1 00:00:00,271 --> 00:00:03,332 SPEAKER: And never, number one, asked for a title match 2 00:00:03,332 --> 00:00:06,172 and number two, never wanted a title match. 3 00:00:06,172 --> 00:00:09,031 SPEAKER: He can tell you he wanted it Walter your knowledge is wrong 4 00:00:09,031 --> 00:00:11,930 because right he's got one and he definitely asked for it. 5 00:00:11,930 --> 00:00:15,100 He ripped the shirt off the champion as well as the crucifix. 6 00:00:15,100 --> 00:00:17,315 I figure that's a direct way of asking for it. 7 00:00:17,315 --> 00:00:19,265 SPEAKER: Yeah, it certainly is but all that came 8 00:00:19,265 --> 00:00:21,897 with the provocation of that guy right there 9 00:00:21,897 --> 00:00:25,071 with the white waiter's jacket on, Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan. 10 00:00:25,071 --> 00:00:31,360 SPEAKER: There he is, 7 foot 5", 525, neck 24, chest 71, 11 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:36,004 biceps 21, hands 16, wrist 11 inches, forearm 17, 12 00:00:36,004 --> 00:00:38,016 thighs 36, calves 22. 13 00:00:38,016 --> 00:00:41,970 SPEAKER: We could be looking at the next heavyweight champion of the world. 14 00:00:41,970 --> 00:00:43,252 And I just gave you the tail of the tale. 15 00:00:43,252 --> 00:00:48,299 SPEAKER: And now his opponent. (CROWD CHEERS) 16 00:00:48,299 --> 00:00:57,102 He is from Venice Beach California, weighing in at 294 pounds 17 00:00:57,435 --> 00:01:03,365 he is the World's Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Champion, 18 00:01:03,365 --> 00:01:08,044 Hulk Hogan! (CROWD CHEERS WILDLY) 19 00:01:08,044 --> 00:01:12,328 SPEAKER: The roof of the Silverdome about to explode here 20 00:01:12,328 --> 00:01:18,327 as the Hulkstar greets at least 93,00 fans greet him. 21 00:01:18,327 --> 00:01:20,026 You're looking at him. 22 00:01:20,026 --> 00:01:22,973 The greatest professional athlete in the world today 23 00:01:22,973 --> 00:01:24,656 the world's heavyweight champion. 24 00:01:24,656 --> 00:01:28,152 SPEAKER: Oh right now Gorilla, he may not be a few moments from now. 25 00:01:28,152 --> 00:01:33,800 Let me run it down, Hogan 6 foot 8", 294, neck 21, chest 58, 26 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:39,309 biceps at a phenomenal 24 inches, forearms 18, wrists 9 inches, 27 00:01:39,309 --> 00:01:45,132 hands 13.5, thighs 30.5, calves 20, (INAUDIBLE) 28 00:01:46,136 --> 00:01:51,549 SPEAKER: A phenomenal individual and Hulkamania, look at him Jess. 29 00:01:51,549 --> 00:01:53,975 It's a lights and running well. 30 00:01:53,975 --> 00:02:00,108 SPEAKER: You got 93,173 fans standing on their feet for this one Gorilla, 31 00:02:00,108 --> 00:02:02,342 and I hope my voice holds up. 32 00:02:02,342 --> 00:02:05,566 SPEAKER: It's holding up just fine Jess. 33 00:02:05,566 --> 00:02:11,379 And look at the Hulkstar. What an unbelievable individual he is. 34 00:02:11,379 --> 00:02:15,063 And what a representative as the world's heavyweight champion. 35 00:02:15,063 --> 00:02:19,612 SPEAKER: This is the biggest match in the history of professional wrestling. 36 00:02:19,612 --> 00:02:26,745 SPEAKER: No question. This is the final time chest 37 00:02:26,745 --> 00:02:31,556 win, lose or draw for the Hulkstar to wear that particular belt into the ring. 38 00:02:31,556 --> 00:02:34,742 SPEAKER: And what pressure on referee Joey Marella 39 00:02:34,742 --> 00:02:37,690 refereeing the biggest match in history right here. 40 00:02:37,690 --> 00:02:41,956 SPEAKER: Look at the stare of the champion against the challenger. 41 00:02:41,956 --> 00:02:45,517 The irresistible force reading the immovable object. 