- Triple H: You know, I know that all of you know that I am a man that makes very few mistakes. Almost never do I make a mistake. And when I have made mistakes in the past, my pride has always stood in the way of me accepting those mistakes and admitting those mistakes. Well, today I'm out here in front of all of you...
- [the crowd begins an "asshole" chant]
- Triple H: Today I'm out here in front of the world to admit that I made a very big mistake. I'd like to direct this to my wife, I know she's here. Stephanie, you're in the back; I know what you walked in on last week had to look pretty bad. But you've got to understand that was completely innocent. Stephanie, never, ever has there ever been anything between me and Trish Stratus, and never will there be. Stephanie, you are my true love. Last week, my mistake was in not taking into consideration your feelings. When you saw what you saw, you exploded, rightfully so. But you never gave me a chance to explain it to you, and then I got angry, and then things get said. When you're angry, you say things you don't mean, and, Steph, I didn't mean what I said. Stephanie, you have to understand something, this has been the hardest few days of my life, and I am out here in front of the world to apologize to you, and you know more than anybody how hard that is for me. Stephanie, I would like you to come out here and accept my apology and let me tell you in front of the world how sorry I am, and how much I truly do love you.
- [their music hits, and Stephanie comes out to the ring]
- Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley: Hunter, you have no idea how much you hurt me. Imagine how you would feel if I was bent over in front of some guy, in front of... i-in front of Kurt Angle. How'd that make you feel? You know, I can't get the image of you and Trish out of my mind, and it makes me sick! Sick to my stomach. And you know what else? For the past few weeks, you have been so obsessed with Chris Jericho that you've all but ignored me. You haven't paid me any attention at all. But you sure have paid attention to Trish.
- Triple H: Steph, I know how that must have looked. But, I mean, Steph, come on, I gotta tell you, there was nothing to that. You've gotta believe me. Steph, come on. If there's one thing in our relationship that always held up, it's trust. You always know that you can trust me. I'm your husband. I would never lie to you. Steph, there is nothing between me and Trish Stratus, there never will be anything between us. Now, as far as for ignoring you with Chris Jericho, okay, maybe I was a little big obsessed with Chris Jericho, but, Steph, I was doing that in your defense. He called you the worst possible things on Earth, and I defended you. That was for you. Now, maybe it took all of my attention, but it was for you. Steph, you have to understand something, I love you. You are the most important thing in my life, okay? And this week, I can't even describe to you, you know? I mean, Steph, I've been beaten within an inch of my life in this very ring. I've been through wars with everybody. You've seen them with your own eyes, you've stood at ringside and watched me half-bleed to death. You've stood at ringside and watched me endure more pain than any of these idiots could ever endure in their whole lives...
- [the crowd jeers]
- Triple H: ...and that was absolutely nothing to the pain I endure when I think of you leaving me. You might as well tear my heart out, rip it up, and stomp it on the ground. The pain I have felt my whole career is nothing compared to when you look at me like that. Steph, I am out here in front of the world; I said things I shouldn't have said, I did things I shouldn't... I shouldn't have done. But I'm sorry. I know you love me, I love you, and we can move on.
- [offering a bouquet of roses]
- Triple H: These are for you, and I want the whole world to know, everybody here to know, that I am sorry, that I love you, and that if you will forgive me, I will be the happiest man in the world. Stephanie, I love you.
- Christian: Greetings to all of our fans in Hotlanta. Now, we can stand out here and so make tasteless jokes about John Rocker...
- [the crowd jeers]
- Christian: But we're not gonna do that, because this is the home of the Atlanta Braves.
- [the crowd cheers]
- Christian: Winners of countless National League pennants, and quite possibly the best damn team of the past ten years.
- [the crowd cheers again]
- Christian: But despite all that, the Braves are known for one thing above all else.
- [Edge takes off his leather coat to reveal a New York Yankees jersey, to a chorus of jeers]
- Edge: Being the New York Yankees' personal bitches.
- [tossing Christian a Braves jersey]
- Edge: So, for the benefit of those with flash photography... this is our rendition of the past few World Series around these parts. We call this "The Bitchlanta Braves."
- Commissioner Mick Foley: [interrupting Triple H's attempt to make up with Stephanie] I know I should be embarrassed out here in front of 25,000 fans, millions more watching on television, but I just can't stop crying, because what just took place in that ring is the biggest load of horse crap I've ever seen!
- [laughing]
- Commissioner Mick Foley: In my entire life. Now, hey, don't get me wrong, I firmly believe there is a place in the world for everything and a time in the world for everything, everything except that, because that was hideous. Wait, Triple H, hey, hey, wait. I don't wanna sound coldhearted, because, believe me, I can understand your pain. After what happened, Stephanie, you catching Triple H red-handed on Thursday night, we all remember it, don't we? I know I remember it. Triple H, Steph, in case you're having a lapse of memory, I brought along a tape also. Let's take a look.
- [a clip from the previous week's "SmackDown!" is played]
- Commissioner Mick Foley: Here we go. Oh, my goodness! Caught with his hand in the cookie jar. Oh, you got some explaining to do now, mister. Oh, oh, she's hot.
- [he laughs as Hunter fumes with anger]
- Commissioner Mick Foley: Wait a... wait, wait, wait. Now, listen, Triple H, your personal life is your business. Just because I happen to find paint dry more interesting than you and Stephanie, it's still your business. Business is my business, Triple H, and when you start letting your little marital spats get in the way of business, then it becomes my business, do you understand? On Thursday night, you walked out on a match that was already set with you and Trish Stratus against Lita and Chris Jericho, thereby depriving the entire world a chance to see Y2J kick your ass! So what I'm going to do is, I'm gonna fine you $5,000. Wait, wait, I know, I know, $5,000 is nothing to the Game. But what it is, Triple H, it's a warning. And if you ever walk out on a match that I set up again, you are out of the WWF!
- [out of his microphone's earshot, Hunter mouths "You can't do that"]
- Commissioner Mick Foley: But there's an upside to the story. You see, I'm going to give you a chance to redeem yourself, because for the first time ever, we're going to have a husband/wife tag-team match, right here in Atlanta, Georgia!
- [the crowd cheers]
- Commissioner Mick Foley: And I know the two of you are up for it, because, Stephanie, you are the WWF Women's Champion, and, Triple H, after all, you are a... a former WWF champion. And we will definitely see if love indeed does conquer all, because now that you're not fighting with each other, we're going to give everyone out there a chance to see you fight against two other people, those two being Lita... and seeing how Y2J isn't here tonight, I'm gonna give Lita another partner, the Rock!
- [Hunter fumes as the crowd cheers]
- Commissioner Mick Foley: Have a nice day!