"Winning the Royal Rumble is your only chance at salvation"

The Undertaker: "Stubbornness, anger, denial. Those aren't just the attributes of Vince McMahon. They also lie within the soul of Shawn Michaels. It was nearly one year ago when Shawn Michaels told the world 'I'm gonna go to WrestleMania and I will break the Undertaker's undefeated streak.' And although Shawn did, without the shadow of a doubt, prove he is Mr. WrestleMania, the streak is still intact. [Jubel] For more than a month now Shawn Michaels has been trying to get my attention. He is requesting a rematch at this year's WrestleMania. So I stand before you now with my answer. And it's an answer that I wanted to deliver personally."

[Shawn Michaels' Musik erklingt, und HBK kommt zum Ring. Es folgt ein kurzer Staredown, während das Publikum "HBK!"-Sprechchöre anstimmt.]

Shawn Michaels: "Here I am, Dead Man. Anxiously, anxiously waiting for your answer. And believe me, I'm all ears."

Undertaker: "Shawn, I do have to admit you did come closer than all the others. But you still failed. And a rematch at this year's WrestleMania will only result in more bitter disappointment for yourself. Shawn, I've got nothing to prove to you. My answer--is No." [Buhrufe]

HBK: "You've got the audacity to come out here and look me in the eye and--"

Undertaker: "However, if you are truly convinced that you can beat me, I will give you that opportunity tonight." [Laute Jubelschreie und "HBK!"-Sprechchöre]

HBK: "No. [Buhrufe] No. I want nothing more than to beat you, Undertaker. But when I beat you, it's gonna be on the "Grandest Stage Of 'Em All". I realize, I realize what I have to do now. I'm gonna enter the Royal Rumble. And when I win - and believe me, Undertaker, I will win - there isn't gonna be any mystery, there is gonna be no wondering about what champion I'm gonna face. The champion I'm gonna face is you, Undertaker. [Undertaker nickt kaum sichtbar.] So in two weeks when you face Rey Mysterio--"

Undertaker: "Oh, I will be the World Heavyweight Champion come WrestleMania. So winning the Royal Rumble, Shawn, is your only chance at salvation."

HBK: "After I win the Royal Rumble I'll see you at WrestleMania. Your streak, your title, your soul will be mine."