the ring.

Yoko Zuna obviously to me is a grand and

he's gonna be a national champion in Japan.

You can better believe that this will be the front page of every major newspaper

in the Orient within 24 hours.

It will be on the front page of every newspaper across the world, I predict that.

This is not an upset to me, it may be to the human eyes.

I know you'll close your eyes, Mr. Fuji, I gotta take my hat off to you.

You did it.

What a night this has been.

Look at him, he just threw the World Wrestling Federation Championship belt down.

And it's not over yet.

What a situation.

There's a champion.

He's done what no other guy could done.

With Hulk Hogan vanquished,

Yokozuna was ready to embark on a lengthy title reign.

To celebrate his championship win over the real American,

Yokozuna held a body slam challenge on board the USS Intrepid on Independence Day.

Superstars and athletes from other sports attempted to body slam the mighty champion to no avail.

It looked like no one would be able to slam the super heavyweight

until a surprise arrival from Lex Luger gave new hope to those in attendance.

Luger stunned the crowd by doing the impossible and slammed Yokozuna to the mat.

Had Yokozuna met his match, did the All-American powerhouse have what it took to end the big man's reign?

We would find out when Yokozuna was forced to defend the championship against Luger at Summerslam 1993.

to SummerSlam and journey ends right here.

Or perhaps a new one will begin if Lex Luger is successful

and becomes the WWF champion.

Well, this is it.

He's painted himself into a corner thanks of James E. Cornette.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

It's the make or break.

He's got a-

Just what Yoko tuna? Oh, that would be a big one. It would be a massive one

The courage of this man injured that next deal makes it to ringside. Yoko Zuna

Mr. Fuji this morning in New York City

This morning, live with Regis and Kathy Lee and now,

Yoko Zuno to defend the WWF title.

Let's go back at the Randy Zanich.

The moment.

question of that and James E cornet and Mr. Fuji and the entire country of Japan is behind

with this beast, as his American spokesman called him,

Jim Cornette, called Yokozuna a beast.

He is that.

I have no idea what the man weighs.

It was suggested at one time.

It was around a 450 pound mark.

Now up around 260, 270, a rather 470.

Who knows how much he weighs?

270, Yoko ate that for lunch today.

He probably did.

And look at this.

Intimidation.

You remember the last time they were eye to eye, it was on the deck of the Intrepid.

And Lex Luger said, come on, big boy, remember that, get right his left.

And that's where hip locked him.

It wasn't a hip toss at all, it was a slam, wait a minute, wait a minute.

Fuge is coming up from behind, turn around, turn around, Lex, turn around.

He's got a plan.

And just like that, you're going to start attacking, but you're going to start to

Mr. Fuji and Yoko Zuna had their strategy plan for Luger.

And Luger, all the way over from behind, look at this.

Yoko Zuna, with an elbow.

I don't think I've ever seen Lex Luger in better shape.

Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute, Yoko Zuna coming off in.

Whoa, Luger, too quick for it.

Yoko Zuna has bulked up for this matchup.

catch him in terms of bump, in terms of strength.

Luger, somewhere around out, lean 260, maybe even last, you'll go sooner.

Stepping to the outside, Mr. Fuji, trying to get the Lex Luger, thus far.

The strategy, look at this, the strategy has backfired thus far.

It's over yet, don't worry, don't count the champ out.

That was impressive, look out, Yoko-Suna wants to end it early, no!

I can't hear it.

Ladies and gentlemen, Yoko Zuna can turn a match around.

All it takes is one blow.

That's how devastating Yoko Zuna is.

He can turn your career around like that in one move.

Shut up, shut up, shut up.

I didn't have no idea.

The actual weight of Yoko Zuna, whatever he weighs,

he can really move it around, really use it to his advantage.

Well, where would he get weight?

The truck stop?

and Fuji coming up from behind, Mr. Fuji here with Lex Luger.

And that misses, Lex Luger too smart for him.

And look at that right hand by Luger, remembering the way of Yoko Zuna.

