(As Smackdown comes on the air, Chris Jericho comes to ringside and takes a
mic.)

Chris Jericho:
Well it seems to me like last Monday night's tournament was a pile of crap.
Brock Lesnar, a man who wasn't even getting TV time until last Monday is all of
a sudden headlining Wrestlemania.  The fact of the matter is, as I was the man
that put Bret Hart out of action, and as I was the last man to defeat Bret
Hart before his injury, the title should have simply been handed to me.

But I digress, because as horrible as Brock Lesnar winning the tournament was,
it gave me great pleasure to see him destroy the Has Been Kid in just two short
minutes in the final.  Shawn Michaels, if ever there was a reason for you to
hang up your boots, then that was it.  It goes to show that you just can't cut
it in the ring anymore.  As far as I'm concerned, you don't belong here any
more.  Only true superstars, like myself, who can last long periods of time
deserve to wrestle for...

(The music of Shawn Michaels kicks in, as HBK makes his way out to the ring.)

Shawn Michaels:
Well, well, well.  Chris Jericho whines again.  Why didn't I see that one
coming from a mile off.

You know Jericho, you talk about me not being able to go the distance anymore,
but what about you?  You couldn't even make it past the second round in the
tournament, and yet you feel that you should have been handed the belt.

Chris Jericho:
That's right, because I deserve it!  I beat Bret Hart!

Shawn Michaels:
Oh really, you beat Bret Hart, huh?  I got news for you Jericho, you're not
the only one who's beaten Bret Hart around here.  Some of us have done over
sixty minutes, when it's counted.  At Wrestlemania.

And speaking of Wrestlemania, Jericho, it's just around the corner, and both
you and I don't have a match just yet.  I'm sure you haven't forgotten last
year, when I kicked your ass all over Safeco Field.

Chris Jericho:
No, you're right Michaels, I haven't forgotten about last year, but I also have
not forgotten that when that match was said and done, I was the one man left
standing, while you were left on the ground clutching at your groin like a 14
year old schoolboy.

Now are you telling me that you want some more of that at Wrestlemania?

Shawn Michaels:
Heh, not just more Jericho, I want sixty minutes more.  If you wanna prove
yourself to be worthy of the title Jericho, then you'll accept my challenge
to a sixty minute iron-man match.  You say I can't go the distance anymore,
well I'll show you otherwise, that is, if you've got the guts.

Chris Jericho:
Oh I've got the guts alright Michaels, but I don't think you've got the stamina
to last an hour.  That being said, when you blow up after 20 minutes, I can
happily take my time pinning you over and over again until the time limit runs
out.  You're on Michaels, sixty minutes, Wrestlemania.  May the best Jericho
win.

(Jericho's music kicks in, as he continues to stare down Michaels.)