42 00:02:45,517 --> 00:02:50,285 SPEAKER: Look at the size of The Giant. I mean Hogan is 6 foot 8". 43 00:02:50,285 --> 00:02:52,979 SPEAKER: Andre is 7 foot 5". (CROWD CHEERS) 44 00:02:52,979 --> 00:02:58,121 The bell is gone, this one is officially underway. 45 00:02:58,121 --> 00:03:02,433 Look at the look of disdain on the face of Andre. 46 00:03:02,433 --> 00:03:04,095 SPEAKER: What's Hogan saying to him I wonder? 47 00:03:04,095 --> 00:03:06,521 What could Hogan possibly be saying to him? 48 00:03:06,521 --> 00:03:09,066 SPEAKER: I'd certainly like to be able to read lips at this point. 49 00:03:09,066 --> 00:03:11,472 SPEAKER: He's on though, he's hulking up right now. 50 00:03:11,472 --> 00:03:14,987 SPEAKER: Shoved by Andre and the champion retaliates. 51 00:03:14,987 --> 00:03:18,913 Oh, big right hand blocked by the champion (CROWD CHEERS) 52 00:03:18,913 --> 00:03:22,489 and the Hulkstar unloading, body slam! Oh,he almost got him up. 53 00:03:22,489 --> 00:03:26,377 Oh, he collapsed, one two! 54 00:03:26,377 --> 00:03:28,022 Two count only. 55 00:03:28,022 --> 00:03:29,728 SPEAKER: Was that two or was that three? 56 00:03:29,728 --> 00:03:31,089 SPEAKER: Two count only. 57 00:03:31,089 --> 00:03:32,834 SPEAKER: Oh that was close Gorilla! 58 00:03:32,834 --> 00:03:34,176 SPEAKER: Shoulder was up. 59 00:03:34,176 --> 00:03:35,846 SPEAKER: Oh, was that close, Andre thinks he won 60 00:03:35,846 --> 00:03:38,032 and just like that, Hogan is hurt. 61 00:03:38,032 --> 00:03:40,197 Hogan went for a body slam earlier in the bout 62 00:03:40,197 --> 00:03:43,079 and he may have injured his back. 63 00:03:43,079 --> 00:03:45,416 SPEAKER: The man hurt that lower back area for sure 64 00:03:45,416 --> 00:03:48,221 with that extreme weight of Andre the giant. 65 00:03:48,221 --> 00:03:51,488 Referee showing the timekeeper that it was a two count 66 00:03:51,488 --> 00:03:52,894 and his shoulder came up. 67 00:03:52,894 --> 00:03:56,750 SPEAKER: Well that was very very close, Hogan may be injured. 68 00:03:56,750 --> 00:03:57,479 (LOUD THUD) 69 00:03:57,479 --> 00:04:02,271 Oh Andre is going to work on the back. He definitely is, Hogan's back is hurt. 70 00:04:02,271 --> 00:04:05,281 That's a bad sign for the champion this early in the bout. 71 00:04:05,281 --> 00:04:06,943 (CROWD CHEERS) 72 00:04:06,943 --> 00:04:10,758 SPEAKER: Referee riding down and questioning the champion. 73 00:04:10,758 --> 00:04:17,512 And Andre just patiently grinding away with those awesome forearm shots 74 00:04:17,512 --> 00:04:19,295 into the kidney area of the champion. 75 00:04:19,295 --> 00:04:23,222 SPEAKER: You know, I gotta say Andre's making it look easy right now Gorilla. 76 00:04:23,222 --> 00:04:24,935 SPEAKER: He certainly is Jess. 77 00:04:24,935 --> 00:04:27,452 SPEAKER; You know, the champion may have signed himself out. 78 00:04:27,452 --> 00:04:31,351 He may have gotten so hyped for this match and he's blown himself out 79 00:04:31,351 --> 00:04:33,371 before it even happens. 80 00:04:33,371 --> 00:04:35,771 SPEAKER: That adrenaline has got to be flowing through the body 81 00:04:35,771 --> 00:04:39,377 of the world's heavyweight champ. Oh, a knee lift by Andre 82 00:04:39,377 --> 00:04:42,677 and the Hulk's in serious serious trouble. 83 00:04:42,677 --> 00:04:46,075 SPEAKER: And the big man keeps him down, and the man, it's trouble alright. 84 00:04:46,075 --> 00:04:48,985 SPEAKER: Oh slam. Andre picked him up with ease. 85 00:04:48,985 --> 00:04:49,521 (BODY SLAMS, HULK GROANS) 86 00:04:49,521 --> 00:04:54,571 And puts him right in that lower lumbar region, 87 00:04:54,571 --> 00:04:57,479 that kidney area that's already been damaged. 