As the Rock knocked Shane down the ramp with a vile right hand, "The Boy Wonder", trying his best to put some distance between he and "The Great One", held his hands up in the air, begging for leniency, but the Rock, mad with rage, after Shane cost him the WWF title at Backlash, and then orchestrated the Corporation jumping him twice just 24 hours prior on Raw, was in a foul, foul mood.
Cole and Cornette, still sick to their stomach about the assault on Vince by the Ministry, were literally trying to keep an eye out for this match, and also keep the fans updated on Vince, who looked to be in a world of hurt after the Ministry did a complete number on him.
Shane, a few feet from the ring, attempting to crawl away, was grabbed by the Rock, and was planted face first into the steel ring steps! Shane, knocked motionless on the ground, was then picked up and thrown into the steal ring post!
The fans, chanting the Rock's name, finally glad that someone was finally sticking it to Shane, who had been riding a non-stop ego-maniac train in the past few weeks, cheered on as the Rock delivered a stiff kick to Shane's abdomen, Shane letting out a loud and audible grown as the toe of Rocky's boot connected with his stomach.
The Rock, the 26-year old Brahma Bull, then picked Shane up as if he weighed nothing, then dropped him chest first into the guard-rail, as Shane held his chest on the mat below in agonizing pain, as the Rock put the boots to Shane back and head.
The referee, attempting to get both men in the ring in order for the match to officially begin, screamed at the Rock to take the match inside, but the Rock twisted his hand backwards, threatening to hit the ref, who scattered away from the People's Champ.
The Rock then picked Shane up from outside on the mat and threw him inside the ring, with the referee calling for the bell to ring, the match officially under way.
The Rock, who kept stomping away at Shane, allowed him to get a brief reprieve. Shane, once again, on his hands and knees, begged for mercy, but the Rock, looking around at the crowd, had other things in mind.
Shane, the opportunist that he was, taking advantage of the situation, used a forearm to nail the Rock right in the People's Jewels!
Shane, buying himself some time, as the Rock fell to his knees in pain, then pulled himself up by the referee's shirt, before pounding away at the Rock, giving the Rock four straight shots to the face.
Pulling the Rock back up to his feet, in a move to clearly mock him, Shane took his hand out all the way to the people before bringing it back down on Rocky's face, knocking him back down o the mat, similar to what the Rock would have done!
Going outside quickly, Shane went to the timekeeper's table, forcing him to give up his steel chair, as the crowd, sensing what he was about to do, gave a mix of cheers and jeers for Shane O'Mac.
Reentering the ring, Shane, folding up the chair, ran at high speed towards the Rock, who was attempting to pull himself up at the turnbuckle, but the Rock got his feet up just in time before the chair met his skull, which ended up hitting Shane in the head instead!
Dazed, the Rock, then picked up the chair, and walking around Shane with it for a moment, who was on his knees again, hit Shane right in the spine with the steel chair, not once, not twice, but three times, bending the chair in half from the impact!
The Rock quickly covered Shane, but Shane surprised all when he kicked out at 2!
The Rock continued to stomp away at Shane for a moment, then, picking him back up, threw Shane shoulder first into the middle turnbuckle, causing Shane O'Mac to slowly fall out of the ring in pain.
The Rock, who had recovered the chair shot, stalked Shane on the outside, and then when Shane had his head right between the steel steps, the Rock swung wildly with the chair, but Shane, on instinct alone, moved out of the way just in the knick of time, obviously wanting to maim Vince's only son.
The Rock, discarding the chair again, then went to Shane and tried grabbing Shane by his legs, but Shane, regaining his strength, from somewhere, used the power in his legs to push the Rock off him, the Rock's back hitting the steal steps as he fell backwards.
Shane, having regained some of his strength now, then began kicking the Rock down between the mat and the steel steps, with Shane asking arrogantly, "How do you like that, Rock?! How do you like that, huh?!"
Going under the ring again, Shane pulled out a fire extinguisher!
