AUSTIN/PILLMAN PRE-MATCH COMMENTS

Dok: Okay folks... don't envy my task right now... because I'm here in the locker room area to interview... Stone Cold Steve Austin and Brian Pillman!

(The camera pulls back to show Austin and Pillman standing to Dok's left.)

Dok: H-H-Hello, guys!

Pillman: What they HELL kind of outfit is THAT Dok? Did you raid the Miami Vice Rummage Sale or something? You look like a Sounds of the 80's CD exploded on you!

Dok: C'mon now, Brian. You guys have a big match ahead of you... and you should be worried about THAT, now how I'm attired.

Austin: No, see here, son... what YOU should be worried about is whether or not we're gonna make an example out of you to send a message to those slobbering idiots, the Hart Foundation!

Dok: Well, the feud will come to a head here tonight! We've seen skunk perfume, cans of V-8, hockey masks, crutches.... you NAME IT! I've never seen a hatred between two sets of individuals. Brian, you've not been in the ring for over a YEAR. But tonight, you return to action. How's the... uh... leg?

Pillman: It's still day to day Dok. Depending on the weather outside. Y'know... today, it really hurts. I only hope the Hart Foundation can find some compassion in their... HARTS... to take it easy on my leg. I mean, we know they're cowards like Shawn Michaels... AND they're cheap shot artists. But I don't think they want to be known as bullies who beat up a cripple!

(Pillman acts like he's in pain, then he and Stone Cold share a laugh.)

Dok: Stone Cold, what about Bret's claim that you've only wrestled TWICE in the past six months and that...

Austin: What they HELL is he talking about? I'm a WCW wrestler. I kick ass on all those WCW pieces of trash each and every night! And when I want a real work-out, I come here and embarass the New DEgeneration of the WWF. Back at Survivor Series, I had Curt Hennig beat in the middle of the ring... but the official was a Titan Tower official and he wouldn't call it straight. At the Countdown, I had to deal with the Anvil outside the ring, raisin' unholy hell on my best friend Brian Pillman. But if you remember... Stone Cold Steve Austin won the 1997 Royal Rumble! The Giant has my shot tonight... because I'd much rather blast the Hart's pearly whites down their stinkin' throats one more time then prove AGAIN that I'm the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be! And THAT'S the Bottom line, son!

Dok: WWWWEllll! What about Sabrina? This will be her first time as your manager outside the ring.

Pillman: Sabrina is the 1996 Manager of the Year! And she's already proven herself effective! Did you see how she TWICE handled the former ladies champ, Wild Chylde? Roxanne is no threat to her!

Dok: Well, for her to win the Manager of the Year AGAIN, like she wants, she's going to have to MANAGE somebody. Are you two STAYING in as active wrestlers?

Pillman: That's right Dok! I may not be up to 100%, but I'm still light years beyond the rest of the hot-air spewing senior citizens on the WWF circuit!

Dok: Stone Cold? Are you going to stay active?

Austin: Hendriks, some of that greasy kid stuff must have clogged your ears. I TOLD YOU I AM ACTIVE, son! But that's WCW. And like Brian said, Sabrina has ALREADY been VERY effective! Not only is she workin' on bringing Stone Cold to the WWF FULL-TIME, but she's got a nice suprise on the way for that fat slob, Jim Neidhart!

Pillman: (holding up an adding machine tape and laughing hysterically) This is going to be GREAT!

Dok: What do you have planned?

Austin: SHUT UP, DOK! You think we'd tell you? The Bottom Line IS... Stone Cold and Time Bomb are walking IN to this match... and we're BOTH coming out! The Hart Foundation will be LUCKY if just ONE of them comes out! We all know how the Foundation likes to get themselves drunk... well Stone Cold Steve Austin has got some kegs for them. It's called WHOOP ASS! And I'm gonna break your freakin' faces open and pour it down your throats, and that's the Bottom Line... because Stone Cold said SO!

RINGSIDE

From backstage comes Jesse the Body Ventura, again wearing pink and black clothing. But this time he has a black hat, a pink and black hawaiian shirt and pink pants. He comes to the announcer's table.

Jesse: Hello all, I figured I would come down here and help announce, in my own only slightly biased way.

JR: Well, we're glad to have you. Howard... Jesse. Jesse... Howard.

They shake hands then turn up to the ring for the introductions.