88 00:04:57,479 --> 00:05:00,607 SPEAKER: He almost broke Hogan right through the back of it Andre. 89 00:05:00,607 --> 00:05:04,485 Andre telling the champion get up. Get up! 90 00:05:04,485 --> 00:05:07,832 SPEAKER: There is almost literally a hush here in the Silverdome Jess. 91 00:05:07,832 --> 00:05:13,732 SPEAKER: You know it's almost seemed at this point the bout, it's a mismatch. 92 00:05:13,732 --> 00:05:15,578 SPEAKER: Hulkstar trying to make it to his feet, 93 00:05:15,578 --> 00:05:20,380 Andre gets him up and puts him in another slam. 94 00:05:21,338 --> 00:05:23,856 How many times can the champion take that? 95 00:05:23,856 --> 00:05:26,462 SPEAKER: The big giant's working him. Wow, look at this! 96 00:05:26,462 --> 00:05:27,615 (HULK GROANS) 97 00:05:27,615 --> 00:05:30,502 SPEAKER: Walking right over the back of the champ. 98 00:05:30,502 --> 00:05:32,845 SPEAKER: You know, The Brain's gotta be feeling good right now, 99 00:05:32,845 --> 00:05:36,703 Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan, he's gotta be feeling good. 100 00:05:36,703 --> 00:05:40,034 SPEAKER: Anxiety running through his veins as well as he is... 101 00:05:40,034 --> 00:05:42,810 What a golden opportunity for him to walk out of here 102 00:05:42,810 --> 00:05:45,256 the manager of the new world's heavyweight champion. 103 00:05:45,256 --> 00:05:48,567 SPEAKER: You know I've never seen Hogan beaten down like this. 104 00:05:48,567 --> 00:05:52,793 I've never seen Hogan crawling on the mat it's obvious he's hurt his back 105 00:05:52,793 --> 00:05:56,649 attempting to go for that big body slam earlier in the bout. 106 00:05:56,649 --> 00:06:02,683 SPEAKER: Andre picks him up literally by the tights, 107 00:06:02,683 --> 00:06:07,628 rips him into the side. Further damage done. 108 00:06:07,628 --> 00:06:12,323 And Andre's just taking his time, Andre seems to have no fear at all 109 00:06:12,323 --> 00:06:14,975 for Hogan's strength. 110 00:06:14,975 --> 00:06:19,829 SPEAKER: None whatsoever but a lot of guys have made that mistake as well Jess. 111 00:06:19,829 --> 00:06:24,718 Hard again once into the turnbuckles. (CROWD SHOUTS) 112 00:06:24,718 --> 00:06:28,601 And the referee right over there taking a good look at the champ 113 00:06:28,601 --> 00:06:31,837 as we look over the shoulder of Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan. 114 00:06:31,837 --> 00:06:36,651 SPEAKER: I heard on Andre yell what do you think of your champion now? 115 00:06:36,651 --> 00:06:38,141 (GRUNTS) 116 00:06:38,141 --> 00:06:41,323 SPEAKER: Andre with a shoulder block into the stamina, 117 00:06:41,323 --> 00:06:46,036 you can hear Bobby 'The Brain' screaming again, again! 118 00:06:46,184 --> 00:06:48,284 SPEAKER: And I'll tell you, Hogan started off quick 119 00:06:48,284 --> 00:06:52,410 but has had virtually no offence since going for that big body slam 120 00:06:52,410 --> 00:06:55,344 at the start. 121 00:06:55,419 --> 00:06:56,441 (GRUNTS) 122 00:06:56,441 --> 00:06:58,854 SPEAKER: Oh, champ's gotta get out of that corner, 123 00:06:58,854 --> 00:07:02,209 he is getting crushed in there. 124 00:07:02,244 --> 00:07:02,847 SPEAKER: Gorilla... 125 00:07:02,847 --> 00:07:07,354 SPEAKER: Oh, The Brain just screamed headbutt him, and Andre delivers. 126 00:07:07,354 --> 00:07:10,407 SPEAKER: If Hogan doesn't get out of this predicament right now 127 00:07:10,407 --> 00:07:12,540 we're gonna see a new champion Gorilla. 128 00:07:12,540 --> 00:07:14,835 SPEAKER: You got that right. 129 00:07:14,835 --> 00:07:18,893 SPEAKER: How much punishment can the champion Hogan take? 130 00:07:18,893 --> 00:07:21,850 SPEAKER: A whole lot Jess, I've seen him do it on a number of occasions. 