"As good as you are, The Rock is simply...better"

Vince McMahon "Give it up for the next WWF Champion, Triple H! I have an announcement to make, and that is Shawn Michaels has left the building - and it's a damn good thing he has. But in yet another announcement as it relates to tonight. Tonight, your beloved World Wrestling Federation champion The Rock...will be In This Very Ring. And The Rock will face another champion - with far greater credentials than his, and that would be the Intercontinental champion, Chris Benoit. Now, to make sure that the Rock doesn't have any rust on him, after all he has had this one week delay and whatver, so why don't we make this a submission match? Has The Rock ever won a match by submission?"

[Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley fällt kein solches Match ein, dann ergreift Triple H das Wort.]

Triple H "I don't believe the Rock knows any submission moves, Vince. Speaking of The Rock...Rock, you're gonna come out here tonight, and you are gonna answer my challenge. But, Rock, I wanna make sure that you are absolutely clear what you are getting yourself into Sunday at Judgment Day. Rock, I want there to be no question; I want there to be no excuse. So, it goes like this: Iron Man match, Rock. Sixty minutes - the winner is the one that takes the most falls. Rock, this one is not about catchphrases. This is not about cliches. This is not about gimmicks. There will be no excuses, Rock. [Rocky-Chants] You see, Rock, because this is the one match that nobody wants to touch. This is the one match that nobody, in their right minds, wants to get in the ring and try to do, quite simply, Rock, because they don't have the ability to do it.

The question you have to ask yourself is, Rock, do you have that ability? Because, Rock, there is no question about it - I have that ability and then some. Rock, mark my words - when Judgment Day is over, one man will walk from that ring, and that man will be the very best - he will be the greatest - and he will be the undisputed World Wrestling Federation champion - and Rock...he will be The Game, and he will be Triple H.

Now, as far as Shawn Michaels goes - Shawn, you and I have quite a past together, my friend - one hell of a ride, right buddy? That's one past, that's for damn sure. But I'll tell you what, Shawn, when I see you come into this ring talking like you did today, I have to ask myself...do you and I even HAVE a present...here? But, Shawn, there's one thing that there is no question of, and that is if you do not call this match the way it should be called Sunday at Judgment Day, Shawn, I can guarantee you that you will have NO FUTURE. Now I see these signs out here--"

[The Rocks Musik ertönt und er kommt zum Ring]

The Rock: "Finally, The Rock HAS COME BACK to Cleveland! Triple H, for one week you've been runnin' your mouth, challenging The Rock - Iron Man match - Judgment Day! Well, seeing as The Rock is officially back on RAW, let The Rock officially answer your challenge. 'cause in six days at Judgment Day, The Rock is officially just gonna kick your candy ass!

Triple H, The Rock realises that there is something deep down inside you that eats you alive, something that makes you wake up in a cold sweat, make you have nightmares, and that is the fact that as good as you are, The Rock is simply...better. And at Judgment Day, Iron Man match, The Rock is gonna prove that. Speaking of the Iron Man match, Shawn Michaels, he comes out and he dances, he prances, runs his mouth about now all of a sudden he is the guest referee of the Iron Man match. Well The Rock smells a rat from the word go. The last time the Rock and Triple H was in - the last time The Rock, Triple H, HBK in the middle of the ring, HBK cost The Rock the WWF title. So Shawn Michaels, The Rock says this: the Rock says you better call the match straight down the middle or the Rock will take his boot and shove it straight up your candyass.

Now as for tonight, Vince McMahon you wanna do all you can to The Rock before Judgment Day, throw everything at The Rock. Submission match - Chris Benoit - well, The Rock says this: one way or the other, as the Rock always does, he's gonna get the job done. Triple H, six days, Judgment Day, Iron Man match, The Rock says this: you're probably saying to yourself, Rock, an hour is too much for the Rock to handle, one hour is too long, well considering what The Rock is gonna do to you at Judgment Day, Iron Man match, one hour...isn't long enough. If ya smelllllllllllllllllalalalooowww...what The Rock is cookin'."