Not even attempting to use the inside containments on the Rock, Shane picked up the container itself and tried to bash the Rock's skull in with it, but the Rock gave Shane a right hand to the gut, forcing him to drop it.
The Rock, then pulled Shane up once more, and threw him into the barricade, right besides the announce booth where Michael Cole and Jim Cornette were sitting at.
Walking over to Cole and snatching off his headset, the Rock started to do a little commentary on his on.
"While we're a little low in the action, the Rock decided to once again grace the people with the Rock's Commentary, because the Rock is the best damn sports entertainer today! Look at this Jabroni."
Cornette, speaking to the Rock, asked him, "Rock don't you think you should stay on Shane?"
"Don't you think you should know your role and shut your mouth? The Rock will continue beating Shane McMahon's monkey ass when the Rock feels like it. I'm going to take this boot, twist it sideways, and stick it straight up his candy ass! As a matter of fact … here Jabroni, you can have your headset back now."
Tossing the headset back to Michael Cole, the Rock continued to hammer away on Shane, who was attempting to make it back to his feet.
Slamming Shane's head down on the guardrail, the Great One then tossed Shane over right into the crowd, the security desperately trying to keep the screaming and excited fans away from Shane and Rocky.
As the two and the referee made their way up the arena steps, the Rock continued to bash away at Shane, who was doing everything he could to get away from the Rock.
Battling through the crowd, as they made their way into the concession area of the arena, as several fans had to be separated from the superstars by security, the Rock, who was about to throw Shane head first into a vending machine, was chopped blocked from behind by the nightstick of Big Boss Man!
Boss Man, twirling his signature baton around between his fingers, as the Rock was trying to regain his footing, hit Rocky across the head with it, pulling an almost breathless Shane over the Rock, yelling for the ref to count! As the ref hit the floor twice, he only got a 2-count!
Although Rocky was down, he was not out!
Being helped back up to his feet by the Boss Man, Shane then began to stomp away at the Brahma Bull, before Shane began wailing away at Rocky on the floor!
Shane, pulling the Rock back to his feet, then threw Rocky face first into a vending machine, as the fans around them, getting an up close and personal look at the action, shouted away near by. Covering Rocky again, Shane only got a 2-count once more. Rocky would not give up that easily.
Picking the Rock up by his head, Shane then began to pound away at the Rock once again, as he lie flat on his back, taking all the punishment Shane was dishing out.
Shane, pulling the Rock back up with him, was looking around for something to finish the Rock off with, but with another surge of adrenaline, Rocky gave Shane three quick licks to the face in succession, but once again, the Bossman interfered, throwing two big forearms to the back of the Rock's head, knocking him down.
The Bossman, then kicking the Rock in the side, as Shane tried to recuperate by the concession stand, then began taunting the Rock, holding his arms up, as the fans behind him cheered. Bossman, turning his head for a moment, savoring the butt-whipping he was giving the Rock, was then hit in the groin from a huge forearm of the Rock, dropping the enforcer instantly!
Attempting to walk over to Shane to finish him off once and for all, Rocky was stopped from behind by Bossman, who hit Rocky square in the stomach with his baton! Standing back on his own feet now, although his genitals were writhing in pain, Bossman attempted to swing the nightstick at Rocky's head, but he missed, and as he turned around from the swing, Rocky clasped a long strong right arm around Bossman's throat, hoisted him up in the air, and delivered a Rock Bottom onto the concrete floor!
The Rock, looking down at the fallen Bossman, didn't notice that from the side Shane had made his way back up, and with two big forearms of his own, attacked the Rock from the side, knocking him down to the ground.
As Shane grabbed the Rock and tossed him back down the flight of stairs from which they came, walking back into the arena, Shane took a bucket of popcorn from a fan and hit the Rock over the head with it as he was getting back up, causing the Rock to tumble down the stairs even more!