131 00:07:21,850 --> 00:07:25,041 SPEAKER: But never from a guy 525 pounds. 132 00:07:25,041 --> 00:07:26,749 SPEAKER: Absolutely not. (CROWD CHEERS WILDLY) 133 00:07:26,749 --> 00:07:29,438 Oh the Hulkstar sneaked out under the back door. 134 00:07:29,438 --> 00:07:30,759 (CROWD CHEERS WILDLY) 135 00:07:30,759 --> 00:07:35,890 He's out of the corner and it's the Hulk with a right hand 136 00:07:35,890 --> 00:07:40,469 and another one, walk the ropes, a big roundhouse right! 137 00:07:40,837 --> 00:07:42,481 He's got the giant stunned! 138 00:07:42,481 --> 00:07:45,012 SPEAKER: He's got him stunned, can he keep him? Big elbow. 139 00:07:45,012 --> 00:07:48,814 SPEAKER: An elbow, and Andre is just teetering. 140 00:07:48,814 --> 00:07:51,139 (LOUD SMACK) 141 00:07:51,139 --> 00:07:53,174 SPEAKER: Hogan's giving it everything he's got right here, 142 00:07:53,174 --> 00:07:56,303 he's got the giant reeled into the corner. 143 00:07:56,303 --> 00:08:00,122 SPEAKER: It's the champion with the upper hand right now and he rams Andre. 144 00:08:00,122 --> 00:08:02,829 Once, twice, three times, four times! (CROWD CHEERS WILDLY) 145 00:08:02,829 --> 00:08:08,650 Hitting that top turnbuckle time after time (CROWD CHEERS WILDLY). 146 00:08:08,705 --> 00:08:14,711 Andre dazed, the eyes were looking very strange there. 147 00:08:14,819 --> 00:08:16,990 As the Hulk comes after (CROWD GROANS) 148 00:08:16,990 --> 00:08:20,577 Ran right into that size 22. 149 00:08:20,577 --> 00:08:23,249 SPEAKER: Andre with a tremendous desperation move 150 00:08:23,249 --> 00:08:26,017 caught the champion coming in flush on the jaw 151 00:08:26,017 --> 00:08:29,997 with that size 22/24 boot, and Hogan's back on the mat 152 00:08:30,078 --> 00:08:32,007 and back in trouble again. 153 00:08:32,007 --> 00:08:34,459 SPEAKER: He is grinning like a giant, are you alright? 154 00:08:34,459 --> 00:08:38,971 And he looked down and nodded affirmatively. 155 00:08:38,971 --> 00:08:40,337 (LOUD SMACK, HULK GROANS) 156 00:08:40,337 --> 00:08:44,544 Wow! What a chop by Andre. 157 00:08:44,544 --> 00:08:45,570 Oh, the bear hug! 158 00:08:45,570 --> 00:08:49,119 SPEAKER: He could get a submission on this. 159 00:08:49,119 --> 00:08:51,339 (CROWD CHEERS) 160 00:08:51,339 --> 00:08:57,559 SPEAKER: I will be the Hulk's surprise guy in all these 93,000 plus, 161 00:08:57,559 --> 00:08:59,683 if the Hulkstar submits to this. 162 00:08:59,683 --> 00:09:01,702 SPEAKER: Well he may not have no choice Gorilla. 163 00:09:01,702 --> 00:09:05,667 He has never been put in a hold in a bear hug like this 164 00:09:05,667 --> 00:09:09,105 by a man with the size and the strength of Andre. 165 00:09:09,105 --> 00:09:11,778 SPEAKER: This guy has guts personified. 166 00:09:11,778 --> 00:09:14,687 SPEAKER: I'm not denying that, I'm not denying that for a minute. 167 00:09:14,687 --> 00:09:17,402 He's a tremendous champion but he's facing a man 168 00:09:17,402 --> 00:09:20,224 who has never been beaten in 15 years. 169 00:09:20,224 --> 00:09:22,265 (CROWD CHEERS) 170 00:09:22,265 --> 00:09:24,588 SPEAKER: The record of the reigning world's heavyweight champion 171 00:09:24,588 --> 00:09:28,170 is not a shabby one either Jess. (CROWD CHEERS) 172 00:09:28,170 --> 00:09:30,169 SPEAKER: Heenan's yelling out, ring the bell, ring the bell. 173 00:09:30,169 --> 00:09:33,272 You can hear Bobby Heenan yelling to referee Joey Marella 174 00:09:33,272 --> 00:09:34,907 it's over, ring the bell. 175 00:09:34,907 --> 00:09:37,752 SPEAKER: Referee right there, checking every side. 176 00:09:37,752 --> 00:09:41,010 Checking to see if the Hulkstar indeed wants to quit. 177 00:09:41,010 --> 00:09:43,898 Highly unlikely in my book. 178 00:09:43,898 --> 00:09:48,564 But going from side to side as the hulk tries to ram that right hand, 179 00:09:48,564 --> 00:09:50,115 he was unsuccessful Jess. 180 00:09:50,115 --> 00:09:52,984 SPEAKER: Yeah, I'm telling you, Gorilla what's happening here, 181 00:09:52,984 --> 00:09:56,629 Andre is putting the squeeze on He's taking the air away from Hogan. 