Yet more strategy in the part of Fuji and Yoko Zuna thus far failing.

Luger too smart for him, too quick for him, Bobby Heenan.

the game planning a part of Fuji and Yokozuna has not worked.

They tried to throw salt in his eyes.

They tried to sneak up behind him.

They've done just about everything.

Uh-oh, watch it here.

Watch this.

Luger to the outside.

Yokozuna knows full well that thus far Luger is too quick for him.

Too much agility, too much speed, and too much in the way of intelligence.

You remember Bobby Heenan?

Cornet on his knees, trying to sneak up behind Lex Luder.

You remember the brains in the brawl, and that's what this man is all about.

All of it, straight A student in college.

No doubt about this, but here there is Yoko Zuna,

almost 600 pounds of the WWF champion.

All the red, white, blue, white, and a bustling Ralph Krandon will not do you any good.

This is one big animal.

Wait a minute, Yoko Zuna now on the apron.

No, Yoko Zuna's to the outside, ladies and gentlemen.

What's he have wrapped around his throat?

Yokozuna has somethings up so the microphone cord wrapped around his throat.

Come on, wrap.

No, it's some of the gear coming off of Yokozuna, some of that sumo gear.

Yokozuna, as far as I'm concerned, Bobby Heenan, Yokozuna.

No, no, no, what a chop, devastating.

Saved your purpose.

And Lex Luger staring down.

Mr. Fuji, Luger now back into the apron, back into the ring.

The matchup continues.

Lex Luger going to the rope.

Yokozuna's back up.

Yokozuna turning into him.

Luger with a left.

Lerner coming off the rope, missing now going underneath, and.

Fuji throws the bucket to Yoko Zuna.

No, no, no, don't let it in here, please, no, don't let it in.

I've heard of kicking the bucket, but this is a whole new meaning to that phrase.

Take them out, Yoko.

And a shoulder and a kick out.

No, no, no, what a lovely officiating.

Yokozuna, came so close.

The pinning legs, Luger, Luger somehow kicking out.

A chop by Yokozuna, trying to chop down the great American hero.

Luger back on his feet, and another chop, look at this.

Luger took him to him for a while, but Luger sees a means, lost all his strength.

Luger has drained him.

Can Lacks Luger get it back together?

Can Lacks Luger do the impossible?

Can he defeat Yokozuna?

Many feel that no human being alive can defeat Yokozuna.

I don't think so, do you?

Lacks Luger, now look at this.

a real American hero that cover the leg is hooked, two, and three.

No, he didn't get it, he didn't get it, he didn't get it, he didn't get it at all.

No, he didn't either.

He got it, he got it.

He did not, the referee was right there looking right at the shoulders.

I can't believe it, I can't believe you're Thasuna.

Yeah, Mr. Fuji can't believe it either.

Mr. Fuji's face, he's waiting a lifetime for this.

His champion's gonna do it.

I'm telling you, he's gonna do it.

Come on, wrap it in there.

Luger being choked by the pressure of the second rope.

Take his head off, Yokozuna.

Lex Luger suffering the consequences of the attack.

Another brutal attack of Yokozuna thus far.

Yoko Zuna, every bit the beast.

Every bit the beast at Karnat said he was.

And now, that's what a capital B do, Yoko Zuna.

Resorting tactics, unquestionably, unbecoming, that of a WWF champion.

He makes his own rules.

He's owned and run by Japan, not WWF.

Don't you know that?

Almost broke him in half and should do it again ladies and gentlemen.

A billion every one, two, three, no, no, no, he still didn't get him.

He still did not get him, he had him.

Yokozuna with a bewildered look on his face.

able to kick out with that near 600 pounder on your chest.

That's unbelievable.

But Luger, I believe, drawing power, drawing strength from this capacity crowd.

Snap there, Yoko Zuna sets him up again, and now look.

Working on the trapezius area, leaning all of that 600 near 600 pounds down on

the pectoral area.

You know the only man that's gonna win this marriage is a man who wants it the most.

