WWE Raw (TV Series)

King of The Ring 2000 Fallout (2000)

Paul Levesque: Triple H

Quotes 

• Commissioner Mick Foley : Thank you very much, Shawn Michaels, and thank you, Worcester, for that very warm welcome. Now, as I stand before you, Triple H, Stephanie, in this very ring, I can kind of tell what you're thinking. And that is, not only does Mick look damn good in his new haircut...

  [the crowd cheers] 

  Commissioner Mick Foley : Thank you. But, Triple H, you're thinking I somehow look a little bit more powerful than I used to. And it's true. You see, I'm just coming off a very successful business meeting, and Linda McMahon has bestowed upon me the right to make certain decisions, including who is #1 contender for the WWF championship. Triple H, I've heard your pleas, or more accurately, your whining, your bitching, and as someone I know used to say, your kvetching. And as far as being the #1 contender, well, I just don't know. But what I do know is this: with Vince McMahon gone to be a...

  [snickering] 

  Commissioner Mick Foley : ...a genetic jackhammer, well, the power he used to have goes to me. And that means I get to make the matches! I get to make the decisions! And I get to make damn sure that nobody ever has to

  [imitating Hunter's manner of speaking] 

  Commissioner Mick Foley : listen-uhh to a boring-uhhh 20-minute-uhhh Triple H-uhhh promo again!

  Triple H : [trying to keep his cool]  Mick... Mick, I am gonna make this very simple for you to understand, because I know you are an idiot. You either make me the #1 contender right now, or am I gonna beat the living hell out of you right here, as you like to say to get a cheap pop all the time, in Worcester, Massachusetts.

  Commissioner Mick Foley : [humored]  Hey, look, uh, you've already done that before. I'm sick of getting my ass beaten by you, and I think everybody's sick and tired of seeing me getting my ass beaten by you. But I know, I know that you are worthy of consideration. But the man I determine to be the #1 contender will not get there by hurtful language and threats and intimidation. No, he will truly be the best man for the job.

• Shawn Michaels : As much as I'm sure everyone was looking forward to the coronation of our brand-new King of the Ring, Mr. Kurt Angle...

  [the crowd jeers] 

  Shawn Michaels : I'm afraid old HBK has got a little business to take care of first. Now, as the official spokesperson of the World Wrestling Federation, it is my duty to inform you that I, in fact, do have a major announcement to make here tonight.

  [the crowd cheers] 

  Shawn Michaels : And it involves the #1 contender for the World Wrestling Federation championship.

  [Triple H's music hits, and he joins Shawn in the ring] 

  Triple H : You know, Shawn, you and I have been friends for a long time, pal. Outside of this crazy world, right? Always been tight. Thick and thin, man. That's why I know it pains you...

  [the crowd begins an "asshole" chant] 

  Triple H : That's why, Shawn, I know it pains you to see what happened to me last night, to see me get screwed. To see me get royally screwed. Imagine how that makes me feel, Shawn. Imagine what it feels like to me. I stand here today in front of the world no longer the World Wrestling Federation champion.

  [the crowd cheers] 

  Triple H : But the fact of the matter is, I was never beaten. Shawn, last night at King of the Ring, I never lost, but yet every single place I have gone today, every person has stuck their grubby little finger in my chest and said, "Loser!" You know what that feels like to me, Shawn? It's like a cancer. It's like a cancer inside my stomach, eating me from the inside out. It's burning a hole in me, Shawn. And I know you know that, and I know that's why you're out here to make your special announcement. And your special announcement is gonna be that I am the #1 contender for the World Wrestling Federation championship which I never lost. And, Shawn, when you're done with your special announcement, then I'm gonna make my special announcement, and that is that the Rock's days as World Wrestling Federation champion are numbered.

  Shawn Michaels : Hunter, Triple H, you're right. I can't argue with anything that you said. You are right. But there's only one small, *small*, problem. As you know, a number of weeks ago, I resigned as commissioner of the World Wrestling Federation. I can no longer make those decisions. And you know, if I could, I would make you the #1 contender in a heartbeat. You are my best friend, you know I would go to the ends of the earth for you. But these are decisions that I can no longer make. But, what I can do is introduce to you, and everyone else here tonight, the man who can make those decisions. Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to introduce to you the new commissioner of the World Wrestling Federation, MICK FOLEY!