As they made their way back down to ringside once again, Shane, knocked the Rock over the barricade by delivering a clean clothesline to the back of Rock's neck and back. Going back over to the far left side of the ring, Shane went over to the timekeepers table again, this time taking the ring bell, and hit the Rock square between the eyes with it as Rocky was attempting to regain his footing, a clear ding being heard to everyone near the fighting!
Shane, sensing he was about to get the victory over the Rock, covered him on the outside, but just like before, only got a two count, after Rock, still showing life in him, lifted his right shoulder off of the matted floor!
Shane, who couldn't believe that the Rock had once again escaped, then grabbed the referee by the shirt, screaming at him, "Count him out! Count him out! Do you know who I am?"
With his temper getting the absolute best of him, Shane pushed the referee flat on his backside, furious that he didn't have the win yet over the Rock. The referee, who wasn't about to be pushed around, jumped right back up and got in Shane's face, holding up the WWF stitching in his shirt, reminding Shane just who was the officiator in this particular matchup!
Shane, furious that he was being disrespected, reached back with his right hand and attempted to slap the referee, but the Rock, fatigued and abused, caught Shane's hand, spun him around and began to deliver scintillating rights to Shane's face, with one huge shot for good measure, causing Shane to fall one knee to the floor disoriented! Then, Rocky, extracting a little revenge of his own, picked up the bell from off the ground and clocked Shane with it, as well, knocking him to the ground finally!
The crowd, chanting wildly for the Rock now, was sensing victory themselves, but instead of the Rock going for the cover, he turned his head to the announce booth that Cole and Cornette were sitting at.
Going over to the table and taking off the black WWF covering, then throwing both monitors onto the ground, the Rock bent down to throw the lifeless Shane onto the announcers table.
Everyone was feeling what the Rock was about to do, but the Bossman, a very tough SOB in his own right, who had seemingly recuperated from being Rock Bottomed onto the concrete floor in the concession area, was right behind the Rock again, nightstick in hand!
About to hit "The People's Champion" with the foreign object one more time, the Rock, having a sixth sense, ducked the shot, causing Bossman to spin around from the velocity of the would be shot.
Turning Bossman back around, Rocky kicked him ferociously in the stomach, causing him to drop him to nightstick, as Rocky planted Bossman once and for all on the padded floor with a thunderous DDT.
The crowd in a frenzy now, going wild with anticipation, started cheering when the Rock climbed on top of the table, pulling Shane up by his "C"rock jersey. Putting his arm around the chest of Shane, the Rock, looking around for a moment, tasting a victory, dropped Shane as soon as he lifted him, Rock Bottoming "The Boy Wonder" smack dab through the announcers table, causing the table to buckle and collapse under the weight of the both men crashing through it!
The Rock, hurting himself a bit by delivering the finishing maneuver, while Cole on headset screamed, "Oh, my God, oh my God, Rock Botton through the table, Rock Bottom through the table," covered Shane for the pin, as the ref counted Shane out!
The crowd roared with cheers, as Tony Chimel announced, "Here is your winner, the Rock!"
The Rock, bloodied and bruised, had to be helped up by the ref, but as soon as he was up, surveying his damage, the Rock, yanking his hand away from the official rolled back into the ring, while his theme song played throughout all over the arena, climbed the turnbuckle, and threw his arm up in the air, as he had just gone through and survived a war!
As the Rock continued to celebrate in the ring, the ref, going back over to Shane, who was not moving, as Bossman managed to crawl to Shane, signaled for help, because just like his father, Shane, with a small gush of blood leaking from the top of his forehead, was hurt, and was hurt badly.
In the dark recesses of the building, the Undertaker, with Paul Bearer right beside him, smiling, laughing silently, nodding his head up and down, along with the rest of the Ministry, watched on a monitor, as several referees, officials, and AMR personnel, came down to the ring to attend to Shane, who was still lying motionless on the ruble that used to be the announcer's table.
Taker, never taking his eyes off the monitor, spoke to his Ministry. "Time for Phase Three. Come on."
And with that, Smackdown! went to another commercial break.