If Luger wants it the most, then he'll beat him.

All right, Bobbi Heenan, let's get real, just like Lex Luger.

As you have to be impressed thus far with the fact that Lex Luger has been able to

withstand the side suplex, has been able to withstand everything Yoko Suna has been

able to get into today, and listen to this, listen to this crowd, listen to these people,

Bobbi Heenan, what, I can't hear you, all these human beings are making noise.

And you can bet, Yoko Zuna, the master of the martial arts,

knows all the pressure points.

Well, he can grab your knee, he can grab your wrist, he can grab your tongue,

your gums, he can take you out 150,000 different ways.

Do it, Yoko, do it now.

Look at this, Luder is reaching out.

the WWE Championship, better than Super Bowl, better than the World Series,

better than NBA title, this is the Big Daddy.

And there is the Big Daddy, all right, near 600 pounds if y'all goes in.

As the pre-match stipulation stated, Lex Luger would not receive a rematch if he were unsuccessful

at SummerSlam, so Yokozuna would move on to other challenges. As Yokozuna defended his

championship in dominant fashion, it looked as if there was no match for the behemoth.

That is, until he ran into the phenom, the Undertaker, at the 1993 Survivor Series.

The two legends went face-to-face as their teams battled in an elimination match.

The Undertaker shocked Yokozuna as he set up unfazed,

following Yokozuna's devastating Banzai drop.

Yokozuna going up for a second line.

Yokozuna getting ready to come down in the carcass on the interdiction.

And a match was set for the Royal Rumble, as the Undertaker would challenge

Yoko Zuna for the WWE Championship.

Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is for

the World Wrestling Federation Championship.

And it is the Pasket Match.

In this contest, hidden falls do not count.

There is no disqualification, no count out, and no submission.

I still say that Yokozuna is that unfair advantage.

He's slipping by in on it.

Ladies and gentlemen, from Providence, Rhode Island, 1994.

WWF Royal Rumble, we certainly hope you have enjoyed.

But WWF came from your presentation thus far.

Someone will rest in peace in this matchup.

I think so too big man I think it better be the last time that's it's unheard of it is unheard of it sounds to me like the undertaker and Paul Bearer snuck this in on the carpet because they knew when this is Undertaker's match he's never lost one of these matches before so he's having his match his pet match to try and win the title now is that fair?

I mean, let's face it, Jim Cornette tried to put in the fine.

Fred is in the one-time only matchup.

He was successful there.

Yes, it is only one time.

However, Paul Bear a little sharper than Jim Cornette.

He threw in another fine, Fred, another clause in the contract that said it was a caskin.

I don't think at the end of the ticket to survive that many bonsai drops.

Yokozuna, culling in the corner.

Will the fear of this match bring up the best or

the worst in Yokozuna?

He could turn into a 600 pound mountain of jellyfish.

Well, all of the marbles are definitely on the line.

You might say the buck stops here, McMahon.

No submission, no p-

to get him off his feet, and it's gonna take an awful lot to stop him.

This thing just.

very easy.

Yoko Zena, going for the equalizer first, and the Undertaker, wait a minute.

Wait a minute, there's a whole handful of soft, no!

Right into the eyes of the Undertaker, and that could stop him.

No disqualification, no counter.

You're gonna pull it out the stops.

He wants it real bad.

He wants to get it back.

He wants to keep it in his corner.

Yokozuna shoving Nita Tegi back in the ring.

Yokozuna himself now on the apron, taking his time.

The Undertaker appears to be dazed.

Mr. Fuji waiting to-

You're getting brutal, McNally.

And here comes another, there's Kabuki, Kabuki trying to take a long time on the Undertaker.

Here comes Mr.Fuji, let's check Kabuki in to do the Undertaker.

I've got to hand it to the Undertaker, he's standing pretty tall right now.

when you tell Mr. Fuji no disqualification you gotta expect this to happen.

Yes, but what will it take to stop the Undertaker?

Look at this, the coach in his hand.

I've never seen anything like it, McMahon.

