WWE Smackdown! (TV Series)

Episode #1.1 (1999)

Mick Foley: Mankind

Quotes 

• Shawn Michaels : Now, hold on a second, Rock. If we're gonna do this, let's make it official. And there's only one cat in the World Wrestling Federation that can do that, and that's HBK. So, if the people want...

  [the crowd cheers] 

  Shawn Michaels : ...the people shall receive. Tonight, right there in that very ring, the Rock will take on, in one-on-one competition, Triple H, and the World Wrestling Federation championship *will* be on the line.

  [the crowd cheers] 

  Shawn Michaels : And just to make sure that there are no shenanigans, no crooked referees, I figure there's only one man in the World Wrestling Federation that we can trust to be the law and order in that ring, and that also is yours truly, the Heartbreak Kid. So, if you two don't mind, in your WWF championship match, I will be the special guest referee.

  [as his music hits and Shawn turns to leave, Shane McMahon appears in the ring with Hunter, to a chorus of boos] 

  Shane McMahon : Whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait just a second. Okay, HBK, you wanna make your little match, now, as commissioner, you have all rights and privileges to do so. You do have the stroke to make Triple H face the Rock for the WWF championship, however, as the owner of the WWF, I'm gonna one-up you a little bit on stroke, HBK. And I'm gonna appoint myself the special second guest referee this evening to keep my eyes on you, Michaels!

  Shawn Michaels : Well, see, we're gonna have a little problem with that right there, because you're gonna be busy tonight. Let me give you a little lesson in stroke, McMahon. Seeing as that I can book any WWF wrestler in any match at any time, and coming off a stellar four-star performance at SummerSlam, you yourself now are a WWF superstar. So, with that in mind, you're not gonna be able to help me referee, because you're gonna be busy taking on a man in one-on-one competition that you *screwed* last Monday night.

  [Mankind's music hits, and he joins Shawn on the entrance ramp] 

  Mankind : All this talk about stroking and screwing has got Mankind a little bit excited. So, I figure, why put off until today what we can do tomorrow? So what Mankind is gonna do is he's gonna unbutton his three-dollar Salvation Army special, he's gonna loosen up the tie that was given to him free by the WWF, he's going to begin walking down the People's Aisle, and he's going to listen while the DOZENS...

  [the crowd cheers, but not to the degree that they do for the Rock] 

  Mankind : ...and DOZENS of Mankind's fans all chant his name.

  The Rock : The Rock says, piss on this talk, he's gonna lay the smackdown on your candy...

  [getting into the ring, he brawls with Triple H while Mankind fights with Shane]