182 00:09:56,629 --> 00:10:00,143 Hogan is not being allowed to get a full breath of oxygen in there, 183 00:10:00,143 --> 00:10:02,783 and that's subsequently gonna make him light headed, 184 00:10:02,783 --> 00:10:05,967 and it's gonna make the knees shake and it could set him up. 185 00:10:05,967 --> 00:10:09,585 SPEAKER: Well eventually he'll put him away with it if possible, 186 00:10:09,585 --> 00:10:14,822 he'll just squeeze all the air out of him and not allow any air to get in. 187 00:10:14,822 --> 00:10:17,614 And the fans watching him try to bring in that oxygen. 188 00:10:17,614 --> 00:10:21,968 SPEAKER; You can see Hogan's appealing to the 93,000 Hulkamanians 189 00:10:21,968 --> 00:10:23,661 here in the Silverdome. 190 00:10:23,661 --> 00:10:26,791 SPEAKER: Give you that little bit of extra something that you need, 191 00:10:26,791 --> 00:10:29,346 to get that adrenaline flowing once more 192 00:10:29,346 --> 00:10:33,462 to combat the likes of Andre the Giant. 193 00:10:33,462 --> 00:10:35,684 SPEAKER: Andre holding tough with him though, 194 00:10:35,684 --> 00:10:39,261 Andre's, you know, he's got him ready for this bumping. 195 00:10:39,261 --> 00:10:42,662 'Cause Andre has rushed nothing, Hogan's arm is going down. 196 00:10:42,662 --> 00:10:45,791 This could be history right here Gorilla Monsoon. 197 00:10:45,791 --> 00:10:51,575 SPEAKER: The Hulkstar just withering away here. 198 00:10:51,575 --> 00:10:53,722 Referee checking the arm, wow, look at that. 199 00:10:53,722 --> 00:10:57,053 SPEAKER: One more time and it's over. One more time if that arm drops 200 00:10:57,053 --> 00:10:58,746 and it's over. 201 00:10:58,746 --> 00:11:02,187 SPEAKER: Dropped again. It's gotta be three times I believe Jess. 202 00:11:02,187 --> 00:11:05,214 Wow, look at that! It's up now. (CROWD CHEERS WILDLY) 203 00:11:05,214 --> 00:11:09,875 Listen to these fans. (CHEERING CONTINUES) 204 00:11:09,875 --> 00:11:11,829 SPEAKER: He's still got it, where'd the hold go? 205 00:11:11,829 --> 00:11:16,198 SPEAKER: He's still the champion. (CROWD CHEERS WILDLY) 206 00:11:16,198 --> 00:11:19,983 Hulk fighting with every ounce of courage in him. 207 00:11:19,983 --> 00:11:23,096 Right on the side of the ear with a right. 208 00:11:23,096 --> 00:11:25,782 And another one, still hasn't broken the hold. 209 00:11:25,782 --> 00:11:28,742 The third one did, and another one, and another one. 210 00:11:28,742 --> 00:11:29,893 (CROWD CHEERS WILDLY) 211 00:11:29,893 --> 00:11:32,945 And the champion unloading with everything he's got. 212 00:11:32,945 --> 00:11:36,565 SPEAKER: He's still in, he finally broke the hold. 213 00:11:36,565 --> 00:11:40,093 SPEAKER: Andre being stunned now. (CROWD CHEERS) 214 00:11:40,093 --> 00:11:46,402 The champion hurting his hand but he's hurting the giant as well. 215 00:11:46,402 --> 00:11:50,190 It's the champion on the ropes. 216 00:11:51,862 --> 00:11:57,076 Coming off once again, driving Andre back a few steps. 217 00:11:57,076 --> 00:12:00,666 SPEAKER: Unbelievable Monsoon, I can't believe it. 218 00:12:00,666 --> 00:12:04,688 SPEAKER: Ram's hard into the champ. (CROWD CHEERS) 219 00:12:04,688 --> 00:12:07,811 SPEAKER: Hogan is down, Andre needs to do something here to finish him off. 220 00:12:07,811 --> 00:12:11,958 SPEAKER: Andre is shaking his head and trying to clear the cobwebs. 