He can't stand up very much longer, he just can't.

They're gonna get him, McMahon, they're gonna get him.

This could be it, I think it's all over.

to himself.

I take my hat off to him, that's one tremendous game plan.

Look at this, we have seen, I believe, the demise of the Undertaker.

To say the very least, you won't be seeing him for quite some time.

That's the same stuff that was coming out of here.

The spirit of the Undertaker lives within the soul of all mankind.

The eternal flame of life that cannot be extinguished.

The origin of which cannot be explained.

in the everlasting spirit.

Soon all mankind will witness the rebirth of the Undertaker.

I will not rest in...

night in the Royal Rumble match, Lex Luger and Brett Hitman Hart would both

fall out of the ring at the same time, making both men winners of the event. At

WrestleMania 10, the two superstars would have championship opportunities in

different matches. Luger would get a rematch with Yokozuna from their

SummerSlam encounter and this time was determined to walk away with the title.

After a tough battle, Luger was disqualified for shoving guest referee Mr. Perfect and lost his chance at the gold,

allowing Yokozuna to advance to his second title defense against the Hitman.

In the main event of the night, Bret Hart would have an opportunity to win back the championship in a rematch from the previous year's WrestleMania.

This time, I introduce you to the special guest referee.

All right, here we go.

I think I know who it is.

I think it's Owen Hart, the last minute replay.

And I'm a huge fan of his, too, and I-

Monster Jim Carnett best thumbs up the skills of this 500

leaving the salt in his eyes, as you will recall.

No, no, I saw it with my own eyes.

That man right there, Yokozuna, squashed him, squashed Bret Hart.

Rowdy, rowdy, Piper admonishing Yokozuna.

However, Mr. Perfect did the same thing.

Roddy Roddy Piper will let these two men go on it.

I'll tell you that because you remember Piper style.

His style in the squared circle, just about anything would go.

Yeah, I remember a couple of years ago Roddy Piper fought

at the Grand Mart at WrestleMania.

Indeed, as a matter of fact, look at this, Piper counting Yoko Zuna right off.

Roddy Piper lost to the hitman, Brad Hart, and you'll wonder.

favoritism what he's doing look at that shot goes to the coming out

Yoko's going to kick to the head, and I would suggest to you,

that as long as Bret Hart's, look at this, yes, Yoko Zuna goes down.

If Bret Hart.

I think Bret just hurt his whole leg with that move.

If his leg is in good shape, the longer this match goes.

going to retain the title, will Brad Hart become the World Wrestling Federation Champion?

Shoulders down, no, no, no, perfect turned out to be-

Yokozuna, bowing over to Mr. Fuji.

Now that is a gentleman.

Yokozuna is tossing.

That could have counted to 30.

Yokozuna continuing to attack.

Breton, they hit man hard.

I think Owen Hart should come out here and volunteer his services.

Get rid of Roddy Piper.

Sure.

That's right.

Yokozuna, look at this.

And this monster of a man is just second by second piece by piece taking it out

of Brett, the hitman heart.

That's right.

Piper just went up, right on his feet, and hammering away into Yoko Zuna's massive head.

I'd say Piper's letting him use the-

WrestleMania 10, in the hopes that perhaps Lex Luger would defeat Yokozuna.

Or with the hopes that perhaps the hitman,

Bret Hart would defeat Yokozuna.

Bret Hart is almost finished, but I gotta admit,

I've never seen Yokozuna in this condition.

After being defeated by Yokozuna earlier in the year at the Royal Rumble,

the Undertaker went missing from WWE.

The Deadman returned at SummerSlam 1994 and sought revenge against Yokozuna

for orchestrating the attack at the Rumble.

Yokozuna, the time has come for you to pay for your crimes.

A rematch was set for the Survivor Series, and fittingly, the rematch would once again be a casket match.

Just maybe, ladies and gentlemen, it might be Yoko Suna.

I don't know.

Well, you know, I heard Tataka run his big mouth at Double J.

He's the same age.

They weren't afraid of Chuck Norris.

