Backstage: The Rock, “Mean” Gene Okerlund & Pee Wee Herman
Rock is shown backstage with “Mean” Gene Okerlund. Rock says John Cena’s biggest fan is upset with him and he’s coming to see him now. In walks Pee Wee Herman. He starts doing Cena’s “you can’t see me” stuff. Rock tells him he looks ridiculous. Rock says if he keeps doing that he’s gonna be on the “Fruit Loop Troop,” Cena’s club. He says this is what it looks like and Mean Gene is shown in Cena gear. Pee Wee says he wants to be on Team Bring It. Rock says you know what to do. Pee Wee says “if you smell what the Pee is cooking.” Rock welcomes him to Team Bring It. Pee Wee acts like a retard and Rock walks off.
The Hall Of Fame 2011 class is introduced one-by-one.
-Jerry Lawler vs. Michael Cole
The video package airs to hype up the Lawler-Cole match. Booker T and Jim Ross come out for commentary. Now we hear Michael Cole on the microphone at the entrance way. He’s dressed up in amateur wrestling headgear and tights with a big orange hoody on. PPV cut out on me for a few minutes. I missed Stone Cold’s entrance and Jerry Lawler’s. Austin apparently did something to Swagger. He’s in a regular Stone Cold shirt. Austin calls for the bell. Lawler runs to the floor where Cole is hiding behind Jack Swagger. Cole hides in his glass case while Lawler beats down Swagger. Lawler goes to Cole and Cole extends his hand for a handshake and begs him off. Lawler shakes his hand. Cole thanks him. Now Cole realizes he’s screwed. Lawler pulls Cole’s arm through a hole in the glass. He’s making him smash his head into the wall several times. Lawler climbs into there now. He’s bashing Cole’s head off of everything in sight. Lawler finally yanks Cole out of there. He smashes his head off the General Manager’s computer stand. Austin is shown in the ring looking on smiling. Lawler finally rolls Cole into the ring. Austin is screwing with Cole a bit while Swagger knocks out Lawler on the floor. Cole is finally on his feet in the ring. Cole with a baseball slide onto Lawler. Swagger locks in the ankle lock on Lawler on the floor. Cole calls for Austin to start a count out on Lawler. Lawler finally gets in the ring. Cole jumping on the leg of Lawler on the ropes. Cole with a nearfall. Lawler starting to fight back. Cole cuts him off. This match is horrendous. It’s good to hear JR on commentary though. Crowd is chanting “boring” in unison. Agreed. Cole pulls his strap down, mocking Lawler. Cole applies an ankle lock. The announcers call it the “an-Cole Lock.” Austin asking Lawler if he wants out. Lawler says no. Lawler finally fights out and knocks Cole down. Time for Lawler to beat up Cole and head to the finish. Lawler stomps him a few times and Swagger throws in the towel. Swagger gets up on the apron now. Austin picks the towel up, wipes his head with it and throws it at Swagger. Swagger comes in the ring. Swagger gets in Austin’s face so Austin hits him with a Stone Cold Stunner. “That’s my dog right there!” – Booker T. Austin asks Cole if he wants to continue or not. Cole pleads with Austin. Cole smacks Austin’s hand. The entire crowd just “oooh’d!” Austin pushes Cole into a right hand by Lawler. This match is god awful. Crowd chanting for Lawler now. Lawler hits a standing dropkick on Cole. Austin smiles and nods. Lawler climbs to the top rope. He points to the sky and then takes the strap down. He comes flying off the ropes with a fist. He covers him and as Austin counts to two, Lawler picks Cole up to stop the count. Austin smiles. Lawler slaps on the ankle lock on Cole. Cole taps. Austin doesn’t stop it though. Cole is tapping like a mad man. Austin just keeps saying “do you give up” really slow. Austin lets it go a bit longer before finally calling for the bell and raising Lawler’s hand.
Winner: Jerry Lawler (match outcome reversed: Michael Cole wins)
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