221 00:12:11,958 --> 00:12:16,399 Picks up the champion (INAUDIBLE) downed him with that boot 222 00:12:16,399 --> 00:12:20,381 and the Hulkstar's out. Out onto the floor. 223 00:12:20,381 --> 00:12:22,174 SPEAKER: Don't let this match end in a countdown. 224 00:12:22,174 --> 00:12:26,765 SPEAKER: Andre going right out after him. 225 00:12:26,765 --> 00:12:30,695 Andre the Giant continuing to administer the punishment. 226 00:12:30,695 --> 00:12:35,227 What a job. Referee is counting both men. 227 00:12:35,227 --> 00:12:37,554 SPEAKER: Oh! Andre headbutted the post. (CROWD CHEERS WILDLY) 228 00:12:37,554 --> 00:12:41,749 SPEAKER: He sure did. The champion dropped right out of the way. 229 00:12:42,338 --> 00:12:46,312 Look at the Hulk crawling around the side 230 00:12:46,312 --> 00:12:50,110 trying to figure out where he's at. 231 00:12:50,418 --> 00:12:52,635 SPEAKER; What do you think he's doing? 232 00:12:52,635 --> 00:12:55,566 SPEAKER: He's rolling back that canvas area 233 00:12:55,566 --> 00:12:56,370 SPEAKER: For what? 234 00:12:56,370 --> 00:13:01,804 SPEAKER: To expose that concrete. (CROWD CHEERS WILDLY) 235 00:13:02,782 --> 00:13:08,210 The world's champion Hulk Hogan, oh look at this! 236 00:13:08,210 --> 00:13:10,294 He's going for a palm driver Jess. (CROWD CHEERS WILDLY) 237 00:13:10,294 --> 00:13:12,784 SPEAKER: He can't possibly get it. (CROWD CHEERS WILDLY) 238 00:13:12,784 --> 00:13:18,567 SPEAKER: Andre turned it over. Hulkstar made a big mistake there. 239 00:13:20,389 --> 00:13:23,491 SPEAKER: I'll tell you what that there, I don't know what Hogan 240 00:13:23,491 --> 00:13:25,843 was thinking up there, but that was horrible sportsmanship 241 00:13:25,843 --> 00:13:26,930 on his part. 242 00:13:26,930 --> 00:13:30,123 Pull him back in, and Andre's firing him back into the ring. 243 00:13:30,123 --> 00:13:32,488 SPEAKER: The champion being thrown back in 244 00:13:32,488 --> 00:13:34,824 and Andre underneath the bottom rope as well. 245 00:13:34,824 --> 00:13:35,762 (CROSSTALK) 246 00:13:35,762 --> 00:13:37,855 SPEAKER: At least we won't get a countdown 247 00:13:37,855 --> 00:13:40,202 we don't wanna see any countdown I wanna see a winner. 248 00:13:40,202 --> 00:13:44,434 SPEAKER: Absolutely. Andre now with an Irish weapon. 249 00:13:44,434 --> 00:13:45,849 SPEAKER: He misses the foot. 250 00:13:45,849 --> 00:13:48,281 SPEAKER: And the Hulk's stepped underneath that! 251 00:13:48,281 --> 00:13:48,919 (LOUD THUD) 252 00:13:48,919 --> 00:13:52,728 SPEAKER; Oh! He dropped the big guy! (CROWD CHEERS WILDLY) 253 00:13:52,728 --> 00:13:56,038 Look at Heenan, he's been out of shape. (CROWD CHEERS WILDLY) 254 00:13:56,038 --> 00:13:57,991 SPEAKER: That's the first time I think that the Giant's 255 00:13:57,991 --> 00:13:59,986 ever been knocked off his feet one time. (CROWD CHEERS WILDLY) 256 00:13:59,986 --> 00:14:02,906 SPEAKER: Look at the look on the face of the champion. 257 00:14:03,188 --> 00:14:05,600 (CROWD CHEERS WILDLY) 258 00:14:06,035 --> 00:14:07,970 He's hulking up Jess. 259 00:14:07,970 --> 00:14:10,526 SPEAKER: I don't know if he's got enough left in him. 260 00:14:10,526 --> 00:14:13,877 SPEAKER: Well adrenaline can do wonders! (CROWD CHEERS WILDLY) 261 00:14:13,877 --> 00:14:18,067 We're seeing what this guy is really made of, what he is. 262 00:14:18,067 --> 00:14:20,913 The greatest professional athlete in the world today. 