Bam Bam Bigelow all said he wasn't afraid of him.

Of course, it's easy to say that when you're

Yeah, I believe so.

There's a Pau Bear looking like contested.

A lot of fun here, ladies and gentlemen,

even before we came on the air.

San Antonio has been rocking.

Imagine the Todd Pettengill on a horse.

I loved it.

Did you see him?

The horse wasn't too happy about it.

Ha, ha, ha.

Yoko Zuna, ladies and gentlemen, did the impossible at the Royal Robo with a little assistance from 10 other individuals.

And unquestionably, you're going to hear and see something perhaps you've never heard or seen before.

When the Undertaker makes his way here in the San Antonio, the only thing that can rival that was the Marshall Coleman.

Before we came on the air with our national anthem.

The Undertaker, now at ringside.

I'll be very surprised, Vincent,

when the lights come up, Yoko's still here.

No, he's here.

Yoko Zuna has a few tricks up his sleeve.

You can bet on it.

I can bet that Mr. Fuji and Cornetta are gonna be up to something.

I mean, who would have ever thought that Yoko and his crew would have

would have stopped The Undertaker in the-

the Undertaker until, of course, SummerSlam.

Yeah, but I can remember the look on Yoko's kisser when you just mentioned

on an interview the word casket.

This is very strange, and now.

There's only one like this human being, yes.

Every five years.

You smell the odor of formaldehyde.

I do.

Is that what the smell is?

Formaldehyde.

I thought Cheesy was still around ringside.

I don't think so.

The Undertaker against Yoko Zuna, and I don't know what kind of look-

That confident look is not there, Vince.

No, that wasn't confidence we saw.

Absolutely not.

But I don't think it was fear.

As the Undertaker looks down at the urn.

The new bigger better.

of Yokozuna, we made reference earlier on to Bundy and the BamBam.

This man, over the 600 pound mark, and

someone's gonna be stuffed right in there.

And the lid slams shut.

And someone's screwed.

Whoa!

The Undertaker, look at that.

The Undertaker, psychologically, gaining an advantage already.

Is the Undertaker moves in on Yokozuna?

And Yokozuna tries to get outside, he can't do it.

with a chop on the Undertaker, and a kick in the midsection.

The Undertaker with Yoko Suna, look at this.

No, reversal to the buckle, coming out, it comes Yoko.

My God, boy.

Undertaker's waiting a long time for this.

Undertaker with a series of chops on the throat, Yoko Suna now.

No, he sees the cross, can he put on breaks?

Yoko Suna, and Yoko Suna, it's on the cast.

He's on the casket, I don't know if he'll be real.

And he's right behind him, he's Chuck Norris.

And he finally did realize it, boy, is he paranoid.

And who wouldn't be?

I mean, the thoughts of being stuffed inside a casket, as we look at.

That rather eccentric looking, I guess, would be kind of-

To make reference to Paul Perry, the Undertaker reeks, you can know.

Yoko Zuna pulls the Undertaker to the outside up like another top rope,

but he didn't throw.

And now, right into the steel steps.

He's not sure where he is right now.

The Undertaker stalking Yoko Zuna, the man with 600 pounder.

Making, Yoko Zuna making his way.

Wait a minute now back into the ring, and yes, we can bet Cornelor get out of the undertaker's way

On that just trying to help him find his way back inside

And a boot to the midsection the undertaker thus far obviously with tremendous momentum here

the main tree rock, but it didn't go down.

And, go!

Ooh, he clocked the Undertaker, and he did it!

Yoko's doing a reversing fail.

Uh-uh.

Here he goes, here he goes, and here we go.

And the Undertaker, no, whoo, body Undertaker.

A close miss, the Undertaker now, back to his feet.

The Undertaker with Yoko Suna and Yoko Suna with a headbutt.

The Undertaker.

On that screaming at Yoko to get to his feet, but he might be out.

The Undertaker and Yoko Zuna, no falls here, ladies and gentlemen.

Again, the match ends when one individual, no.

