WWE Smackdown! (TV Series)

The Radicalz Get a Shot (2000)

Mick Foley: Cactus Jack

Quotes 

• Cactus Jack : Well, Detroit, look who Cactus Jack decided to bring with him. Eddie Guerrero, Perry Saturn, Dean Malenko, and Chris Benoit. And they are here tonight not as members of the WWF but simply as my guests. But we are going to attempt to change all that tonight! You see, and this goes out to you, Triple H, we had you in the middle of the ring, flat on your back, and we chose to leave. Why? Because these four great athletes are not after your blood, at least not yet. You see, they're after contracts. To fully understand what's going through their minds right now, you have to know the mindset in Atlanta, Georgia, where they used to work.

  [the audience boos] 

  Cactus Jack : There's a simple saying there that says keep your mouth shut, check your pride at the door, and sit back and collect a big, fat paycheck. Well, that's not good enough for these four men, because wrestling is a hell of a lot more than just a paycheck for every one of 'em. What they want is to take on the best, and the only place to do that is in the WWF. More importantly, I know it is their desire to perform in front of the WWF fans. And maybe most important of all, I think they knew deep down in their hearts, no matter how good they were, no matter how good their matches were, that they were not quite old enough for WCW! So, Triple H, they came here on Monday night as my guests, and they did not start at the very bottom, no, they had the testicular fortitude to take on the very best. Now, we're asking you simply to show us that same fortitude. Come out here and we'll have one hell of a gala contract signing. Now, if you don't, well, what the five of us are prepared to do is to turn "SmackDown!" into a two-hour-long sit-down. We'll pull up five chairs, and we'll proceed to bore the living hell out of the American public. The choice is not up to me, so, Triple H, the ball truly is in your court.

  [DX's music hits, and Triple H comes out with Stephanie and the rest of DX to the entrance ramp] 

  Triple H : Cactus, let's face it, if I really felt like it, I would walk down this ramp, beat all your asses, and throw you in the back myself. Or... I could snap my fingers like that and 20 security guards, armed security guards, could walk to that ring, round up all your little asses, and throw you out of the building. All except for you, see, because you four are trespassing right now. You don't belong here, you've got no contract. But we're out here...

  [the crowd begins chanting "asshole"] 

  Triple H : We're out here because you wanna come out here and talk about competition, that we're afraid of competition. Cactus, you of all people should know better than that. DX, if nothing else, thrives on competition. That is what we are about! Competition, we gravitate towards it. It is what we are made of! It is what runs in our blood. It is what we are about!

  Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley : Now, the four of you may have been hot shots where you came from, but here in the World Wrestling Federation, you have to prove who you are. You have to earn your stripes. And quite frankly, based upon your actions Monday night, you're not worthy to compete in the World Wrestling Federation. Triple H and I had a conversation assessing your skills, and quite frankly, don't get me wrong, you're not bad, but you guys are simply... average. You're average.

  Triple H : Average, that's a good way to describe all of you, average. But I'll tell you what. In the name of fairness, because that's what the McMahon-Helmsley era is all about, fairness...

  [to the crowd chanting "asshole" again] 

  Triple H : Shut up! You guys wanna come in here and you wanna play games? You wanna rise to the top? Well, tonight, you're gonna get your chance. Tonight, we're gonna give you a little... tryout. Not a contract, but a one-day permit. Tonight, in that very ring, you guys are gonna get your chance. It's gonna start with you, Dean Malenko, because you will step into the ring with possibly the fastest man alive, X-Pac. Perry Saturn, Eddie Guerrero, you two are on deck; you will face the greatest tag team of all time, the greatest World Wrestling Federation tag team champions of all time, the New Age Outlaws. And Chris Benoit, the last time I saw you, you were the big fish in your small pond, standing in the middle of that ring holding up a shiny belt, the standard-bearer. Well, tonight, if it comes to that, you, Chris Benoit, will get into the ring with the World Wrestling Federation's standard-bearer. You will step into the ring against the measuring stick here in the WWF. You will step into the ring against the Game, you will step into the ring against the World Wrestling Federation champion. But, I don't think it'll ever get to that, because, you see, there are rules to this little tryout. You see, contracts are on the line. Now, if you can win two matches tonight out of those three, the four of you will get your contracts. But, Chris Benoit, I don't think you and I will ever step into the ring, because he

  [indicating X-Pac] 

  Triple H : is gonna take Malenko apart, and they

  [indicating the Outlaws] 

  Triple H : are gonna take Saturn and Gurrero apart.

  Cactus Jack : Triple H, one last thing. That sounds great, because all these men want is one opportunity. But I know the way DX works, they like to travel like a family, so just to make sure that everything is on the up-and-up, and there is no outside interference, I'm going to be watching from backstage. And I'm going to have a 2x4, and around that 2x4, I will wrap about five pounds of grade-A, industrial-strength, razor-sharp barbed wire! And I am literally BEGGING YOU to give me a reason to come down here and use it! Bang, bang!