263 00:14:20,913 --> 00:14:22,728 Look at this (LOUD THUD, CROWD CHEERS WILDLY) 264 00:14:22,728 --> 00:14:25,834 SPEAKER: He slammed him. I don't believe it. 265 00:14:25,834 --> 00:14:27,498 I don't believe it. 266 00:14:27,498 --> 00:14:29,972 SPEAKER: Hulk drops in a big leg. (CROWD CHEERS WILDLY) 267 00:14:29,972 --> 00:14:31,380 Over for the cover. (REFEREE COUNTS) 268 00:14:31,380 --> 00:14:34,032 It's over. (CROWD CHEERS WILDLY) 269 00:14:34,032 --> 00:14:37,923 SPEAKER: Unbelievable! (CROWD CHEERS WILDLY) 270 00:14:38,894 --> 00:14:42,600 I never thought it could be done Gorilla. 271 00:14:42,841 --> 00:14:46,663 SPEAKER: Neither did these 93,000 plus (CROWD CHEERS WILDLY) 272 00:14:46,663 --> 00:14:51,535 as the world's heavyweight champion Hulk Hogan has proven to everyone 273 00:14:51,535 --> 00:14:53,955 what he's made of. (CROWD CHEERS WILDLY) 274 00:14:53,955 --> 00:14:55,466 SPEAKER: What can I say? 275 00:14:55,466 --> 00:14:59,352 I never thought it could be done Gorilla Monsoon. 276 00:15:00,025 --> 00:15:05,120 SPEAKER: He's thanking the guy upstairs Jess, as he always does. 277 00:15:05,427 --> 00:15:09,093 Let's get the official announcement. 278 00:15:09,093 --> 00:15:12,049 SPEAKER: The winner of the bout 279 00:15:12,049 --> 00:15:19,065 and still World Wrestling Federation's Heavyweight Champion 280 00:15:19,065 --> 00:15:22,415 Hulk Hogan! (CROWD CHEERS WILDLY) 281 00:15:22,415 --> 00:15:26,624 SPEAKER: Listen to their voices. ('REAL AMERICAN' BY HULK HOGAN PLAYS) 282 00:15:26,624 --> 00:15:31,792 He is truly a real American man. ('REAL AMERICAN' BY HULK HOGAN PLAYS) 283 00:15:31,792 --> 00:15:34,541 SPEAKER: What can I say Gorilla? I don't know, 284 00:15:34,541 --> 00:15:37,884 I'm the man who tells it like it is, I'll give credit where credit's due. 285 00:15:37,884 --> 00:15:41,322 I never though the man could ever defeat Andre the Giant. 286 00:15:41,322 --> 00:15:41,952 (CROWD CHEERS WILDLY) 287 00:15:41,952 --> 00:15:46,207 SPEAKER: Never underestimate the ability of the world's heavyweight champion, 288 00:15:46,207 --> 00:15:50,476 Hulk Hogan. He proved a lot of guys wrong. 289 00:15:50,476 --> 00:15:54,023 SPEAKER: That he did Gorilla. 290 00:15:54,435 --> 00:15:57,971 SPEAKER: You're looking at a tremendous individual. 291 00:15:57,971 --> 00:16:00,705 SPEAKER: That's the first time in 15 years Andre the Giant 292 00:16:00,705 --> 00:16:03,643 had ever defeated. ('REAL AMERICAN' BY HULK HOGAN PLAYS) 293 00:16:03,643 --> 00:16:06,279 SPEAKER: Never been slammed for that matter Jess. 294 00:16:06,279 --> 00:16:11,982 SPEAKER: Wow. I mean that's 525 pounds and that's not dead barbell weight. 295 00:16:11,982 --> 00:16:17,724 That's 525 pounds of living flesh that he picked up and slammed. 296 00:16:17,724 --> 00:16:20,698 SPEAKER: There go the losers, look at Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan. 297 00:16:20,698 --> 00:16:25,887 Andre still extremely upset and that man right there 298 00:16:25,887 --> 00:16:29,827 has won the hearts of everyone including you. 299 00:16:29,827 --> 00:16:32,863 SPEAKER: Look at The Brain. The Brain thought he had it Gorilla 300 00:16:32,863 --> 00:16:35,591 I thought he had it, the world thought he had it. 301 00:16:35,591 --> 00:16:38,275 SPEAKER: The Brain obviously despondent. 302 00:16:38,275 --> 00:16:42,014 What a chance this was for him to make all History, 303 00:16:42,014 --> 00:16:45,775 and wishes come true and let's look at this. 304 00:16:45,775 --> 00:16:48,689 Look at what the Hulk is giving them now Jess. 305 00:16:48,689 --> 00:16:51,850 Exactly what they want. 306 00:16:51,850 --> 00:16:55,304 SPEAKER: He already gave them what they wanted, the win, 307 00:16:55,304 --> 00:17:00,987 this is just his egomaniac self out there now. 308 00:17:00,987 --> 00:17:03,642 SPEAKER: When you can do what he's done right here, 309 00:17:03,642 --> 00:17:07,563 in this record breaking event, you can do anything you wanted. 