What do you have to do to the Undertaker to keep him down?

Put him in the casket and nail it shut at this.

Look at this, Yoko Zuna.

Boom.

That's one way to do it.

That's one way to do it.

Tremendous impact on that move.

Worried look on the kisser of Paul Barrow.

And the Undertaker.

He won't get up after that one.

Yoko Zuna taking it to the Undertaker.

Yoko Zuna must drag the Undertaker over to the casket.

He's not finished with it.

That's exactly what he's going to do.

Yoko Suna, dragging the end of Tigger over to the casket.

He stopped.

And you see.

Looks like he was looking for help.

Mr. Fogi.

Get the Undertaker

Again bear in mind, pin falls, don't count, no submission here.

You're simply trying to get your opponent in the casket and slam the mid shot.

Both men have been in the casket.

At the same time.

Things looking pretty good right now for Yokozuna.

Yokozuna.

Yokozuna hammering on the Undertaker continually now.

And the Undertaker will.

The loss against the Undertaker, Yoko Zuna would take a several month hiatus from WWE.

At WrestleMania 11, the smoking guns were set to defend their tag team championships

against Owen Hart and a mystery partner.

A giant mystery that would soon be revealed.

surprise but that's okay with us because we're going in the tag team

champions and we're leaving the tag team champions. Well you guys have fought long

and hard to be tag team champions but I would suggest this is a could be an

uphill battle for you. We didn't expect Yokozoon to be as important. We thought

a lot of we have a lot of different people we thought of but who else would tag

with Owen Hart? It's gonna be as dirty, as nasty as he is. We can do it. We can do it.

Best of luck to you. Thank you.

He's bigger than ever.

What information did you have that no one else had?

And an eye, our friend.

Yeah, I see.

That's it.

Kings of a feather flock together and that sort of thing, all those things.

Look at that, can you get a shot of his thighs?

The world hasn't seen thighs like that since the Brontosaurus died out.

Look at that.

The smoking gun.

And we have really starting things off with Owen.

The smoking guns.

They've had their problems as of late, ladies and gentlemen.

They have obviously been very busy tag team champions,

depending on the title against all comers, since defeating the one,

two, three kid and Bob Holly, the day after they won the title.

They said they were gonna be fighting champions, yes, they have been.

As a matter of fact, the men on the mission had a go at it, more on that later.

Coming off to rock down, Billy, yes, look at that, look at that, shot that one.

That is not fair to just slap a man in the face.

It's legal, open hand, and from the towel.

No!

Wow.

I can take your arm right out of the socket.

Bart now trying his luck against Owen Hart.

Look at that.

Owen technically, sound, oh, come on.

And here, oh, here he comes.

Oh, with one arm, Slam's butch.

No, hold the rope, and now.

No, my goodness.

Bart trying to wind up the huge sumo.

What a chop there to the throat area.

Yoko Zuna, tagging in his partner Owen wide open as Bart.

We marveled at the size of King Kong Bundy and you re-

Mark gives him a shoved it in near side.

Off the rope, over bar, no one hard right back to any man over the hip, back to the top.

Bar and arm drag, takedown, Billy and Bar.

Tag team action, pre-sanified.

Here we go, you'll see frequent tags if they have their game face on here tonight.

try to keep Owen Hart in the ring,

try to keep that monster Yokozuna out of the ring.

And Owen better watch what he's doing.

Owen Hart right back in.

He's been denied championships as long as he's been in the World Wrestling

Federation, but I just don't think you'll be denied tonight, McMahon.

Really?

It's fate, it's destiny, I'm telling you.

And look at this now, Owen Hart, ladies and gentlemen.

on a partner snooking a cover, two, and yes.

They know they don't.

Brilliant Barron John.

He stated before that they had their problems with men on the mission.

Boy, did they ever.

Successful title offense against.

Men on a mission and in from there, after the match was over, my goodness,

they just really went to work on the smoking guns.

Men on a mission did Mabel, although Oscar didn't, but Mabel and Mo certainly did.