310 00:17:07,563 --> 00:17:09,062 SPEAKER: Well, you know what Monsoon? 311 00:17:09,062 --> 00:17:11,889 I may have to come out of retirement to win this title. 312 00:17:11,889 --> 00:17:15,662 SPEAKER: Oh boy, I'd pay to see that Jess. 313 00:17:16,596 --> 00:17:20,388 There he is, the greatest professional athlete in the world today 314 00:17:20,388 --> 00:17:24,551 the world's heavyweight champion, Hulk Hogan. 315 00:17:24,551 --> 00:17:28,223 And he is proud of himself, and rightly so. 316 00:17:28,223 --> 00:17:31,654 (CROWD CHEERS) 317 00:17:31,931 --> 00:17:34,839 SPEAKER: How many millions and millions of people have seen this 318 00:17:34,839 --> 00:17:37,906 and witnessed the greatest match I've ever seen? 319 00:17:37,906 --> 00:17:41,945 ('REAL AMERICAN' BY HULK HOGAN PLAYS) 320 00:17:42,178 --> 00:17:44,540 SPEAKER: Greatest wrestling event of all time. 321 00:17:44,540 --> 00:17:49,555 Wrestlemania 3 here in the Silverdome and the Hulkstar once again, 322 00:17:49,904 --> 00:17:54,702 thanking, as he usually does, the man upstairs. 323 00:17:54,702 --> 00:17:59,176 SPEAKER: Who knows, maybe his next events will have to be against Bob Uecker. 324 00:17:59,176 --> 00:18:03,405 SPEAKER: I'll tell you something. They're all on their feet Jess. 325 00:18:03,405 --> 00:18:08,017 They've been on their feet for most of the afternoon and evening here 326 00:18:08,017 --> 00:18:10,080 and this just culminates it all. 327 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:13,855 SPEAKER: I'll tell you Gorilla, there were 93,173 here 328 00:18:13,855 --> 00:18:16,984 and I'd say right now there's still 80,000 of them here. 329 00:18:17,203 --> 00:18:19,245 SPEAKER: Oh, at least. 330 00:18:19,245 --> 00:18:20,678 SPEAKER: There's nobody leaving. 331 00:18:20,678 --> 00:18:24,716 SPEAKER; And the Hulkstar's giving them exactly what they want. 332 00:18:24,716 --> 00:18:27,481 Down on one knee, thanking the guy up there 333 00:18:27,481 --> 00:18:32,803 who makes it all possible and he fulfills that dream 334 00:18:32,803 --> 00:18:36,493 by keeping it all together. 335 00:18:37,038 --> 00:18:40,578 This has been a happening Jess. ('REAL AMERICAN' BY HULK HOGAN PLAYS) 336 00:18:40,578 --> 00:18:43,473 History is made here in the Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan, 337 00:18:43,473 --> 00:18:48,149 and that guy right there, has made history all over the world. 338 00:18:48,149 --> 00:18:52,144 SPEAKER: Well I gotta tell it like it is, I didn't think it could be done Gorilla, 339 00:18:52,144 --> 00:18:54,010 but he did it. 340 00:18:54,010 --> 00:18:58,202 SPEAKER: Proving a lot of skeptics wrong, world's heavyweight champion, 341 00:18:58,202 --> 00:19:01,804 Hulk Hogan put an end to the undefeated streak. 342 00:19:01,804 --> 00:19:06,125 The 15 year reign of Andre the Giant as undefeated, 343 00:19:06,125 --> 00:19:08,361 he'll never be able to say that again. 344 00:19:08,361 --> 00:19:10,077 SPEAKER: That' s right. 345 00:19:10,077 --> 00:19:15,450 ROB: Being from Michigan I was fortunate enough to land a 24th row ticket 346 00:19:15,450 --> 00:19:18,228 and when you're seeing the unimaginable 347 00:19:18,228 --> 00:19:22,449 when Hulk Hogan picked up Andre the giant and body slammed him. 348 00:19:22,449 --> 00:19:26,574 93,000 people screaming their heads off and I was one of them. 349 00:19:26,574 --> 00:19:30,255 That was definitely a memory.