We thought they were going to apologize and they didn't apologize at all.

My God.

Sturner, it was a count of three.

Can you imagine if they tried that same maneuver with Yoko Zuna,

the whole ring would have collapsed.

Can I imagine what, wait a minute, stay with this and yeah.

Tremendous teamwork, cover that man, come on ref, turn around, turn around,

turn around, Yokozuna and Kichiris are striking the official, he got it.

Now see you blame everything on the Japanese,

you're starting to get like Brett the Hitman heart.

Yokozuna doesn't understand English very well and

he was just trying to communicate with the referee.

He's hurt.

Look at that face, man.

He has a Yokozuna.

Look at the size of this man.

Oh, Billy's brains are scrambled.

He just fell off the side of the ring after crawling to the wrong corner.

And, oh no, come on, Ram.

Billy Guy, back into the ring, yeah, you're a king.

And Yoko Zuna in complete control at the moment over Billy Guy.

The Tag Team Championship, unquestionably in a great deal of jeopardy.

But don't forget, there must be a pin or someone must submit.

That's the only way a title changes hands.

Yeah, but this is the exact situation the Cowboys needed to avoid right here.

One on one in the ring with Yokozuna.

Boom!

And a shot.

And Billy got a moment ago, I'm tempted to mount an offensive in now.

We saw Bundy earlier on, Leading doll of his weight down on the Undertaker.

That ain't nothing the expression goes to what Yokozuna can do.

You know what I just thought of, man?

I just thought, I'll bet Stu and Helen are really proud of their son now.

Realizing just how smart Owen really is for choosing Yokozuna as a partner.

I mean, could you believe what Owen said that he chose Yokozuna?

I mean, it's like, he chose the man who did what he always wanted to do to

defeat his very own brother for the championship.

What kind of a human being is Owen?

Smart, you know, he's the youngest out of 12 children, and he's the smartest.

I mean, he's so much smarter than, he is so much smarter than Brett, it's pathetic.

Brett still thinks Old Yeller is a movie about Stu's tooth.

He's so proud of himself.

And Billy Gunn, ladies and gentlemen, has just about had it.

And that'll do it if that, yes, that you do it.

See it, ring it.

No, he's allowing the match to continue.

More pressure, Yokozuna, more pressure.

Jim Cornett and Mr. Fuji getting their collective heads together and no.

From the top, no.

First mistake for this tag team of Yoko Zuna.

Yes, it was.

Well, that's illegal, McMahon, how can you condone that?

Yes, it was, I'm not condoning it, I'm simply calling it.

It's not okay.

Hart and Yokozuna would have several successful defenses of their tag team championships,

until losing the titles back to the smoking guns later that year.

Yokozuna would return to singles action and later turn on Jim Cornett, and for the first

time in his WWE career, have the fans support behind him.

After several brutal matches against Vader,

Yokozuna would earn a chance to win back the championship.

As he challenged the WWE Champion, the heartbreak kid, Shawn Michaels.

and soar from head to toe.

And now this, and now what could be a 700 pound

former two-time WWF kid.

And last night, Yoko Zuna, I know he's upset.

I know he's angry.

Here's what happened last night during the free crawl.

It was Yoko Zuna taking on Stone Cold Steve Austin.

That's a bad situation.

Yokozuna would leave WWE shortly after this match, for what would be the last time.

As the former champion would sadly pass away in October of 2000, at the age of 34.

Yokozuna left a lasting memory in WWE, and

the WWE Universe will never forget the impact he left.

His agility for a man of his size was unprecedented,

and his rivalries against some of the biggest names

of all time would be unforgettable.

His legacy would live on in WWE as several of his family members

would make their own mark in WWE.

Yokozuna would be enshrined into the hallowed halls

of the WWE Hall of Fame and be inducted by his cousin Rikishi

It is my honor to accept this award on behalf of my family, my usho, and a son of Samoa,

Rodney and the Tupu Anua'i.

The WWE Universe may never again see a superstar like the great Yobuzuna, a true superstar

like no other.